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DEST 400 In Review
What did you struggle with? I struggled with considering my design and ideas to be outside the box. It wasn’t until week 6 did it click...
Mar 27, 20222 min read

Marshmallows Are Heavier ThanYou Think!
The aim is to build the largest tower you can given 20 pieces of spaghetti, a yard of string, a yard of tape, and of course top it off...
Mar 25, 20223 min read


Its all in the thumb
WARNING WARNING THIS POST IS 500 WORDS Google Google on the wall who’s the fairest of them all? While in today’s modern era of political...
Mar 25, 20222 min read


Why Design Thinking and creative intelligence is the UI Superhero
User interface design (UI) is notoriously difficult because it involves disparate skills: deep software development skills and a deep...
Mar 25, 20221 min read


What am I doing?
According to the modern-day bible – the internet - design-specific cognitive activities that designers apply during the process of...
Mar 21, 20222 min read


Fresh is Best
The red accompaniment is big business, with the tomato ketchup industry amounting to $300m in 2022. Heinz Ketchup owns 60% of the market...
Mar 19, 20222 min read


Changing my way of thinking
When I read Tim Brown’s Design Thinking article this week, it felt familiar. All my preconceived ideas regarding design were exactly what...
Mar 19, 20221 min read


My wish list
I work in a world of limitations. I work in a world of requirements, accountability, and meeting a workforce capability. I work in a...
Mar 18, 20222 min read


Divergent Da Vinci
Thinking outside the box, beyond normal social expectations, is referred to as divergent thinking. Studies suggest that, as children, our...
Mar 12, 20222 min read


Obstacles into opportunities
In pondering what I want to design, I went back to the DEST400 module blurb. What stood out were words like strategic thinking,...
Mar 6, 20221 min read


The Big Brown Bear - Creative Inner Child
When I was a child, my mother would tuck us into bed and whisper goodnight. She would leave our rooms and pretend to walk down the hall....
Feb 28, 20221 min read


Design Thinking Vs Creative Intelligence
Design Thinking and Creative Intelligence are both collaborative and imaginative processes. Recent research has shown that they silence...
Feb 24, 20221 min read


Why am I studying design thinking?
I am not a design student. I don't have fantasies of designing cars or clothes. I am sitting here and unable to even think of the name of...
Feb 22, 20223 min read
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