Month: November 2013

[Originally published on Australian Government DesignGov under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] Design/design thinking is an impressively powerful approach for reframing problems in ways that can be more easily dealt with or responded to. It can be the means to the end – the disciplined set of actions that lead you to a desired… Continue reading Design is a powerful approach – so why isn’t everyone doing it?

[Originally published on Australian Government DesignGov under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] On Wednesday 6 November I was fortunate enough to attend an event in Sydney featuring renowned innovation thinker Professor Clayton Christensen and hear him speak about disruptive innovation. Disruptive Innovation Professor Christensen began by outlining just what he means by the term ‘disruptive innovation’. These are… Continue reading Clayton Christensen and Disruptive Innovation

[Originally published on Australian Government DesignGov under a Creative Commons 3.0 BY AU licence] “If you were giving advice about setting up a group like DesignGov, what would you recommend?” In our time at DesignGov we have had the opportunity to speak with a number of groups around the world (and in Australia) about what’s involved… Continue reading So you’re thinking of setting up a cross-agency design-led innovation capability…