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At last, we made it to the first phase of the design thinking (DT) process named Discovery. This phase aims to understand your problem or challenge ( I will use these two words interchangeably), identify knowledge gaps, and find inspiration in new ideas and perspectives. Here, you will engage in divergent thinking to obtain loads […]
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Continuing with the design thinking (DT), I should first introduce the DT framework created by the global design and innovation company IDEO. This design thinking model consists of the following 6 steps (IDEO for Educators toolkit): Discovery Interpretation Ideation Experimentation Evolution Each step has its own set of rules and activities that we will explore
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During my tenure as an academic developer, I was tasked to build several programs to support professional and career development initiatives. It was exciting because I was finally doing something to help people, not by proxy through research, but real people with whom I worked. When the excitement subsided, I realized that I had no
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Being a research administrator is a tricky job, especially if you come from a non-traditional background such as STEM research. I didn’t realize this fact until I entered the world of academic development and administration right after my 3-year postdoc, where I studied genetic underpinnings of autism spectrum disorder using animal models. The words “customer”,
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