Business Design Thinking as a mind-set for an agile IT-culture

This framework represents a holistic approach to fostering innovation and agility in business environments. Show, don't tell. Experiment. Collaborate & clarify actions...

This image illustrates "(Business) Design Thinking as a mind-set for an agile culture" and presents seven key principles arranged in a circular framework:

Core Principles of Design Thinking:

1. Show, don't tell (Top center)

   • Emphasizes visual communication and demonstration over verbal explanation

   • Encourages prototyping and tangible representations of ideas

2. Craft clarity (Top right)

   • Represented by a thought cloud with lightning

   • Focuses on creating clear understanding and removing ambiguity

3. Be mindful of process (Right)

   • Depicted with a speech bubble containing connected dots

   • Highlights the importance of being aware of methodologies and workflows

4. Radical collaboration (Bottom right)

   • Shows people working together around a table

   • Emphasizes cross-functional teamwork and diverse perspectives

5. Bias towards action (Bottom left)

   • Illustrated with directional arrows

   • Encourages taking initiative and moving forward rather than over-planning

6. Embrace experimentation (Left)

   • Represented by a figure with multiple arms/options

   • Promotes testing, learning from failures, and iterative improvement

7. Focus on human values (Top left)

   • Shows a human figure

   • Keeps user needs and human-centered design at the core

8. Analytical and intuitive thinking (Center)

   • Depicted with a brain icon

   • Balances data-driven decisions with creative insights

Source: IDEO

Context: Product Management Festival 2014 | Workshop Agile PM Framework | Prof. Dr. Patrick Link – Hochschule Luzern. This framework represents a holistic approach to fostering innovation and agility in business environments.