Often I have sat through long discussions among design thinkers about the kind of space that is needed, the kind of (white) furniture that needs to be used to furnishing this space etc. The emphasis on this kind of a space is so much that it often sounds like a prerequisite.
During my early years of practicing design thinking, I was based in India and I never had access to such a space or any of this furniture. We didn't even have as many colors for our Post It's.
Between then and now, I've had the privilege to get a lot more exposure and learning about design thinking as it is practiced in the developed parts of the world. I've seen the design thinking spaces in different companies, educational institutes...and each time I have left feeling, 'this is so much luxury.'
A lot of money is spent on creating these spaces and keeping them that way. I still wondered why did every design thinking space need to look in this particular manner? E.g. White furniture...so much white is totally unthinkable for someone coming from a country like India. Its just not practical given the amount of dust and pollution around.
There maybe other such nuances that are specific to different parts of the world. A 'templatization' of a design and innovation space to me seem to be an oxymoron of sorts. I've seen and learnt about amazing innovations that happen with almost no such expensive resources. How can we explain that?
Jugaad innovation (frugal innovations) explains this. Finally with this book, there is a recognition that there are other forms of innovation other than the one that emerged out of the Bay area and has been (until now) presented as the only real way to be innovative.
During my early years of practicing design thinking, I was based in India and I never had access to such a space or any of this furniture. We didn't even have as many colors for our Post It's.
Between then and now, I've had the privilege to get a lot more exposure and learning about design thinking as it is practiced in the developed parts of the world. I've seen the design thinking spaces in different companies, educational institutes...and each time I have left feeling, 'this is so much luxury.'
A lot of money is spent on creating these spaces and keeping them that way. I still wondered why did every design thinking space need to look in this particular manner? E.g. White furniture...so much white is totally unthinkable for someone coming from a country like India. Its just not practical given the amount of dust and pollution around.
There maybe other such nuances that are specific to different parts of the world. A 'templatization' of a design and innovation space to me seem to be an oxymoron of sorts. I've seen and learnt about amazing innovations that happen with almost no such expensive resources. How can we explain that?
Jugaad innovation (frugal innovations) explains this. Finally with this book, there is a recognition that there are other forms of innovation other than the one that emerged out of the Bay area and has been (until now) presented as the only real way to be innovative.
