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Beginners Guide to Design ThinkingAuthor: Lucy Patterson & Tracy Sharp
Welcome to A Beginner's Guide to Design Thinking, the perfect podcast for curious souls eager to harness the power of design thinking to level up their business and personal life.Join your hosts - Lucy Patterson and Tracy Sharp - two Northern lasses passionate about helping people like you disrupt the status quo. Were here to boost your business performance while reigniting your zest for life. No "but we've always done it that way" excuses allowed!We'll guide you through the process of figuring out what you want, experimenting with how to get it, and embracing failure as a stepping stone to success. Youll learn how to apply those lessons, tweak your approach, and keep evolving - all while keeping it fun, and scientifically backed. It might get a little messy - but not crayon-on-your-sweater messy!From our own experiences and expertise - failures included - well make sure you never feel alone on this creative journey. So let us hold your hand as you empower yourself with design thinking, getting closer to your goals without the frustration.Once youve finished listening, we have two small requests:If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. (If not, shoot us an email and let us know how we can improve.)Reach out! Send us an email or connect via LinkedIn to share what actions youve taken from any of our episodes. We bloody love action-takers! Language: en-gb Genres: Business, Courses, Education, Entrepreneurship Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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A Beginner's Guide to Creating Safe Spaces for Innovative Ideas
Episode 5
Monday, 2 December, 2024
In this episode, Tracy Sharp and Lucy Patterson discuss the challenges of ideation, particularly focusing on overcoming self-criticism and perfectionism. They emphasise the importance of preparation, creating a safe space for sharing ideas, and the role of facilitators in guiding the process. The conversation also touches on the significance of embracing wild ideas and navigating the concepts of 'right' and 'wrong' in brainstorming sessions.*This episode is kindly sponsored by Judith P. Raynault*Key topics covered:00:00 - Overcoming Self-Criticism in Ideation02:49 - The Importance of Preparation in Ideation05:55 - Creating a Safe Space for Ideas09:04 - The Role of Facilitators in Ideation12:07 - Navigating Right and Wrong in Ideas15:01 - Embracing Wild Ideas and CreativityQuotable Moments:"There's no such thing as a bad idea.""Ideation is not about perfection.""You need the prep, you need the session itself, and you need the follow up.""A good facilitator doesn't need to be an expert.""Don't disregard the wild card."Call to Action: Lucy and Tracy challenge listeners to embrace the journey of nurturing ideas rather than seeking perfection. They help them consider all the ways they could come up with ideas. and introduce the notion that no idea is a bad idea, and that 'stealing' ideas is also ok. Send us a textSupport the showYou can support us in the following ways: Take a listen, leave a positive review, connect with us on LinkedIn, ask us questions.Season 1 - A full A - Z introduction of all things design thinking, plus a range of special guests.Season 2 - Engage with the opportunity to design think your way through your own project, whilst earning a qualification and CPD points at the same time. Lucy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucypattersonflourish/ Tracy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracychristinasharp/Website - https://abeginnersguidetodesignthinking.net/If you have any questions, or would like to work with us, please email: hello@abeginnersguidetodesignthinking.net
