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Don’t give up even when it seems you’ve run yourself out of ideas – because the brilliant ones will only come after the most obvious ideas have been exhausted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4e1776f2e6b1378d9c3a1a/1600695831532-SH04LIN0YBS6815WUAQK/1-01.png Approach - Problem When solving any problem - big or small, personal or otherwise, there is a key question one needs to ask - Are you treating the symptoms, or are you finding a cure? An in-depth or root-cause analysis of the problem is critical to building impactful solutions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4e1776f2e6b1378d9c3a1a/1600696061730-90OOWICFGJPM89DEPY8B/4-01.png Approach - Product The success or failure of a product (solution) depends on just one parameter – how does your user interact with it? To truly innovate and design creative solutions, it is imperative to remove our blinkers and get brutal feedback from the users. Take your product through rigorous prototyping and testing before launching it, and the success rate is bound to be higher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4e1776f2e6b1378d9c3a1a/1600695944971-KMVY1AHENEZPLUKRN1XT/2-01.png Approach - People Even the fanciest solutions in the world will not work if they don’t service the human need before the business need. People i.e. your customers and users can single-handedly determine the success or failure of any solution. https://www.thedvan.com/team daily 0.75 2020-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4e1776f2e6b1378d9c3a1a/1600704208891-TUY2TLVV2YCDJ1RJ3XE1/Screenshot+2020-09-21+at+9.33.18+PM.png Team The d-Van is in collaboration with 5WX - a Berlin based Global design strategy firm. 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Duration: 4 weeks, 2 days / week, 4 hours each day (shorter format available) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4e1776f2e6b1378d9c3a1a/1600699238294-5KPGC3HAIB52F7G89VFF/1-01-01.jpg Organisations A quick introduction to basic principles of Design Thinking. Ideal to understand the impact of Design Thinking and Agile Innovation in a short, sprint format. This introductory workshop is recommended for business teams looking to experiment with new ideas, policy makers who are interested in testing the impact of a policy regulation or non profits who are looking for ways to scale. Duration: 1 - 2 days https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4e1776f2e6b1378d9c3a1a/1600699272801-44IPR7G411FLWTSTOB55/2-01-01.jpg Organisations A quick design sprint or bootcamp focused on testing specific assumptions in your business model or start up idea. The program will help build human-centred, market-ready solutions and will help the team identify their target segment. 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