#29 Douglas Ferguson: Beyond The Prototype

We talk about starting innovation journeys with teams, unlocking thoughts with visual collaboration and how we can be more efficient in 2021 and beyond. Enjoy! Music: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/cha-cha-groove License code: DHCEF0JQOMDHVQH3  

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Previously, Lex led two growth initiatives at The Black Tux, led design, product growth and analytics at LA-based Burner and worked at InVision designing collaboration tools. Past clients of Lex's include: Toyota, Nissan, Macy's, Prosper, Joyable and Deloitte.We discuss what skills a growth designer needs to develop, the adoption of growth hacking to develop products further and how some of these themes lead to entrepreneurship.Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

In this episode, we talk about his new book, which serves as a roadmap for navigating the fuzzy area between ideas and outcomesHave you ever struggled to move a key innovation project forward at work? Based on his experiences running Design Sprints for top companies, Douglas Ferguson wrote Beyond the Prototype to offer practical advice for people shifting from discovery to realization. Full of stories from companies like Google, Liberty Mutual, and Adobe, this guide outlines six steps that every team should take to launch their vision.  Music: Sunrise by Ilya Marfin

This episode, we speak with Lee Duncan, Enterprise Design Sprint Leader at IBM Transformation. Lee has the responsibility of scaling the design sprint methodology across the enterprise and lead thought leadership through experiments and inclusive organisational and external collaboration.Lee Duncan's opinions are his own and do not express the views or opinions of his employer.

Can empathy be scaled within an organisation? Show notesBuy Empathy at Scale: https://tinypinata.xyz/empathy-at-scale/ Music from Grenada - Wild Waves (Free Download)

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How digital and organisational transformation comes from a user-first place.Show notes:Music by Max Sergeev from Fugue

Tim sits down with Amy and Harriet to bring you insights and opinions on the rising influence of the solo travel experience. What can be done to attract the market and what are some companies already doing with great success?