Design Thinking Mindsets for Human-Centered Design

To innovate work and create better products and services for customers, one must apply design thinking mindsets that empower creativity. This article summarizes the different design thinking mindsets from leaders in the field, such as IDEO, Stanford d.school, PDMA, and The Design Thinking Toolbox. These mindsets include a focus on human values, the ability to learn from failure, empathy, embracing ambiguity, iteration, and radical collaboration. Other mindsets discussed here include the beginner's mind, curiosity, bias to action, reframing problems, and awareness. By adopting these mindsets, one can improve their design thinking processes and empower innovation.