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Glossary of Design Thinking Jargon

Put the Right Words in Your Mouth

I have never played Meeting Bingo—the game you can play secretly during a meeting when you’re bored. It’s played like bingo, but instead of keeping track of B-5 and O-70, you keep track of jargon and business-speak like “parking lot this issue” and “sustainable practices.” We’ve all been in meetings like that, and they validate my belief that jargon should be banned from any gathering of two or more professionals.

Since the likelihood of that happening is slim to none, I want to arm you with the definitions of the most common design thinking jargon so that you can talk the talk ...

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