Lean Six Sigma For Dummies, 4th Edition

Chapter 15

Discovering Design Thinking

IN THIS CHAPTER

Comparing DMADV and Design Thinking

Delving into the steps of a Design Thinking assignment

Exploring some of the Design Thinking tools that could benefit your Lean Six Sigma project

This chapter delves into Design Thinking, an approach for creative problem solving which shares many of the methods and tools of Lean Six Sigma, Agile and Design for Six Sigma. Although Design Thinking feels like the new kid (or methodology) on the block, work to “scientize design” and understand the methods used by prominent designers began in the 1960s. It is now becoming well embedded in the business world.

As with Lean Six Sigma, there are a number of steps involved: Understand; Observe; Redefine the problem; Ideate; Prototype; and Test. We give you a summary in this chapter.

Check out Design Thinking For Dummies or the Design Thinking Playbook (both published by Wiley) for more detail and insight into this fascinating methodology.

The Principles of Design Thinking

A good way to get into Design Thinking is by starting with some simple principles ...