INDUSTRY of Us

We apply the SCIENCE of CREATIVITY to Innovation and Design

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In a new article, Hannah Sage, explores how thinking in bets (a term coined in the titular book by Annie Duke) can be used to reframe your approach to innovation; sharing three ways innovators can apply the start-up mindset to help build stronger ideas.

https://t.co/rG6DjjPkod

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In April, Director of Innovation, James Eelbeck met fellow judges to shortlist proposals for the @RSADesignAwards—"It’s an honour to be part of such a fantastic & prestigious process & be inspired by the talented young designers who will be solving problems of today & tomorrow".

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@The_ACU @rickyoneill @SkyGroup @MapProjectO Today, our judging panel for Brief 1⃣: All being well met to discuss brief proposals.

Responding to the brief challenge, students were praised for their optimistic innovation & application of design thinking. Judges remarked on the potential of brief ideas to have 'huge impact'.

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For a recent global insight study, we created giant opportunity posters as part of the project documentation that doubled as great stimulus in the final project workshop and wrap-up. Great to see these on the walls when we went back to visit a few months later at IKEA, Malmö!

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How can insights from research continue to have impact in your organisation once a project is over?

#TopTip #HereForInnovators Create engaging shareable assets to endure your design research findings remain "alive" within the organisation.

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Welcome, Will Pell! — Will joins us with a background in industrial design, working with physical products & human factors principles with a laser focus on user needs. He will be supporting the team to deliver our global insight, innovation and design projects. #HereForInnovators

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We’re looking forward to following in Garry Pratt’s footsteps and experimenting with some of his tips and methods on ways to put outside thinking into action at an INDUSTRY of Us team 'walkshop' soon.

Watch this space!

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The Creativity Factor by Garry Pratt offers a perspective on creativity which advocates for ‘outside thinking’ and spending more time in the great outdoors to boost our creativity.

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The simple act of walking is truly a great way to think. Away from your desk and outdoors in nature or in the city, it’s easier to stop and find things to marvel at. There’s a canvas of inspiration; it's there waiting and it’s free to discover.

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Feeling very lucky that we’ve got our hands on a first edition copy of “The Manual of Design Fiction” by @darthjulian @fosta @fabiengirardin & @nicolasnova; the originators of the practice, no less!

#ManualOfDesignFiction #WhatWeAreReading #INDUSTRYofUs

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Excited to share a sneak peak of our “Nudges for Innovators” from the new cards we’ve been working on—an essential for any #InnovatorsToolkit.

Cards are great quick reference tools whether you’re at the start of your innovation journey, or an experienced practitioner!

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This Signal of Change was discovered by our Design Researcher, @wiktoria_galara.

#HereForInnovators #SignalsOfChange #Metaverse

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The first Signal of Change for 2023 from the team at INDUSTRY of Us! — And, we kick-off with Seoul, Korea who have created Metaverse Seoul as a part of a digital transformation strategy to revitalise its economy.

#HereForInnovators #SignalsOfChange #GettingMeta

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Students can benefit from career services, and further plans include expanding administrative services to connect residents and attract people from around the globe—can you imagine if all cities around the world expanded into the Metaverse?

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*Paid expert research opportunity*
We’re looking for creators within the arts/music entertainment industry who are highly active on key Metaverse platforms (Decentraland, VRChat, Sandbox, Roblox, Zepeto, Fortnite etc.) to take part in a 1 hour virtual interview in Jan/Feb 2023

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When can you harness individual perspectives to generate ideas or opportunities to explore, and when can they become a hindrance?

In part 2 of our Design Research 101 series, "New Eyes", @DowlerKate discusses how to use the power of perspective wisely.

https://t.co/ybQlEsbo7O

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#HereForInnovators #FutureVision #Foresight #Insight #Innovation #DesignResearch #DesignThinking

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In an effort to cut energy bills, apple farmers in Predaia, Italy have reinvented a traditional cold store technique using caves located under their orchards as a natural refrigerator to store 30,000 tonnes of apples from their harvest.

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Can you imagine what other traditional methods could be reinvented to respond to the need of reducing energy consumed for the long term?

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Want to understand how design research plays out by putting the user at the heart of the process to create inspiration?

Look no further than the article, “Inspire me” by @DowlerKate and part 1 in our Design Research 101 series.

https://t.co/U8VW1OQYaC #HereForInnovators