Innovation and Design

Innovation

The process of introducing new ideas, products, or methods involving creativity, problem-solving, and implementation of novel solutions.

Types of Innovation:

• Product Innovation: introducing a new product

• Process Innovation: implementing a new delivery method

• Organizational Innovation: creating new methods of organization

Product Innovation

Introducing a new product.

Process Innovation

Implementing a new delivery method.

Organizational Innovation

Creating new methods of organization.

Design Process

A series of steps including problem identification, research, design, testing, implementation, and evaluation to come up with a solution.

Identifying the Problem

The crucial step of understanding and defining the issue to be solved, including a clear problem statement and stakeholder analysis.

Research

Involves primary and secondary data collection methods to gather information and make informed decisions.

Design

Involves brainstorming, sketching, and modeling to develop solutions like using flowcharts for mapping out user journeys.

Test

Evaluating the functionality and performance of a product through various testing types like unit testing and acceptance testing.

Implementation

Putting the design into action by executing planned solutions to ensure the intended design realization.

Evaluation

Assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the design solution through user testing, feedback collection, and performance analysis.

Design Thinking

A problem-solving approach emphasizing empathy, creativity, and iterative prototyping to generate innovative solutions with principles like empathy, define, ideate, prototype, and test.