Become a Design Thinker
In Become a Design Thinker Podcast, we will explore life reinvention stories in different contexts from the perspective of Design Thinking, and see how the lessons learnt from these stories can be applied in our daily work and life.
Design thinking is the designers’ mindset in the design process – how they discover the root problems and test possible solutions to keep making improvements. We will be uploading new episodes every two weeks. Our goal is to empower you with this design-thinking mindset so that you can reinvent your work and life by design.
"Become a Design Thinker" is your decision to step out for a change and to become who you aspire to be.
Become a Design Thinker
Become a Ghostwriter: Rent Your Pen to Convey Uncomfortable Messages That Make a Difference*
*The name and some content of this episode are inspired by the book The Art and Business of Ghost-writing, written by Nicolas Cole.
Our daily work and life. We may have occasions when we have to deliver a message that does not come from you and is uncomfortable to someone else. But we have the responsibility to tell the brutal facts or give a wake-up call. If you are a manager, you may need to flag the performance issue to your sub-ordinate. If you are a client relationship manager, you may have to pass the candidate feedback from an unsatisfied client to your team. If you are a parent, you may have some hard lessons to teach and to preach to your children about their behavioural issues reported from the school. Or you need to cancel your family vacation plan due to ad-hoc financial constrain.
No matter a warning to flag, candid feedback to give, a lesson to teach, or bad news to announce, most people will choose either of these two attitudes:
"I feel very difficult and embarrassed to convey the message and choose not to tell the truth."
Or
"I have to be very honest with you and tell you the truth."
From a design thinker’s point of view, we do not focus on how the words are told. We care about how the message is being conceived by people.
In this episode, we will use the Ghostwriter persona to discuss the design thinkers’ mindset that can deliver a clear, differentiable, valuable and impactful message.
We are deeply grateful if you could take a moment to share your thoughts, ideas, or feedback with us. You can email us directly at:
wallace@bdesignthinker.com
Become a Design Thinker podcast serves individuals who believe in their ability to create positive change and refuse to be put in passive or vulnerable positions when it comes to shaping their future.
Design thinking empowers you to approach problems from a fresh perspective. By adopting this designer’s mindset, you can develop innovative solutions that drive meaningful impact. Our goal is to integrate design thinking with various management concepts, making it applicable to your daily work and life.
Become the designer of your work, your family, and your life. You have the power to design a future that is better than today!!
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