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
Build Your Humility Appetite to Serve
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As we become more experienced, certainty can become one of our greatest strengths. We have seen problems before. We have worked with different people, different clients, and different situations. We have made mistakes, learned lessons, and developed our own ways of doing things. So when someone comes to us with a problem, our instinct can be very quick: “I know this. I’ve seen this before. I know what you should do.”
That's exactly where we need to pause.
If we decided to serve others to multiply our impact, we need to make room for others in our minds. Humility is the door that invites others into our minds
We begin by recognising that my knowledge is incomplete, my experience is limited, and my perspective is only one perspective. Instead of assuming that we already understand others' needs, we become willing to ask, “Help me understand your needs.”
Humility does not mean thinking less of ourselves. It does not mean denying our experience, hiding our expertise, or pretending that our accomplishments don't matter. After decades of work, we should acknowledge what we have learned and the value we can bring.
The question is: how should we utilize what we have accumulated to become a humble serving power? Our experience can become a trophy we protect, or it can become a resource we share. Our knowledge can become a source of status, or it can become a source of service. Our influence can become a way to elevate ourselves, or it can become a way to elevate others.
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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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