Tag: Process

Innovation is like a sling shot. Sometimes, you need to go 1 step backward to go 10 steps forward. Initially, as a bright-eyed and bold “Gen Z-er”, I thought that “games” would be the panacea for intergenerational connection. However, since I myself am not an older person, I need to be very careful of my blind spots. This is the case for any time when you’re designing for a group that you’re not part of. Consult experts and approach with humility. So I decided to table the idea and go back to problem finding. At first, I worried that I would be...

If you want to start something, don’t start something (right at the beginning). Problems propel solutions. Trying to rush and make a solution without proximity to the core issues, is like trying to make pizza without a dough–it’ll be a saucy mess! If you want to “start” something, you should first spend some time within an existing organization, because it will give you a better understanding of the industry, pain points, etc. For example, in high school, I was interested in working with elderly, but didn’t try to start a project right at the beginning....