Tag Archives: problem framing

Sensemaking sparks creativity

By | July 8, 2022

The recognition and understanding of the need was the primary condition of the creative act. When people feel they had to express themselves for originality for its own sake, that tends not to be creativity. Only when you get into the problem and the problem becomes clear, can creativity take over. ~ Charles Eames This… Read More »

People, Pesa & Place: A Multidisciplinary lens for innovation in social & economic development

By | May 27, 2015

This original Venn diagram visualizing the sweet spot of innovation success is a familiar one, with as many variations as there are practitioners. One of the most common is the one below, where business, people (or, as often, design) and technology replace the human centered qualities of viable, desirable and feasible. I’ve used them both… Read More »