What we have learned so far. Q&A with Cori Jones by Aaron Walser — Ten Questions for Cori Jones — Principle Discovery Designer @ Asurion AW: Cori, how did you learn to facilitate or run design sprints? CJ: Walking folks through user testing scenarios, and facilitating creative sessions and workshops in the past led to a decent comfort level running creative meetings with a room full of important people.

How Might We: The power of using the right words. — by Aaron Walser Anyone who has participated in a design sprint will recognize the phrase “How might we…”. These three simple words have even been described as the secret phrase for kickstarting innovation. So what’s so magical about these three words? In truth it’s not all that complicated, or secret. This simple phrase ensures that all the folks in the room are asking the right questions and using the right words. Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO — a gent who some say is the godfather of design thinking’s…

Note: I don’t actually expect anyone to ready this, but I needed to write it. Making it public makes it real and keeps me honest. (That’s the plan anyway) Recently I have been making some small changes in an attempt to live a simpler and—at the risk of sounding trite—a…