How do you encourage teams to think \u201ccreatively\u201d? What about to \u201citerate\u201d on an idea across multi-disciplinary teams? Or to encourage broad \u201cideation\u201d on a tough problem?<\/p>\n
Of course there are lots of different processes you can employ, like building a playbook<\/a>. These plays are step-by-step guides used by any team to help them run effective workshops at different stages of the product development lifecycle. Or you could create large scale design education programs<\/a>. This helps teach everybody in your organization to think like a designer.<\/p>\n But what about the design of your physical office space?<\/em><\/p>\n Imagine taking a team of highly creative people and sticking them in sterile, lowest-cost-per-square-foot spaces, and expecting them to achieve the best work of their lives? It would be much harder than it needs to be. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve been focussing heavily on the design of our work spaces, to create flexible, engaging, delightful, and productive places for our teams to work in.<\/p>\n