Zero to One: Find a Niche and Own it!
I really like Zero to One by Peter Thiel. So much so, that I’m slowly reading it chapter by chapter to internalize the information. If you are interested in how game-changing strategies behind new...
View ArticleDesign Sojourn Consulting: 3 Years On
It was just like last year. Sept 27, 2013 came and went while we were knee deep in a room littered with post-it pads of ideas. So much so, that we almost forgot that it’s been 3 years since Design...
View ArticleNext to the Skin Technology Showcase: The Process
As you may know from our last post, we worked with ETPL (the technology transfer arm of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore) to develop 10 wearable prototypes for the Next to...
View Article12 Thoughts on Implementing Design Thinking in Your Organization
A few simple observations on how you can implement Design Thinking in your or any organization large or tiny. These observations have been validated time and time again during my continual involvement...
View ArticleAdopting the Simulation Mindset in Design
One of the key activities in Design Thinking is doing design. Hence the irony that Design Thinking actually involves design doing. Not exactly in what designers do, but brainstorming solutions,...
View ArticleIs this the End of Windows?
Great article by Benedict Evans who shares a lot of good information on why Microsoft is going to die. The apps that people want on smartphones are not being written for desktop Windows anyway. Uber...
View Article(Re)building Trust in the Healthcare System
Earlier this month, it was reported that 22 patients in a renal ward of the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) have been infected with the deadly hepatitis C virus. 4 have since died. The current...
View Article2 Approaches to Design and 4 Rules for Understanding Humans
Whenever we talk about Design Thinking’s user-centered approach to finding opportunities and understanding your customers better, someone always reminds me that one of the world’s most successful...
View ArticleLens International Design Conference 2022 Keynote: Redesigning Design
I am honoured to be invited by Shih Chien University College of Design to give a keynote speech during their Lens International Design Conference 2022 on January 7th 2022. In the conference The...
View ArticleFintech uses Design but not in the way it should
I was honoured to be invited last Friday (4th Nov 2022) to speak at the Singapore Fintech Festival’s Talent Pavilion organised by our partner WSG (Workforce Singapore). I shared why Fintech needs...
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