User-centered design process created by IDEO, based on the 3 core activities of inspiration, ideation, and implementation (https://designthinking.ideo.com/) (IDEO Field Guide to Human-Centered Design).
In practice, the process incorporates six phases:
The essence of this process has been broadly adopted, including by Nicole Aylwin and Margaret Hagan.
IBM uses a similar design thinking process centered around a cycle of observe/reflect/make. IBM’s main focus is on software, and their process is influenced by methodologies like Lean (well known for the, again very similar, build/measure/learn loop) and Agile. IDEO compares and contrasts their design thinking process with Agile here.
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