Notes on Design Thinking Processes: MIT, Stanford, and IBM

The following information comes from my personal / professional experience and research notes. The text is intended to help me, and anyone who comes across it, understand some of the complexities of design leadership and practice. A lot of this knowledge is widely available through experience and education, but this is an attempt to centralize and categorize it for easy reference. There are some key differences in the design thinking processes of Stanford and MIT. While both institutions are renowned for their contributions to design thinking, they approach the process with some variations. Let’s explore these differences: Emphasis on Empathy …