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Design thinking, experience design and Customer-centered design are pretty similar. They are all about multi-disciplinary teams in which each discipline has it’s own language. These teams need to work together within organizationas in new ways which might require organizational changes.
These methods require organizations to accept and integrate approaches designers use. Organizations need to rely on the judgement and contribution of a few designers in order for these methods to be effective.
The problem is that sometimes it’s an approach that’s hard for companies to accept and embrace.
That means – Initiative designers who can take action on their own. 1. How can design help your customers be succesful? 2. What will design contibute to business results? In discussions use both hard and soft arguments. Case studies are stories that capture stakeholders’ hearts. Combine them with hard facts.
The first barrier is that there’s a lack of a critical mass of designers with skills to “influence without authority”.
The first thing is designers need to do is “Positioning design” as a design challenge. That means designing an approach to position design strategically in the company.
Designers need to consider -
Another thing is to observe stakeholders’ groups within the company and contribute to them. Start small, give estimates, bootstrap and deliver. Then use success to ganner support for larger projects.
The main conclusion of this article is that every designer needs to have skills in persuasion, negotiation, facilitation, team building and relationship building.
More designers with necessary skills means better design positioning in business.
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Jo Heinz from Staffelbach (Dallas interior architecture and design firm) talks how to create very comfortable home office and increase efficiency of your job.
Work at home provide to us a great opportunity to work in comfort, but at the same time we have another issue with things that's going at home in working time. we have to find a way to separate yourself from the rest of the goings-on in the home and to convey a sense of "off limits" to all other normal and natural home sounds and interruptions.
Jo suggest to ask yourself next questions before do a design of home office:
What will you be doing in the space?
What type of work needs to be done?
Will external clients be visiting the space?
Will colleagues visit for collaborative work?
What type of materials will be referenced and/or stored?
What type of equipment is required?
When will I be doing the bulk of my work?
Will I be making conference calls?
Will I be video conferencing?
Office doesn't need to be large or expansive, but it should be separate from other areas. Evaluate how the space you find can be dedicated for your use and can be "your space."
Establish set hours for your work at home.
Make your day into identifiable segments will help. Set up an established outline of time that you know you will spend in your office.
Jo answers that there are 5 the most common mistakes people make when they're setting up a home office:
1.Thinking you can "tune out" the plasma screen on the wall. Don't hang it anywhere near where you'll be working.
2.Inadequate storage components
3.Lack of space for reference materials
4.Slow and inefficient equipment
5.Inadequate wire management (cords and wire spaghetti everywhere)
Next 5 things that are important:
1. Equipment:
2. Lighting
3. Privacy
4. Layout/organization.
5. Ergonomics.
The best colours from Jo's opinion:
1.Blues, greens and violets. These colors evoke feelings of peace and relaxation. Blue can actually make a room feel cooler and can lull occupants to sleep. It's an ideal bedroom color, but not an ideal office color.
2.Green is considered a neutral. We are very comfortable in green surroundings. Green evokes organic, fresh, restful emotions and can foster concentration.
3.Yellow grabs attention. It makes people happy and evokes optimism. But a bright yellow might be distracting or overpowering in an office area and could even cause a degree of anxiety.
4. Red is energetic and stirring. It often produces strong feelings and can create excitement. If used in a home office, it should be used as an accent only.
5. White, ivory, gray and tan can carry subtle variations of color. So they can be neutral with overtones of the colors you feel most comfortable with, such as a warm gray or a cool gray. These colors do not distract and can be combined with accent colors for vitality and energy.
6. Accents and shades of purple have been proven to stimulate imagination. Purple or lavender tones cross the line between warm and cool tones and can evoke a favorable response when focus and concentration are required.
In conclusion:
Make the space your own. Ensure that the space reflects your personality and that you enjoy being there. Ensure that your office reflects you and that it contains a favorite object or photo that will give you the break you need when you pause in your work.
Your office should be a connection to yourself, your spirit and your productivity. It should afford focus rather than distraction and be a place you want to be and want to spend time in. That will positively influence you in the space and enhance the work you do there.
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