What we're thinking about...
Ants and good designers have a lot in common: Part 1
By Cyndi Dawes, Practice Director.
Innovation and problem solving are often thought of as being about great ideas. Steve Jobs and Elon Musk are often talked about as creative, but is that alone the real clincher to success? Don’t get me...
Aligning your high-performing cooks in the kitchen.
By Katie Fabel, Business Development Manager @ Huddle.
This year’s Masterchef Australia All-stars have shown us first hand that when presented with the same brief, they all have unique working styles and approaches to produce creative...
Tagine versus cake.
By Cyndi Dawes, Practice Director at Huddle.
I’m team tagine. Savoury over sweet every day of the week. I’m also just better at making stews, salads and tagines(1) than cakes.
Don’t get me wrong, I love a great...
Become a cook.
By Cyndi Dawes.
The world is awash with recipes. Following a recipe to the letter generally guarantees success, so long as you have a modicum of basic cooking talent. Does being able to follow a recipe make you a cook? Probably not....
The Masterchef one.
By Cyndi Dawes, Practice Director @ Huddle.
If like me and hundreds of thousands of people you are watching the latest series of Masterchef in Australia you may be amazed at the creativity, ingenuity and innovation being shown by contestants....
The first pancake.
Telling the story of design
This week I held a webinar on the Story of Design.
The webinar was not on the story of design, as in "a history of design or design thinking." What I wanted to share with the attendees and now with you, our readers, is more about how you can...
What's in a name?
Our three day live course has undergone a name change, and it’s not just for show. With 5 years under it’s belt, Designing for People has evolved and adapted to the ever-changing environment of the community, design and business...
How to facilitate extroverts
We recently published an article on facilitating introverts. It wouldn't be fair to exclude our more outward colleagues, so here is a post about extroverts.
Key points
- Agree on a signal or mechanism to bring activity to a close and focus...
How to facilitate introverts
Key points
- Introverts want to learn and add value as much as extroverts, they just have a different way of showing it
- Build a container of psychological safety prior to and during your workshops
- Include solo exercises and mindful reflection
- Make...