Social Snapshots: Lead by Designing

Social Snapshots: Lead by Designingjoseph press phdsocial sculptor@jospress

What is Design? A dynamic and collaborative process nurturing a vision into reality

We are all Designers"Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.”

Play with PrototypesExperiment and have fun by trying to express your thoughts in words and actions

Make Multiple ModelsRepresent your ideas by using a variety of tools and media

Iterate through DialogueAsk your co-designers to question and suggest as your work reaches new heights

Start DiscussionsA creative expression does not need to be well defined, but enough to garner feedback

Thrive in UncertainlyTake risks, propose options and embrace others when not everything is known

Act as a BricoleurLook to use what is around you and readily available rather than somewhere else

Reflect-in-ActionThink on your feet and make changes on the fly

Seek SerendipityLook out for surprises and unforeseen associations to spark an evolution

Tell Compelling StoriesWrite out the script and role play to demonstrate how you see the world

Use Visual Imagery Pictures spark a thousand ideas and illustrate a designer’s passion

Solve Wicked ProblemsSet out to change something complex and meaningful

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