Cocreation

Have you ever considered if your professional development process was outdated? I had that thought recently, and it got me curious. Could the process be improved? As a strategic designer, a significant part of my job is to drive processes, identify insights and prototype ideas and concepts. …

Wenn Sie glauben, dass Sie wissen, was Ihre Kund:innen brauchen, liegen Sie wahrscheinlich falsch. Wenn Sie Ihre Kund:innen fragen, was sie brauchen, erfahren Sie mehr. Wenn Sie zuhören und die Bedürfnisse Ihrer Kund:innen hinter den Bedürfnissen herausfinden, finden Sie vielleicht eine Lösung für deren Probleme. Vor einigen Wochen haben wir…

By Anand Jain, CoFounder at Clevertap When you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, it’s hard to hire a product manager. The money is limited and, to be honest, no one has the vision you do. So, you’re the product manager, you do sales, you code, you are HR. You are everything. It…

The struggles and opportunities of doing innovation together Over the last year I’ve worked on three innovation initiatives that were co-produced by a coalition of organizations. Alongside inviting a diverse group of participants to join the innovation journey (like corporate partners, start-ups, knowledge institutions and governmental organizations), the innovation program…

Learn how we’ll be supporting leaders in policy who are building power, choice and ownership in under-resourced communities across the country — We’re on the brink of an economic recession — many say that we’re already there. Concentrated ownership, unfair markets, and inefficient capital flows keep marginalized communities from achieving their full economic potential — producing major negative impacts for all of us. Economic inequality has already cost the U.S. $23T over…

How we are thinking about building shared infrastructure and tools for those on the front lines of building our work — The work of creating a new economy — one centered on racial justice and increased ownership for all — requires rethinking everything. The daily grind for cooperative incubators, alternative funders, and entrepreneur support organizations can be overwhelming — leaving little time and energy to tackle the systemic challenges and pressures…

The following text was co-authored with Makan Fofana, and is written in the first person, from Makan’s perspective. This article is an account of our latest collaboration on the Banlieue du Turfu (Banlieue meaning hood or suburbs, and du Turfu meaning of the future), a project Makan launched five years…

Amplifying student voice and creativity — Purpose & Context Students are often asked to share their feedback only at the end of a course which can be problematic as their input cannot be considered during the course and the instructor cannot respond to needs and wants of students. …