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When The Customer Actually Comes First: Design Thinking

The perfect place to practice design thinking...
The perfect place to practice design thinking...

For years, design thinking has offered businesses a framework for putting consumers’ needs at the center of their work.

It sounds obvious — the customer always comes first. But not every company embodies that mantra, and some think they know consumers a lot better than they actually do before launching a product.

Through innovation bootcamps and training seminars, design thinkers promise to bridge the gap between creators and users.

Here’s how The Wall Street Journal describes the methodology:

Is design thinking the best way for companies to solve complex problems — and turn a profit? 

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Kathryn Fink
Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.