design & innovation expert, vijay kumar
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Vijay Kumar is a professor at the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA. He is also a consultant, coach, and advisor to global corporations and organizations. With over 30 years of experience on design innovation, Kumar has taught, published and lectured throughout the world about how to use structured methods for conceiving reliable human-centered innovations and turning them into strategic plans for organizations. He is the inventor of many methods and software tools designed to uncover unexplored innovation opportunities. He regularly conducts executive workshops for organizations in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. He has consulted to numerous global corporations and organizations such as Alamo, Autodesk, Bose, Daishinsha, Hallmark, Kraft Foods, Lenscrafters, Liberty Mutual, McDonald's, Motorola, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, SC Johnson, Shell, SAS Airlines, Steelcase, T-Mobile, Target, Texas Instruments, Wells Fargo, and Zurich Financials among others. Kumar is a frequent speaker and is widely published on innovation methods. His recent speaking engagements include the CII-NID Design Summit at Delhi, Design Thinking Summit at Singapore, the AllWorld Summit at Harvard University, the World Industrial Design Fair at Ningbo, Innovation Forum at Barcelona, and the Institute of Design Strategy Conference at Chicago.TRANSCRIPT
10 Inspirational Moments from
PRESENTS
VIJAY KUMAR
Currently a professor at the Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
30 years of experience on
design
innovation
INNOVATION
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Design is the catalyst to
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Innovation works best when it’s
CO-CREATED
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and involves teams
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Culture is often the biggest
barrier to innovation within companies -
APPOINT AN INNOVATION CHAMPION
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ALWAYS PUTS PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF YOUR IDEAS
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Building innovations around experiences
To build momentum, seek to create incremental innovations AS OPPOSED TO BREAKTHROUGHS
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To gain traction at the beginning of your innovation process,
MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO HAVE A
CLEAR HYPOTHESIS
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Frequently ask ‘why’ to understand why people do what they do - IT’S THE KEY TO MINIMIZING YOUR CREATIVE RISK
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Prototyping early and often HELPS REDUCE THE GUESSING GAME
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Innovative leaders have an obsession WITH DOING THINGS BETTER
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Innovation succeeds when… • It’s systematized
• is part of the organization’s fiber
• follows a disciplined approach
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A disciplined process is the best step towards
being innovative.
FINAL WORDS
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