Learn two of the biggest risks I see when teams rush AI into the design process, and why this is at the root of confusion about why solutions aren’t better and results aren't faster despite the fact that teams are using generative tools.

Naming a new product isn’t easy, but it doesn’t have to be painful. It can be tempting to slap an acronym on it and call it a day, but taking time to come up with the perfect name is truly worth the effort. Here are my tips for picking a great product name, and a guide to get you get started on the naming process with your team.

If data shows that having fun is critical to our health and wellbeing – and it does – why do we often relegate it to weekends, special occasions and sporadic occurrences Maybe it’s because play time is in constant competition with productivity? It’s time to flip the script on having fun. Here’s why you should make more time for play, along with three easy steps for putting intention into action. I promise the benefits will ripple across the different areas of your personal and professional life.

Are you committed to constant discovery? Do you like learning about yourself and the world around you? Is curiosity something hardwired within you, or something you aim to cultivate more of? If so, I’ve got a few amazing resources to share that will speak to anyone who loves to reimagine what it means to live and thrive in this world.

Constraint is critical to making sure ideas come to fruition. When we stop perceiving it as a barrier to success and instead embrace it as a necessary component to innovation, only then can teams tap into their best creative ideas — the ones that move the needle for the business, and provide deep value to the customer. Here are three ways to lean in.

When facilitating teams embarking upon strategic work, one of the most important alignment exercises you can cover is defining what success looks like. My go-to is the playing field method, where success is defined by the participants in terms of good, better and best. Those milestones can refer to interim goals that happen en route to a home run, or different versions of success that range from most realistic to most ambitious. Here’s how to do it.

Engaging your team’s creative prowess is key to unlocking new ideas and uncovering solutions. To help them get there, your workshop design should include activities that encourage people to feel empowered when drawing, or suss out if an idea is worth exploring further, or get unstuck when new or different ideas just aren’t coming naturally. Here are three sketching exercises I like to use for design workshops, and that you can borrow for your next session.

Most of us have participated in a brainstorm before: ideas bounce around the room, every option is captured, and the output is a big list of possibilities. So, how do you narrow down the prospects to identify the most viable ideas that will actually move the needle for your business? I came up with my own formula to tackle this challenge, which I’m breaking down here in hopes it helps your teams find clarity sooner, and identify the best solution to the problem at hand.

Great facilitators can design their workshops to diffuse the thinking that only some people are creative, no matter their title. These are the five methods I bake into my workshops to ensure every team member is allowed to tap into their creative prowess.

Defensive thinking stops new ideas in their tracks, or from ever even getting off the ground. It also requires a lot of intention and finesse to mitigate. However, doing so is critical to peeling away a rigid mindset that could be blocking your team members, workshop participants and meeting attendees from their greatest ideas. Here’s how.

If you lead workshops and Design Sprints, you’ll need to involve key decision makers in the process so that it’s constructive rather than disruptive. Having a formula to handle these situation is especially important when working with big orgs. Check out my approach to the process so that your experience feels constructive and controlled.

At what point do our beloved routines become creativity suckers? Doing the same thing day in and day out is great for managing risk, but it often comes at a cost to innovation, originality, and stimulation. Whether you’re seeking a personal or professional burst of creativity, these three tips offer accessible ways to refresh your outlook and attitude.