Archives for posts tagged ‘design and management’

Creativity, Organizations, and Identity

Teresa M. Amabile & Mukti Khaire wrote an interesting article for October 2008’s HBR titled “Creativity and the Role of the Leader.”
To answer the question, “How can organizations foster a culture of creativity?” they propose 6 guidelines. One of them is open the organization to diverse perspectives. When they discuss enhancing diversity, they state three [...]

Being Interviewed for "Design for Service"

My project with the Neurosurgery Clinic at UPMC during graduate school is featured on Jeff Howard’s “Design for Service” site. Jeff has posted the interview he conducted with Jamin, a fellow team member, and me on May 13, 2008. Enjoy!
Design for Service: Kip Lee and Jamin Hegeman – Designing for the Clinic Experience

Interpretive Management

Learnings from Interpretive Management: What General Managers Can Learn From Design by Richard K. Lester, Michael J. Piore, and Kamal M. Male, from Harvard Business Review, March-April 1998:
TWO APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT

Analytical

managing design
engineering challenge: a problem that must be solved
goal is to arrive at a fixed and final shape
like an engineer
customer [...]