PinnedNicole DessainDesign Thinking is Change Management 2.0Between 70–84 percent of transformations fail. Why? Reasons include a lack of engagement within the organization and insufficient…3 min read·May 5, 2022--3--3
PinnedNicole DessainNew Year, New Skills: Practicing StorytellingIt’s a new year and many of us are pondering the skills they want to cultivate in the months to come. I am sure the myriad applications and…5 min read·Jan 19, 2024----
Nicole DessainDesign Thinking for HR: Key Terms and DefinitionsI know we use a lot of jargon in design thinking which can be confusing for beginners, so I thought I’d provide you with an overview of…3 min read·Apr 11, 2024----
Nicole DessainMy Design Thinking Reading List — DiversifiedA couple of years ago I wrote a LinkedIn post listing my top ten design thinking books. As I was curating the books, I realized that most…4 min read·Mar 1, 2024----
Nicole DessainDesign Thinking Meets Org DesignAccording to Gartner, Organizational Design and Change Management are top priorities for HR in 2023.5 min read·May 27, 2023----
Nicole DessainHow To Cultivate Your CreativityYou don’t have to be a “creative” to practice design thinking. But creativity is an integral mindset of the method. The good news: You can…3 min read·Mar 29, 2023----
Nicole DessainWhy We Need Human-Centered LeadershipIn one of my recent LinkedIn Newsletter posts I asked the community for feedback on why you might read a book about Design Thinking for HR…5 min read·Jan 6, 2023----
Nicole DessainHuman-Centric Layoffs?I was thinking through an article about human-centric layoffs, but got stuck…4 min read·Dec 1, 2022----
Nicole DessainDesign Thinking and DEIBI have been planning to write about the intersection of design thinking and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) for a while…6 min read·Nov 2, 2022--1--1