I had a chat with Shamir Joseph about his journey as an engineering student all the way to becoming a design thinking facilitator. According to him, “The journey is more important than the destination.”, and I absolutely agree! Listen to this conversation as there is much one can incorporate in companies as of today!
Shamir Joseph is a Design Thinking Trainer who coaches individuals and organizations on design thinking skills by leveraging experiential learning. He is a member of the teaching team at IDEO U & Simplilearn.
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00:00 Intro
02:24 What led Shamir to Engineering
04:23 Formula 1 experience
06:18 Human-centered design
07:13 Design thinking explained to an Engineer
08:41 Resistance of Engineers to learn Design Thinking
10:53 Leading with curiosity & to thinking like an alien
12:29 Shamir’s GGUTT feelings
14:29 Facilitating is his superpower
15:36 Creating contracts between participants and facilitators
19:36 Pros and cons of finishing a project in a shorter period of time
25:21 Being playful with purpose
31:53 Facilitating online even before the pandemic
34:02 Creating an online space
36:18 Exploring other communities
40:16 Reducing friction in organizations
41:43 The journey is more important than the destination
Mentioned in the episode:
Adam Lawrence
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The Problem with the Post-its II | EP25.S1 with Adam Lawrence
Anna Bigornia
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Links:
Shamir Joseph | LinkedIn
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