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It's incredible to think it has been almost 10 years since the initial publication of Change By Design, the book that launched this very blog.

The myth of leadership is that it has to be top-down. The CEO has all the answers and leads by handing down mandates. But any chief who thinks he or she has all the answers is limiting the scope of the operation.

Some of today’s most successful companies—Airbnb, Nike—have CEOs who are also designers. And leading organizations across industries, like Apple, 3M, and Pepsi, have highly influential Chief Design Officers at the helm. Making design a priority isn’t just about meeting the glossy expectations of today’s consumers—it’s is a key differentiator that drives organizations to outperform the market. But you don’t have to earn a degree in fine arts to be creative, and while the designer CEO or CDO may set the agenda, design-friendly behaviors need to flourish at every level of the organization.

There was a time when efficiency was enough.

It has been exciting to see design thinking gaining ground in a growing range of industries over the last few years, but even I have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which some in the legal field have embraced the concept.The law is not exactly known for creative problem solving.

What if we had a new way to design products, services, and businesses that were good for people, the planet, and business?

Supporting creativity requires a suite of approaches that empower individuals and teams to search for solutions and take ownership of what they do.The explorer.

This week, school principals across the globe are lacing up their sneakers and toting their brown bags to school as part of Shadow a Student Challenge, a program to help school principals better understand their students’ experiences.As of Monday, more than 1,200 school leaders have taken the challenge in all 50 states in the U.S.

You may have heard that IDEO has joined the kyu collective (a unit of Tokyo-based Hakuhodo DY Holdings).

I was chatting with my colleague Suzanne recently and she told me about a friend of hers.Adam is a creative soul.