by Dawan Stanford | May 14, 2025 | Ask Like a Designer
Ask Like a Designer launched with an article about how six designers — Builder, Scout, Tinker, Facilitator, Traveler, and Pro — help you get better results with design-driven innovation. Breakthrough innovation requires a design facilitator. In this article, I take...
by Dawan Stanford | May 13, 2025 | Ask Like a Designer
Artificial intelligence presents remarkable opportunities for nonprofits, NGOs, health agencies, and foundations to amplify their effectiveness. This guide aims to equip you with the knowledge, frameworks, and practical strategies to thoughtfully integrate AI into...
by Dawan Stanford | Feb 19, 2025 | Ask Like a Designer
Want to hire like a designer? Start by rethinking what hiring means. Why do we hire people? The answer isn’t to do work or fulfill a job description. The answer isn’t even an answer; it’s a better question: What problems are we trying to solve by hiring someone? Why...
by Dawan Stanford | Aug 19, 2024 | Ask Like a Designer
Ask Like a Designer launched with an article about how six designers — Builder, Scout, Tinker, Facilitator, Traveler, and Pro — help you get better results with design-driven innovation. This article takes a close look at Tinker. Tinker’s favorite question: What must...
by Dawan Stanford | Jul 29, 2024 | Ask Like a Designer
We’ve done the hard work of creating a solution. It works. It is bright and shiny. It does what it needs to do for the people we serve. Our team is tired, but happy. We sent our solution out into the world. The world’s teeth and claws promptly make a nature-film mess...
by Dawan Stanford | Jul 10, 2024 | Ask Like a Designer
Ask Like a Designer launched with an article about how six designers — Builder, Scout, Tinker, Facilitator, Traveler, and Pro — help you get better results with design-driven innovation. This article takes a close look at Scout. Scout’s favorite question: “What do I...
