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 | Apr 22, 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 think and solve like a designer and drive better outcomes. This article takes a close look at Builder. Builder’s favorite question:...
by Dawan Stanford | Sep 7, 2023 | Ask Like a Designer
Early in my journey as a designer, I started noticing ways the work was calling for good teaching and understanding how people learn. There were small learning moments, like preparing workshop participants to apply their expertise in new ways. There were large...
by Dawan Stanford | Oct 1, 2019 | Podcast
Welcome to the Design Thinking 101 podcast! I’m Dawan Stanford, your host. This episode is a short introductory to design thinking through the lens of seeing, solving and acting. Listen to learn more about: The fundamentals of design thinking Dawan’s definition of...
