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North Texas Businesses Embrace Design Thinking To Tackle Their Challenges

by | May 15, 2019
Leaders from AT&T, BBVA Compass, Frito-Lay, Imaginuity, rewardStyle, and Toyota North America gathered at the Dallas Regional Chamber to discuss how they’re applying design thinking to advance their companies’ missions.
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A USAA design workshop. [Photo: USAA]
Design With a Big ‘D’: Design Thinkers Leading the Way
by | Sep 24, 2018
Whether it’s slaying piles of paper receipts at tax time or making shopping an adventure, these Dallas area design thinkers are making their marks in their respective industries. The common thread? Dogged persistence. We talk with four who caught the “experiential wave” early.
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James Helm, VP of Design at Intuit [Photo: Intuit]
At the Helm: Intuit VP of Design on Being ‘Design-Led, Through and Through’
by | Sep 24, 2018
Intuit has embraced design thinking, says Intuit VP of Design James Helm. He talks with Dave Moore about the thinking that precedes formal design and how the company retains designers who may get multiple recruiting calls each week.
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Don Relyea, head of design at BBVA  [Photo: BBVA]
Money Talks: Don Relyea Takes User Experience to the Bank
by | Sep 24, 2018
Don Relyea — who Incorporated a 19-person core design team to BBVA Compass within a couple weeks — says that the addition of designers to global banking firm BBVA is introducing constructive problem-solving to operations across 35 countries.
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Tatiana Miller, executive director of design at USAA [Photo, logo: USAA]

Users First: An Interview With USAA’s Tatiana Miller

by | Sep 24, 2018
Q+A | Tatiana Miller, executive director of design at USAA, tells Dave Moore how the company invests in design, what she's most proud of, and how she manages some 60 creative professionals.
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Accenture’s design and innovation consultancy – Fjord – acquired Austin-based Chaotic Moon in 2015 to help inject gamification and immersive experiences into client business models. [Photo: Accenture]
Design With a Big ‘D’:
Corporate by Design
by | Sep 21, 2018
Design pros help companies such as Walmart, Accenture, Bottle Rocket, Sabre, and more gain competitive advantage. Here are insights for how it works.
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Big Design
How the Big Design Conference Came to Be
by | Sep 20, 2018
Big Design co-founder Brian Sullivan shares its origin story.
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DFW UX Design
Design With a Big ‘D’: The DFW Experience
by | Sep 20, 2018
Four out of 10 Texas user-experience professionals work in Dallas-Fort Worth. Part 1 of our series explores Dallas-Fort Worth as a UX hotspot.
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5 Steps to Integrating Design Thinking Into Your Group

by | Dec 21, 2016
University of North Texas Health Science Center's executive director of leader development breaks down how to weave design thinking into problem solving.
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Could Design Thinking Disrupt Higher Ed? SMU Prof Believes So
by | Dec 16, 2016
Southern Methodist University research professor Kate Canales told Fast Company recently that design offers a good foundation for learning and problem-solving.
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