7 minute read The second in a series of posts on the topic of Design Thinking and its impact on business innovation. This post looks into the dynamics of innovation and assesses Design Thinking as a methodology for optimizing innovation as a strategy for gaining a competitive edge in design-led businesses. Innovation – and the … Read More
Recently Pivot was asked to speak to a global audience about our Service Design work with ALS Canada. (Learn more about this project on Pivot’s ALS case study page.) About the Service Design Project Pivot worked closely with ALS Canada to understand the journey of people living with ALS. This was a Service Design and … Read More
I AM HERE is an abstract lighting display installation running low-fidelity video graphics placed in the north- and west-facing corner of the 4th-floor windows of the Pivot Design studio located on the corner of King Street East and George streets. Breathe in – I am here. Breathe out – this is now. I AM … Read More
6 minute read The first in a series of posts on the topic of Design Thinking and its impact on business innovation. This introductory post focuses on the origins and features of Design Thinking and its growth as a mainstream approach within contemporary design practice. According to the Design Management Institute’s Design Value Index, design-led … Read More
Today, data and information are everywhere. Whether we’re online or off, we are constantly receiving, processing and transmitting packages of information that structures our daily routines, interactions and our lives. The goal of information design (ID) is to organize and communicate raw data in manageable, easily digestible chunks of information, so that it can provide … Read More
Some things just work better when they’re a team effort. Collaborating with your colleagues lets you experience other ideas and visions, taking you to greater heights in your own creativity and empowering you to make a valuable contribution to the team effort. It’s the creative process at work! Working remotely can be challenging, especially when … Read More
By John Lorinc Early in my freelance reporting career, I had to battle regularly with writer’s block. For a typical feature, I had interviewed a dozen sources and dug up various reports and news stories. Once I’d finished the research, I spent several days transcribing my interviews. But then, with my head crammed with so … Read More
We’re living in the time of coronavirus. This pandemic will be remembered as the seismic global event of our time that changed our thinking and altered our daily lives. Like other seminal world events before it, like 9/11 or the 2008 Great Recession, COVID-19 has kicked social and economic change into overdrive. And brought forward … Read More
DesignMeets is an idea whose time has come. It was originally conceived as a meeting place for people from different backgrounds and diverse points of view in Toronto’s design community to get together every so often and share their ideas. A social platform for presenting different visions of design, creative thinking and shaping sustainable design … Read More