2.5. Scaling up design thinking in global organizations
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Learn how to manage and scale up design thinking in geographically distributed organizations
PRE-ASSIGNMENT:
READ ARTICLE: Varlander et al. 2016. Enacting a constellation of logics
LISTEN STANFORD eCORNER PODCAST: The customers made us scale it (19:30)
READ CASE: SAP Design Thinking
Join the webinar being prepared to discuss the following questions:
- Why may scaling the culture and practices of design thinking be difficult in geographically distributed organizations?
- How can organizations overcome these difficulties?
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