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A 5-Stage Journey to Spark, Cultivate, and Evolve the Creator Economy

A 5-Stage Journey to Spark, Cultivate, and Evolve the Creator Economy 

The Creator Economy thrives on a five-stage journey. Creators begin by igniting a spark with unique ideas, then experiment with formats to build a community. They cultivate their skills and audience before empowering others and embracing democratization. Finally, creators evolve by monetizing and adapting to ensure their creative spark continues to thrive.

Future-Proof Design Beyond Functionality

Future-Proof Design Beyond Functionality

Designing good products that do good

Shining Light on Deceptive Designs: Countering Dark Patterns with Bright Patterns

Shining Light on Deceptive Designs: Countering Dark Patterns with Bright Patterns

Bright patterns prioritize transparency and user empowerment, countering dark patterns by fostering trust, clarity, and positive user experiences

Fun and Learning Combined: Exploring the Slow Food Movement with a Board Game for Kids

Fun and Learning Combined: Exploring the Slow Food Movement with a Board Game for Kids

Discover the Slow Food movement and promote sustainable, responsible food choices through an engaging and educational board game.

Tech Solutions for Global Sustainability

Tech Solutions for Global Sustainability

Reflection of 2023 World Peace Forum in Busan

ABC of Service Design in Hospitality and Tourism

ABC of Service Design in Hospitality and Tourism

I want to share my experiences by explaining in a simple A-Z format how hotel employees design & deliver exceptional service, providing a level of luxury treatment that guests don't typically receive at home or in other star category hotels.

How service design tools can facilitate business ideas development: Learning from Startup Weekend

How service design tools can facilitate business ideas development: Learning from Startup Weekend

Drawing insights from the Busan Expo2030 Techstar Startup Weekend, this article discusses challenges faced by participants and proposes the creation of a service design toolkit to enhance startup ideation.

How businesses can give back to the society: CSR, ESG, SDG

How businesses can give back to the society: CSR, ESG, SDG

Introducing the concept of Corporate Social responsibilities (CSR), Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Triple Bottom Line.

Discovering Biodesign for Sustainable Fashion Part:1

Discovering Biodesign for Sustainable Fashion Part:1

Brief update on students project related to Biodesign for Sustainable Fashion. As a work in progress it involves collecting various design concepts to promote Sustainable Fashion through Biodesign.

Hostile Design & Defensive design in public spaces

Hostile Design & Defensive design in public spaces

Presentation material in English with Korean Annotation

Design and Sustainable Development

Design and Sustainable Development

Reflection from the KASD 2022 Summer Conference

Design Thinking is not a recipe, but Design Sprint is.

Design Thinking is not a recipe, but Design Sprint is.

Design sprint vs. Design Thinking

Design Innovation Process (디자인 혁신 프로세스)

Design Innovation Process (디자인 혁신 프로세스)

Presentation material in English with Korean annotation.

The Design Thinking Process for Innovation

The Design Thinking Process for Innovation

Introducing Design Thinking process models from IDEO, d.school, Nielsen Norman Group, Design Council, and more.

Two Thinking modes in Design: Divergent vs. Convergent thinking

Two Thinking modes in Design: Divergent vs. Convergent thinking

Learn the differences, when to use each thinking mode, and how to develop creative thinking skills.

Service blueprint or User research? Which one comes first?

Service blueprint or User research? Which one comes first?

Find out what you should do first - service blueprint or user research.

Do this when you first draw a service blueprint

Do this when you first draw a service blueprint

Creating a service blueprint could be overwhelming. Here are some tips.