Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 25, 2022

Emerging Trends in Design Thinking Innovation. According to Tim Brown, Executive Chair of IDEO, “Design Thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.”.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 6, 2023

Creating a Unified Future with Design Thinking: How to Align Sales and Marketing After M&A Post-merger and acquisition integration can be a complex and challenging process. In contrast, Design Thinking takes a collaborative and iterative approach that involves empathy, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 24, 2023

The Detriments of a Command-and-Control Culture and the Power of Design Thinking In the competitive landscape of modern business, the approach we take to leadership can make or break an organization. This lack of trust leads to poor collaboration, hampers problem-solving, and ultimately affects the overall success of the company.

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IdeaScale

AUGUST 29, 2018

Outside the capitalist loop, we have the proponents of social innovation – developing new things which have a demonstrable social value. Or of Jugaad – small, smart innovation for ordinary people. Experiences with Dimis are out-of-the-ordinary, designed to have a lasting and practical impact.

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Paul Hobcraft

AUGUST 24, 2022

They can add value through collaborations that can add more to the internal efficiency options through learning and sharing. Platforms help manage the difficulties of transitions we are all undergoing and change how we see the world through a broader collaborative set of lenses.”

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Tullio Siragusa

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Design Thinking for Collaboration: A COOs’ Guide to Cross-Functional Teams Innovation. Design Thinking is a problem-solving approach that involves understanding the needs and perspectives of users, prototyping, and testing potential solutions, and iterating until the best solution is found. .

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Tullio Siragusa

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Beyond the Daily Grind: How Design Thinking Can Illuminate Your Life’s Purpose In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it’s easy to get caught up in the routine, to lose sight of what truly matters to us, and to wonder if there’s more to life than the daily grind. This is where the concept of “purpose” comes into play.

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Innovation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

That’s precisely the power and impact of Service Design and service blueprints. GUEST POST from Robyn Bolton What if a tool had the power to delight your customers, cut your costs, increase your bottom line, and maybe double your stock price? You’d use it, right? Yet very few people, especially in the US, know, understand, […]

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This journey ultimately led Tullio to develop the EmpathIQ Framework a neuroscience and Design Thinking based system designed to integrate emotional intelligence into leadership, fostering self-awareness, compassion, and deeper human connection in business. This is where Tullios latest venture, aiCMO (found at aiCMO.io ), comes in.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In contrast, when organizations create environments that align with these fundamental needs, they unlock a wellspring of motivation, innovation, and collaboration. The Future of Work: Collaboration Over Control So, what does this radical shift look like in practice? Awareness is the first step toward change.

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Idea to Value

MARCH 7, 2022

One first step is to design the space and the time for the wonder (deep curiosity, audacious dreaming, awe and pausing) and for the rigor (focus, mastery of skill and discipline). What simple thing can a company do to change their conversation / perspective about innovation? Podcast Link: Natalie on the Idea to Value Podcast.

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Tullio Siragusa

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Transforming Your Business with Bottom-Up Management: The Design Thinking Way In the ever-evolving landscape of modern business, a significant shift is occurring from traditional top-down management to a more inclusive and innovative strategy: bottom-up management. Benefits This approach leads to increased engagement and motivation.

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Tullio Siragusa

JULY 10, 2023

Leveraging Design Thinking for IT-Business Alignment in Prioritizing Mission-Critical Needs In the 21st-century business world, the role of IT has transitioned from a support function to a strategic driver of business success. This discordance can lead to a lack of collaboration and a rift between IT and the rest of the organization.

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Idea to Value

JUNE 10, 2016

By drilling holes in a board and cutting plastic bottles (which themselves are widely available for free as a litter problem) into funnels for the air, the solution and design are simple enough that 25,000 homes have already been able to implement it. What other social innovations like this have you seen?

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 14, 2023

Under Mulally’s strategic vision and the “One Ford” plan, he streamlined brands, globalized the company’s operations, and renewed focus on innovative car designs. Design Thinking: The 6th Leadership Skill Human-Centric Problem Solving: Design Thinking is a solution-focused, human-centered approach to solving problems.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

His approach, which emphasizes transparency, collaboration, and natural leadership, offers a viable alternative to the outdated top-down models that have dominated the corporate world for decades. These principles, which were adopted by Morning Star, are fundamental to creating an ethical and transparent workplace.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Design Thinking plays a massive role in this. aiCMO integrates this philosophy, enabling brands to adapt, collaborate, and infuse emotion into every campaign. aiCMO is designed to bring humanity back into the process while saving brands time and resources. What Makes aiCMO Different?

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Companies should invest in design thinking, ethnographic research and other human-centric innovation methods. Keep an Innovator’s Mindset In a world where data and algorithms drive decisions, there is a risk of becoming complacent and losing the innovator’s spark. Foster a culture of trust and horizontal collaboration.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 19, 2025

Instead, its a collaborative ecosystem where franchisees invest not just financially but emotionally in the brand. This philosophy has shaped the customer experience at Heights Wellness Retreat, ensuring that every touchpointfrom the initial greeting to post-service follow-upis designed to make guests feel genuinely cared for.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 15, 2022

Recession Proof Your Business the Design Thinking Way. In the present economic situation, when your business is surrounded by instability, pandemics, and disruption, planning to innovate business strategies or prepare for recessions is prudent and wise. What Is Design Thinking?

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Tullio Siragusa

DECEMBER 11, 2024

For her, empathy opens the door to authentic relationships, fostering trust and collaboration between investors and entrepreneurs. This creates a fertile ground for innovation, where businesses are built on mutual respect and shared purpose. This collaborative approach also extends to how she evaluates companies.

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Tullio Siragusa

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Design Thinking for Startup Sales Success: A Step-by-Step Guide. By following these steps, you can create a successful sales environment that will help your start-up grow, but you can go deeper and truly differentiate yourself by applying Design Thinking to key steps to help your startup thrive.

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Paul Hobcraft

JANUARY 1, 2016

Collaboration is formed at the hip with Co-creation. Design is increasingly to the fore in many organizations. The combining of great design and appropriate functionality is giving your customers what they need and feel good about, it is a powerful combination to achieve and never forget to aspire to achieve in all you offer.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Design Thinking in Education: Shaping Creative Minds for the Future In a world characterized by rapid changes and complex challenges, the traditional education model, which primarily focuses on the dissemination of knowledge, is increasingly proving to be insufficient.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

This insight translated into his professional life, where he prioritizes collaboration and mutual respect. Understanding where someone is coming fromwhether theyre technical or non-technicalcan mean the difference between collaboration and conflict, he noted. Consider transparency as a tool for fostering collaboration.

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Tullio Siragusa

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Leading with Connection: Why Empathy is the Key to Stronger Leadership Empathy isnt just a leadership skill its the foundation for trust, innovation, and meaningful collaboration. The Link Between Empathy and Innovation Empathy in leadership isnt about lowering expectations its about raising the standard for connection.

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Paul Hobcraft

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

One of the implications is this growing recognition that innovation is rarely succeeding in isolation but it is growing on a more highly dependent type of complementary innovation, a collaborative network, working around this new emerging innovation to deliver a more connected, radical experience, requiring innovation ecosystem management.

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Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 12, 2023

Today’s leaders need to redefine their role from being an authoritarian figure to becoming a collaborator, a coach, and a guide, cultivating a climate of engagement and commitment. This approach values the collective input of the team, fostering an environment where ideas can be freely shared, and everyone feels heard.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 3, 2025

A standout example Daniel shared was a collaboration between LinkedIn, Starbucks, and Mentor (the National Mentoring Partnership), where professionals and young mentees were invited to meet in Starbucks locations across the country for conversations about career growth.

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Tullio Siragusa

JUNE 13, 2022

Genuine leaders know that the secret to designing a winning culture is to inspire leadership in others.”. Simply put, the secret to my career success is tied to a combination of good design in strategy and developing leaders. to get important things done. Leadership is all about serving people.”. Blog Subscrition Here Email*.

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Tullio Siragusa

JANUARY 22, 2025

During the podcast, Blair shared how he brings this ethos into his leadership, emphasizing the importance of empathy, active listening, and collaboration. This idea translates beautifully to the business world: success comes when individuals move in sync toward a common goal. Key Insight: Great leaders dont direct; they inspire and align.

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Tullio Siragusa

MAY 20, 2024

Grounded in people, purpose, and pragmatism, these leaders often embrace Design Thinking, solving problems by focusing on human needs. Incremental, sustainable, and collaborative. Innovations are designed for long-term impact and broad adoption. Decentralized, fostering self-managed teams and shared accountability.

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Tullio Siragusa

OCTOBER 24, 2022

When companies want to collaborate with other companies with data that were created 25 years ago, they need a system on the cloud to bring it all together. However, a cloud platform won’t magically collaborate with legacy data, but it will require a new platform or new technology and that is called cloud washing. Conclusion.

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 5, 2022

Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources Open Innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation… overlapping terminologies to describe a trend towards more open business models and a closer collaboration with customers. On this page we gather a list of inspiring examples.

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Board of Innovation

JUNE 5, 2022

Open innovation & crowdsourcing resources Open Innovation, crowdsourcing, co-creation… overlapping terminologies to describe a trend towards more open business models and a closer collaboration with customers. On this page we gather a list of inspiring examples.

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Tullio Siragusa

APRIL 3, 2023

The Rise of Interdisciplinary Work Cross-functional collaboration and interdisciplinary work are becoming increasingly important in the modern workplace. By fostering adaptability and continuous learning, individuals can develop the skills required to work effectively across various domains and collaborate with diverse teams.

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Tullio Siragusa

MARCH 27, 2023

Building Strong Relationships Relationships are the foundation of successful collaborations, teamwork, and networking. Social Skills Social skills are essential for building strong relationships and navigating complex social situations. Mindfulness Mindfulness is a powerful tool for cultivating emotional intelligence.

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