DESIGN THINKING WITH KARISHMA KUSURKAR
We are excited to introduce to you our series of interviews and online workshop events where we interview local industry experts within Northern Ireland. These workshops are an extension of the Dig Deep Womenfolk Programme.
We wanted to make our resources available to our wider Womenfolk Community so that everyone can access and have the opportunity to develop themselves further.
The aim of these workshops is to help educate people in a particular subject, break down basic concepts, and share knowledge with people within our Womenfolk Community.
Our second industry expert is Karishma Kusurkar who is a multidisciplinary designer based in Belfast. In this episode, Karishma breaks down the fundamental concepts of what design thinking is for people that are not familiar with it.
She tells us how the design thinking method can be used by anyone within any industry and that it can really aid your business when working on a project. The overarching theme is to always keep your end-user/customer/client at the forefront of your mind when designing your product or service.
Karishma gives live examples of how you can use the Design Thinking process within your business, to help you become a better designer or maker.
For more resources please visit our website - www.womenfolk.co/dig-deep-resources1 This project is brought to you by Creating A Space & Blick Shared Studios.
This project is kindly funded by Ulster Bank.
Social Media Links Website: www.karishmasworld.com
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Video 1 - Business Story / The start of Karishma’s career
In this video, Karishma gives us a bit of background on her story. Where she started, what things she worked on, and how her career is very different now from where she started.
Video 2 - Business Story / How Karishma built her business
In this video, Karishma shares her business story and the breath of the different projects she has worked on over the years. She explains how long it has taken to build her business and that things take time.
Video 3 - Business Story / What Karishma has learned about herself
In this video, Karishma reflects upon her business journey and what she has learned about herself. She briefly touches on her change in direction and how she is more confident and secure within her business practice.
Video 4 - Business Story / Advice to her younger self
In this video, Karishma shares the advice that she would give to her younger self.
Video 5 - What is Design Thinking?
In this video, Karishma breaks down the key fundamental principles of design thinking. Karishma walks us through the different processes of design thinking that are helpful for creating a service or product for customers.
She emphasises that the end-user should always be at the forefront of the designer’s mind and constantly iterate the process.
link to design thinking resources
Case Studies: The Impact of Design Thinking
Articles on Each Phase of Design Thinking
Video 6 - Design Thinking used in creative businesses
In this video, Karishma walks us through some examples of how the Design Thinking process can be used within the designing process of creating a product or service.
10 Activities To Generate Better Ideas
Video 7 - Design Thinking used in projects
In this video, Karishma gives us some examples of how she uses Design Thinking within her own business and creative projects.
Insights for Innovation
Video 8 - Design Thinking & problem solving
In this video, Karishma tells us that that the Design Thinking process doesn't provide a quick fix, but how it betters your product/service as a maker or designer.
DESIGN KIT
Video 9 - Misconceptions surrounding Design Thining
In this video, Karishma shares some misconceptions surrounding Design Thinking.
Why Everyone Should Prototype (Not Just Designers)
Video 10 - The Design Thinking Process
In this video, we run through the design thinking process with animations and text in a clear way.