IDEO, the design consultancy credited with popularizing the concept of “design thinking,” has named Mike Peng, a former partner, as its next chief executive officer. Peng will return to IDEO to assume ...

An approach that promised to democratize design may have done the opposite. When Kyle Cornforth first walked into IDEO’s San Francisco offices in 2011, she felt she had entered a whole new world. At ...

Ideo partner Michael Hendrix discusses how design thinking can be used as a superficial tool to make a company seem innovative–even when it’s not. Ideo as an institution has rarely responded to ...

For those who are familiar with the global design firm IDEO, a few words might come to mind. Consulting. Design thinking. K-12 and higher education? Yes, IDEO has indeed carved out a space for itself ...

Following through on his resolution to “speak from the heart,” IDEO Chief Creative Officer Paul Bennett delivered an impassioned speech on design thinking and its practical applications in both the ...

USER-CENTERED EDUCATION: In his company blog post, IDEO CEO Tim Brown discusses the merits of design-thinking in education with the top-tier design firm's Education Lead, Sandy Speicher. She reveals ...

The nonprofit spin-off of the huge design firm takes on issues like sanitation and clean cook stoves from the unique perspective of the design world. This story is part of Change Generation, our ...