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Hosted by Stephan Hitchins · 🇺🇸 US · EN-AU · 27 episodes
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The Extra Seat is a weekly AI-produced blog from source material provided. The blog has a special focus on design thinking and associated processes. Each week, we dive into the world of innovation, exploring tools, trends, and real-world stories. Together, we’ll journey along the roadmap to innovation, unpack practical methods, share experiments, examples, case studies and explore how ideas become outcomes. Pull up the extra seat and join the conversation, because innovation always has room for one more perspective. Follow along weekly and let’s shape the future of innovation together.
Stephan Hitchins hosts The Extra Seat, a education show with 27 episodes published.
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we examine how design thinking and creative problem-solving can help address the dynamics of poverty—a deeply interconnected global challenge. Poverty isn’t just about a lack of income;
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how collective social innovation is transforming the way we address the world’s most complex challenges. No single organisation, government, or individual can solve issues li
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we unpack why design thinking remains such a powerful and relevant approach in today’s world. Far from being just a buzzword, design thinking works because it centers on empathy, experi
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how creativity fuels social innovation, helping communities and organisations tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We consider if it is something you are born
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we unpack the critical challenge of avoiding assumptions and bias in the design thinking process. Innovation begins with understanding the user—but too often, stereotypes, cultural gene
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how design thinking drives social innovation—creating solutions that tackle complex issues like inequality, climate change, and community resilience. Unlike traditional appro
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how design thinking can be applied to one of humanity’s most critical challenges: managing water. As a finite and fragile resource, water demands new ways of thinking—whether
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore the fascinating idea of how design thinking principles may relate to the construction of complex physical structures, such as the Great Pyramids of Egypt. While the pyramids
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how design thinking and systems thinking can be applied to one of society’s most complex and urgent issues: homelessness. Homelessness is not only about housing—it intersects
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore why the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) adopted design thinking and how it has reshaped the way services are delivered to millions of Australians. We’ll unpack how design th
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we turn our attention to Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, once one of the world’s most infamous e-waste sites, often called a “digital dumping ground.” Before its demolition in 2021, Agbog
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how design thinking is reshaping the education system. As schools, universities, and training providers face the challenge of preparing learners for an unpredictable future,
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we dive into SCAMPER, a powerful creativity tool for generating fresh ideas when tackling complex problems. SCAMPER stands for Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, El
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we dive into the define stage of design thinking—also known as reframing or evaluating the challenge. Too often, teams rush past this stage and end up solving the wrong problem. We’ll e
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we open up a conversation about fear of failure—a powerful barrier that limits creativity and stifles innovation. Too often, the worry of getting it wrong stops us from experimenting, t
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how design thinking is transforming the healthcare sector. Healthcare is one of the most complex and high-stakes environments, where patient needs, practitioner expertise, te
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how design thinking can help address the growing issue of loneliness. Loneliness is more than just an emotion—it’s a complex social problem that impacts health, wellbeing, an
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how storytelling shapes the design thinking process. Stories are more than anecdotes—they’re powerful tools that help teams make sense of complex insights, build empathy for
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how design thinking is being applied in the legal sector to transform the way legal services are delivered and experienced. Traditionally, law has been seen as rigid, rule-bo
In this episode of The Extra Seat, we explore how design thinking is being used in the public sector to address complex social and systemic challenges. Unlike the fast-paced world of startups, government agencies and pub
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