The depression had hit its peak, our economy was in total collapse, unemployment rose to 30%, inflation was high, and GDP was down by 50% (Dinkins, 2001). But, inspired by optimism and hope, FDR brought a new plan into light. Contraire to Hooverâs classic economic beliefs, Roosevelt focused on âpump primingâ economics, based in the Keynesian economic philosophy.
Design thinking ultimately comes down to starting with a set of objectives and passionately exploring how to develop a solution based on those goals. While this approach is becoming popular in the business world (particularly the startup world), itâs incredibly difficult to implement. Unless you invest in educating your staff, getting managers on board and rallying your team around the benefits of design thinking, people will revert to previous strategies. As children, we were in many ways much better equipped for design thinking.
The Interdependent Thinking: Whatâs your System Thinking of the World. Interdependent Thinking is a true system view of the world. One of the significant characteristics of emerging digital era is interdependence, due to the latest digital technologies such as social and mobile, the business and world have become hyper-connected and interdependent, it does make a smaller world, but also makes businesses and the world super complex and full of uncertainty and ambiguity.