Design Thinking strongly connects with both my professional & personal Side! The professional side with the simplicity and cross applicability, and the personal side with the fun and collaborative nature of the methodology.

The agility and flexibility of the Design Thinking process excites me the most. Working with established tools, while also exploring new ways to deepen the understanding of human-behaviour, keeps the process from becoming mundane while keeping you on your toes.

Through Design Thinking, we can work alongside users to make sense of the web they are living in and allow them to lead us to a solution to the right problem.

Design Thinking democratizes creative problem solving - enabling anyone who is passionate enough, to solve monstrous problems with (often) simple solutions. And helps inculcate a non-egoic mindset - with the user always at the epicentre.

One thing that excites me about design thinking is: When we are actually willing to listen to the user - we can create simple solutions with them, that can have massive impact! DT is humble, yet powerful and shatters the myth that innovation is only for a reserved few.

Design Thinking is a creative paradigm that makes patterns hiding in our mundane come alive. It opens up the untapped world of new ideas and inspires us to think differently, but doesn't stop at that. It leads us to discover innovative ways to execute the ideas and make them a reality we couldn't imagine. Beyond the barriers of the way we are conditioned to see things, beyond the inertia of comfort that blocks our vision, there's magic!

Have you ever paid attention to the moment when a crazy idea strikes you? You feel a certain sense of joy! Design Thinking not just creates a scope for that but gives a problem solving process from empathising with the stakeholder to humbly testing out your ideas in action.

What excites me about design thinking is that it is a structured method to design for complex human behaviours and is highly collaborative bringing multiple stakeholders to the table.

I love the fact that Design Thinking is not just limited to innovation. It can also help an individual design and achieve a life of his/her dreams.

What I love about design thinking is that it approaches problems with a beginner's mindset. It allows for space to say "I don't know yet", and truly learn from the people we're designing for.

Design Thinking to me, is more than a process. It shows us how to be comfortable with ambiguity, and trusting in doing the small things well to eventually reach a better place. I believe this is an essential life skill.

Human behaviour is dynamic and design thinking enables you to ask questions that help you understand that behaviour and empathise. It is one step closer to building something better than what already exists and answering questions that haven't been asked.

Design thinking gives you the courage to think of possibilities you never would have. It constantly keeps you on your toes and awards you with many happy 'Eureka' moments!

The beauty of design thinking is that allows a free flow of creativity, ambiguity, and innovative ideas in a very structured and organized way.

While Grand Unified Theory strives to find one common explanation to "what is", Design Thinking gives me a simple approach to "what can be", across domains!