Design thinking, lean and agile are finally converging
Summary
"Design thinking is how we explore and solve problems; Lean is our framework for testing our beliefs and learning our way to the right outcomes; Agile is how we adapt to changing conditions with software.To gain perspective on promoting design thinking within an organization, a presentation delivered by Steven Ray, chief creative officer for Dialexa, nicely covers this ground."Lean is a way of thinking and acting and not just a set of tools and that embracing the methodology means to continuously pursue perfection -- though it will often feel like you will never attain it."While it is completely OK to start the agile transformation within, say, a small part of the organization, it is important not to stop there and to treat it as a strategic priority for the enterprise," state Christopher Handscomb and a team of fellow McKinsey consultants point out in a recent report : "Taking agile beyond small experiments is where the real benefits arise."Every time business executives were asked about agile, they had a limited understanding and simply referred to it as that project the technology team is trying to implement--we know nothing about it,: they relate.