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{{a|book review|}}{{br|The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage}}<br>{{author|Roger Martin}}<br>
{{a|book review|}}{{br|The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage}}<br>{{author|Roger Martin}}<br>
First published December 3, 2010|''
''First published December 3, 2010''
===A wishful prayer from a pragmatist===
===A wishful prayer from a pragmatist===
{{br|The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage}} — {{author|Roger Martin}}<br>
{{br|The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage}} — {{author|Roger Martin}}<br>
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The thesis, broadly stated, is this: there are three main “phases” any business proposition:
The thesis, broadly stated, is this: there are three main “phases” any business proposition:


*'''Mystery''': when an intuition nags at an inventor: the germ of a problem (and more to the point its solution) suggests itself and there is no orthodox means for solving it - here is the maximum opportunity for those who can (think of a young Ray Kroc thinking “how do I build scale in my hamburger joint?”);
*'''[[Mystery]]''': when an intuition nags at an inventor: the germ of a problem (and more to the point its solution) suggests itself and there is no orthodox means for solving it here is the maximum opportunity for those who can (think of a young Ray Kroc thinking “how do I build scale in my hamburger joint?”);


*'''[[Heuristic]]''': when you’ve figured out a potential solution, but you don’t necessarily understand the full implications, possibilities and boundaries of your solution; and
*'''[[Heuristic]]''': when you’ve figured out a potential solution, but you don’t necessarily understand the full implications, possibilities and boundaries of your solution; and
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Pity.
Pity.
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*[[Frontier]]
*[[Heuristic]]
*[[Algorithm]]