Why are so many products so badly designed?

The power of interdisciplinary thinking, why we're getting less creative and the return of FOMO.

Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko

In my work as a growth and transformation consultant I come across important stories on how to design better organisations, products and ways of working. Every week I share my round-up of stories at the intersection of business, innovation and psychology. I hope you like them.

Why are so many products so badly designed? (Fast Company) Bringing interdisciplinary insights together is essential in designing good things for people and planet.

The power of thinking outside the brain (Next Big Idea Club) Getting out of your head may be what sets experts apart from the rest of us mere mortals.

The return of FOMO (The Cut) Now is the interregnum between quarantine and freedom. But after the pandemic will we need to quarantine ourselves from over socialising?

Studies add to concern about climate tipping (University of Copenhagen) We think of climate change as a gradual predictable process but we may instead be heading for an abrupt tipping point.

Research shows we’re getting less and less creative (Inc.) We're too busy and entertained for creativity to flourish but scheduling time to think and reflect and get bored helps reverse it.

Happy reading!

Leo

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Leo Rayman is worldwide CEO and founder of Grey Consulting, a design-led Growth and Transformation company backed by WPP. Previously Leo was CEO of Grey London, one of the world’s leading creative agencies. He has over 20 years working with leaders from global household names to feisty startups, helping them devise their value propositions and how to manifest them in products, in marketing and organisational culture.