Using A Design Thinking Methodology To Lead Innovation Across The Globe
Putting the power of CDS to work.
CDS has been used successfully to address numerous, diverse, complex challenges globally, nationally, regionally, and locally with industry, government, non-profit organizations, and research agencies across North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Since 1990, the Challenge Dialogue System has been at the forefront of nearly every major innovative initiative in Canada.
CDS is grounded in a design thinking methodology. This enables us to use the principles and processes of CDS to take on challenges that cover a broad range of subject areas:
environmental management
affordable housing
program evaluation
food innovation
agriculture research
cancer
technology commercialization
energy system collaboration
bioeconomy
healthcare
health systems
forest management
literacy
infectious diseases
genetics
information systems
marine and oceans
innovation economy
homelessness
newcomers
fuel cell R&D
biodiversity
conservation
community development
education
diabetes type-2
reclamation
vaccines
clean technology
soil survey
precompetitive research
synthetic biology
waste management
women in agriculture
science foresight
watershed management
DESIGN THINKING METHODOLOGY IN ACTION
Discover companies and organizations like yours who have been able to navigate complexity with confidence. Our design thinking methodology uses diversity to create breakthroughs, helps you move from idea to action earlier and with greater chance of success, and empowers you to accomplish more in less time, generating innovative ideas and solutions for high impact in the marketplace.
GREATER VICTORIA ALLIANCE FOR LITERACY
A Challenge Dialogue & outcome mapping project that engaged literacy stakeholders across an entire region in the design of a community literacy support system.
Climate, Health & Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Sub-Sahara
A global Challenge Dialogue linking climate, health and community research with the aim to collaborate more intentionally to reduce the infectious disease burden in Africa’s sub-saharan.
Assessment & Implementation of Digital Soil Mapping (DSM)
A Challenge Dialogue with the soil survey community (federal, states, universities) of continental United States to design a collaborative series of digital soil mapping pilots quickly and efficiently.
“I have participated in two complex multi-stakeholder collaborations, and witnessed quickly how the Challenge Dialogue System (CDS) design thinking methodology helped focus and align the seemingly disparate needs and goals of stakeholders across different sectors. The CDS was instrumental in preparing the Greater Victoria Alliance for Literacy to move into the difficult and complex work of outcome mapping.”
