Mindset Matters 011: The Mindset of Designing for Your Strengths

Mindset Matters with Daniel Friedland

How do you design creative solutions for complex problems in business and in life?

In this episode, Daniel Friedland interviews John K. Coyle, keynote speaker and author of "Design for Strengths: Applying Design Thinking to Individual and Team Strengths."

John is an expert in design thinking where he helps businesses that are faced with seemingly insurmountable problems apply a creative mindset to solve their most pressing, seemingly insurmountable, problems.

John believes that to experience success, you must fail for the right reasons. It's not just about working harder - it's about working smarter in a way that leverages your & your team's strengths.

Listen in as John shares with Dr. Danny his amazing story about how he solved a problem that got him kicked off the 1994 U.S. Mens Olympic Short Track Speed Skating team, only to earn his place back on the team by skating at a world record-breaking pace, which earned him a silver medal at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics.

He demonstrates how applying the 6 Steps to a "Designers' Mindset" helped him regain his status on the Olympic team and how he has applied that thinking throughout his career as an expert and consultant with Fortune 100 companies in design thinking and maximizing epic life moments in time.