siliconindia | | September 20198bet that some of the first things that come to people's minds when they think of technology today are all synonyms of innovation and disruption. Most business leaders, digital experts and top lev-el management executives are sure to find themselves in heated debates about how imperative it is today to evolve at the speed of thought. Oth-erwise, the threat of being forgotten might become a reality. In the midst of trying to create enterprises that stand-out in the crowd, two words have gained recognition almost all over the world ­ Design Thinking. This methodology has long tran-scended the traditional boundaries of design, along with the age old notion that design is purely visual. Whether it is a trained fine art graduate, a UX designer or a business leader who has absolutely nothing to do with graphic or visual design, the approach bene-fits all. A Forrester research report also states that it can deliver an ROI of 85 percent or more for business-es. That's huge! And while all of this may sound simple on paper, the truth of the matter is that at the heart of de-sign thinking is a massive radical cul-tural change which is by no means an easy transformation to drive. There's no perfect answer for the questions - `How do I ensure a successful design thinking led strategy', but there are definitely some questions that leaders need to ask themselves before em-barking on this journey.Is the product worth building in the first place? One of the principles that design thinking advocates is to think big. IN MY OpinionIBy Anupam Kulkarni, Co-Founder & Director - Sales, Marketing & Strategy, iauro SystemsA BE graduate from the Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Anupam incepted iauro Systems in 2009, prior to which he worked as a Software Engineer at Persistent Systems.WHAT MAKES A GOOD DESIGN THINKING LEADER
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