148. How to Have Good Ideas

Sarah Stein Greenberg runs Stanford’s d.school, which teaches design as a mode of problem solving. She and Steve talk about what makes her field different from other academic disciplines, how to approach hard problems, and why brainstorms are so annoying.

SOURCE:Sarah Stein Greenberg • , executive director of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University.

RESOURCES:Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways • , by Sarah Stein Greenberg (2021). Noora Health • . Civilla • . Substantial • . Rare • . Sarah Stein Greenberg wildlife photography • .

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