From Apple’s first mouse to Palm’s first Personal Digital Assistant, IDEO has helped design some of the world’s most famous and important products. Across the world, and especially in Silicon Valley, they have been looked to as the gold standard for innovation and creativity. So what can marketers learn from this unique organization?

To find out, we interviewed Whitney Mortimer, CMO and Partner at IDEO.

On this episode, Whitney talks about design thinking and how it can transform your marketing, the power of constraints, and how to measure and manage creativity.

Links

Full Show Notes: http://bit.ly/2JTn4gX

Whitney's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/whitney-mortimer-594ba55/

IDEO Homepage: ideo.com

5 Key Takeaways

- Design thinking is a strategy that starts with a blank slate and designs around a user's needs and experience. It can (and does) lead to explosive growth.

- Creativity can be measured, managed, and taught. Doing so leads to growth, agility, and resilience.

- “It’s your job as a leader to stay inspired and to share that inspiration with others.”

- For marketers to be successful, they need to be involved in conversations about the company’s deepest aspirations so that they can translate that vision into a narrative.

- In an era of increasing automation, employees have a need to self-actualize through creativity.

Bio

Whitney Mortimer is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and a Partner at IDEO, a global design company that creates positive impact through design. Previously, she served as the SVP Marketing and New Business Development at Supercuts. Prior to Supercuts, she held various positions in brand management and strategy with E & J Gallo Winery, Frito-Lay, and American Express International Bank.

Whitney is passionate about bringing design-led innovation to environmental conservation, social justice and the empowerment of women. In addition to being the CMO of IDEO she also serves on the board.

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