
Creative Confidence Podcast Key Abilities of Creative Problem-Solvers: David Kelley (Replay)
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Dec 30, 2025 David Kelley, the innovative mind behind IDEO and Stanford's d.school, shares insights on fostering creative problem-solving. He emphasizes the importance of deeper experiences over quick workshops for genuine innovation. Kelley discusses navigating ambiguity to uncover revolutionary solutions and stresses the value of rapid prototyping. He provides strategies for engaging leadership and ensuring client buy-in, while advocating for projects framed to encourage iterative design. Lastly, he inspires students to embrace unique life experiences that cultivate creativity.
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Get Comfortable With Ambiguity
- Embrace ambiguity as the core capability for innovation.
- Becoming comfortable not knowing is necessary to reach new-to-the-world solutions.
Get Out And Learn From Others
- Go learn from other people, contexts, and experts to escape early, clichéd ideas.
- Show your ideas to others and invite critiques to improve them rapidly.
Prototype Early And Iterate Fast
- Build quick, tangible prototypes or artifacts to engage users and get honest feedback.
- Iterate fast before ownership and polish make changes costly and slow.


