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Whether you’re looking to be more productive at work or make a more personal change, it helps to have a roadmap. Try these creative methods to help you stick with your intentions for the New Year:https://www.ideo.com/blog/3-creative-exercises-to-make-change-stick-in-2019 …

"I use the knowledge I’ve gained from interviews and field research to inform what would be useful or desirable from a human point of view. Later in the project, I’ll use this data to create a prototype." What it's like to be a data scientist at @IDEO:https://ideo.to/3F3c5d 

How might we always put people first when designing intelligent systems? Explore these exercises for data scientists and designers to build AI systems ethically, intentionally, and in service of humans:https://ideo.to/AIethics 

"Behavioral prototypes give us confidence that our product will not only meet people's needs, but also that we can build a sustainable business around it, testing desirability and viability at once."—@amy_bonsall via @Entrepreneurhttps://ideo.to/pyhhW5 

"This is about what I learned the hard way: That great creative leadership is about letting go of that nagging mental image you have of what you are supposed to do. It’s about believing in others, and focusing on fanning the flames of creative people."http://ideo.to/leaders 

No matter where you run into her work—whether it's a larger-than-life painting or an animated GIF in your Instagram feed—Laura Berger's art immediately transports you to another world. @rebeccalilian0 on her #CreativeCrush:https://ideo.to/ldPljt 

"If innovation projects are going to succeed, they’ll need to survive a handoff from an innovation team to an execution team. And every time you create a handoff, you risk dropping the baton."http://ideo.to/K2Lnky 

These podcasts don't just provide entertainment while commuting or walking the dog. They also provide fuel for creativity, by opening doors into unfamiliar cultures or worlds.http://ideo.to/podcasts 

On the hunt of a good book to start off the new year? Look no further than IDEO San Francisco's bathroom wall: http://ideo.to/CCN6sd  @jennmaer

"In that moment, I made a decision: There was no reason I couldn’t do my job — and do it well — and care about the experience of the people I was affecting." @RochaelS on how design taught her to be a more human-centered lawyer:http://ideo.to/VmlIQ9 

"While an object is a thing that serves its purpose until it’s tossed out, an artifact sparks an invisible conversation, a connection between the human who made it and the human experiencing it." @imjacobwaites on why you should keep making things by hand:http://ideo.to/zJPLvz 

IDEO Cambridge's @AnnKimAnnKim on 2019's biggest design trends: "More and more designers will realize their superpowers. You don’t have to have a doctor or nurse to help people. Designers are healers, too.” From @FastCompany:https://ideo.to/5GYaDq 

What does it take to stand out as a freelancer? Three tips from the @IDEO community:http://ideo.to/freelanceguide 

Need a good read to get you through the holidays? Here are four books @IDEO CEO @tceb62 can't put down:http://ideo.to/books 

Thirty Circles is a three-minute ideation exercise that highlights the balance between fluency (the speed and quantity of ideas) and flexibility (ideas that are truly different and distinct):http://ideo.to/TucjAA