Want to Make Better Decisions? Know the Difference between Engineering and Design Thinking
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There are 4 general ways of thinking, says Dave Evans, who worked with Steve Jobs to design some of Apple's first products.

Those ways of thinking are engineering, optimize, anlytical, and design. But only 1 will shift your outlook on reality.

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DAVE EVANS:

Dave Evans joined the Stanford Design Program in 2007 where he teaches the popular Designing Your Life courses. Evans' passion is to help undergrads and grads apply the innovative principles of design thinking to the wicked problem of designing your life after Stanford. Dave obtained his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering and returns to Stanford following 30+ years of executive leadership and management consulting in high technology. Evans product managed the first mouse and early laserprinting projects at Apple, was a cofounder of Electronic Arts, and has consulted to dozens of startups and major corporations.

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