Hello and welcome to stride4.net
I'm David Field.
I am a product designer with a mission and with a passion for the psychology of design. I have turned his attention to creative team working methods. My goal has been to 'design' a better approach to team working. An approach that all members of a team can quickly tune into.
The result is stride4.
As a product designer, my approach to stride4 has been to devise it as a product that people can immediately understand, use and benefit from.
No time for advanced techniques
I have worked for big corporates, entrepreneurial and professional services companies. Apart from the occasional brainstorming session in my work with others, there has been little time for advanced creativity and problem solving methods. The approach has always been to get the maximum number of projects done in the minimum number of hours. No time for advanced techniques. And certainly no time for training it into the teams. And besides, the Boss usually knows what the solution should be! Does that sound familiar to you too?! I bet you this situation is typical of the majority of businesses of the western world.
Project decisions are crucial though
As a design professional however I am acutely aware of the impact and dangers of early on project decisions or running with a poor idea. Often the first and only idea. A little up front thinking leading to better ideas can pay dividends. Literally!
Stride4 is that fast solution that people and teams can quickly tune into and use to get better focused and relevant ideas
Stride4 is a creative thinking technique to enable you to powerfully focus your thoughts to make better progress on your projects. 'Stride' stands for Set Target, Reality check, Ideas, Develop, Engage. It's a 'Design Thinking' process.
I am in no great hurry to give up my mechanical product design job just yet. I love it too much.
Whilst I love my product design job, I can also see the huge potential for stride4.
I have big plans for it to be introduced to and used by a large chunk of the working population and beyond.
So to get stride4 to a large audience and have as many people and business enjoying working productively, I am keen to support people trying the stride4 approach.
You may be a business team trying stride4ing for the first time,
or you may be a professional training and coaching company who can see opportunities in including stride4 in your portfolio.
Either way, please do get in touch.
