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Victor,
This is indeed an important aspect, most investments do not bring as much value because the culture and processes do not support it. I am wondering if in your experience the organization explictly request for such services or is the requirement about design and you have to influence the thinking, especially because Design thinking as a concept is still new at formal level.
Regards
Alok Jain
Once in a while the client will explictly discuss the need for culture change at the beginning, but more often the initial focus is on the product or process. We work to shift the focus to how the culture is changing because a company with an innovative culture has an easier time of creating innovative processes and products.