Global Lantern Design Thinking Award
Issued by
Ford Motor Company
This award annually recognizes nine individuals in each of Ford’s global market regions who illuminate the power of design thinking at the Ford Motor Company. Award winners have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of applied design thinking at Ford and demonstrate an exceptional ability to apply the mindsets of design thinking and meet deliverables that align with Ford’s purpose: to help build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.
- Type Validation
- Level Advanced
- Time Months
- Cost Free
Skills
- Collaboration
- Curiosity
- Design Thinking
- Empathy
- Experimentation
- Human Centered Design
- Optimism
Earning Criteria
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Embodies the mindsets of design thinking at Ford (Be optimistic. Be curious. Be experimental. Be empathetic. Be collaborative.) • Leads by example and solves problems in creative and innovative ways • Exemplifies the behaviors of the Ford+ Plan: Compete Like a Challenger, Modernize, Disrupt, and Care for Each Other • Consistently delivers work that aligns with Ford’s purpose: To help build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams
Standards
We are here for one purpose, to help build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. (BETTER LIVES, STRONGER COMMUNITIES, HEALTHIER PLANET, and HELPING BUILD A BETTER WORLD by MAKING LIFE ELECTRIC)
Using human-centered design, Ford drives human progress through empathy, creativity and design. We are built to challenge assumptions, question the status quo, and provoke the imagination. Together, we are creating a future where things like mobility, autonomy and connectivity are flexible, memorable, mindful, and most of all, empowering.