Market Signals - Design Thinking Blog

Innovation

How to Recognize When an Idea Is Strategically Early, Not Bad

early promising strategic idea

By understanding market signals and competitive trends, you can distinguish whether your idea is strategically early or simply not ready—continue reading to find out how.

Design Thinking Team
June 26, 2026

Innovation

Trendspotting: Using Weak Signals to Inform Your Next MVP

identify emerging market trends

Trendspotting involves detecting weak signals that can shape your next MVP, and understanding these clues can give you a competitive edge—discover how inside.

Max Smart
August 10, 2025

Mental Health In Cyber Warfare: US Military Faces Alarming Suicide Trends

Confirmed reports indicate a surge in suicides among US Cyber Command personnel,…

Thorsten Meyer
August 9, 2026

Shopify Replaced Redis With MySQL For Inventory Reservations–and It Scaled

Business

Shopify Replaced Redis With MySQL For Inventory Reservations–and It Scaled

Shopify switched from Redis to MySQL for inventory reservations and successfully…

Design Thinking Team
August 9, 2026

Gateway 2000'S Hilariously Bad Ads In The 90S (Part II)

Culture

Gateway 2000’S Hilariously Bad Ads In The 90S (Part II)

Analyzing Gateway 2000's notoriously bad advertising campaigns in the 1990s,…

Design Thinking Team
August 9, 2026

Verizon Outage

IT services

Verizon Outage

A widespread Verizon outage is impacting customers across the U.S., with service…

Design Thinking Team
August 9, 2026