### About this interview Andrea Small is a design strategist, educator, and writer. She studied architecture and metalsmithing and has a Masters degree in Human Centered Product Design. Andrea is currently Creative Lead at Samsung Research America on their R&D Innovation Team in Mountain View, CA.   ### List of skills discussed - Being creative in the face of challenges - Implementing design thinking - Maintaining an open mind - Navigating Ambiguity - Problem solving - Taking risks - Thinking laterally   ### Tips for improving ambiguity-navigation skills - Do things to build curiosity in low-risk ways like going down an unfamiliar isle at the grocery store - Crumple a piece of paper or draw squiggles on a page and ask yourself what you can make from it - Draw a hundred circles and make them into a hundred different things - Pause daily and practice exploring the five balances  1. Perspective: look in / look out  2. Pace: speed up / slow down  3. Focus / unfocus  4. Follow the course / create your own path  5. Scale: Zoom in / zoom out   ### Links 1. http://www.andreasmall.com/ 2. Twitter: @dresmall 3. Navigating Ambiguity: Creating Opportunity in a World of Unknowns (https://www.porchlightbooks.com/product/navigating-ambiguity-creating-opportunity-in-a-world-of-unknowns--andrea-small?variationCode=9781984857965)

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