Anthony is thinking of starting a small hot dog cart that he…

Anthony is thinking of starting a small hot dog cart that he will take to a beach area nearby. Before starting, he investigates city ordinances and talks to vendors in the beach area. He also talks to people at the local parks who sell hot dogs to find out what makes their business successful. Anthony is conducting what stage of the scientific process?

An entrepreneur wants to start a new business that provides…

An entrepreneur wants to start a new business that provides fast delivery of convenience store products, but they aren’t sure exactly what customers they should target or how to go about differentiating the business from other services. Which action should the entrepreneur take first to clarify these points?

Isabella was approached to design an automatic door system t…

Isabella was approached to design an automatic door system that would shield nursing home residents from extreme weather as they travel between facility buildings. As part of her process, she talked to residents about what was important to them, interviewed staff, and observed the ways the current doors were used in order to better meet the needs of the people actually using the doors. This shows that Isabella possesses which essential skill for design thinkers?