Design vs. Planning

Planning is great when you have a working solution that you need to execute: a business plan, an annual event, a strategic plan, meeting agenda, wedding, travel, etc. Unfortunately, we often slide into planning when we really need to be designing. Design is both problem solving and world building. Design when you are solving a complex problem, when you are trying to imagine a new arrangement, and/or you notice that you’re cobbling together pre-existing solutions, etc.