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Designing for growth : a design thinking tool kit for managers / by Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New York : Columbia Business School Publishing, [2011]Description: xiii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780231158381
  • 0231158386
  • 9780231527965
  • 0231527969
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD 53 .L543 2011
Other classification:
  • CR 5000
  • QP 300
  • KOM 930f
  • WIR 837f
  • WIR 620f
Contents:
The why and how of design thinking -- What is? -- What if? -- What wows? -- What works? -- Leading growth and innovation in Your organization.
Summary: Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie educate readers in one of the hottest trends in business:?design thinking,? or the ability to turn abstract ideas into practical applications for maximal business growth. Liedtka and Ogilvie cover the mind-set, techniques, and vocabulary of design thinking, unpack the mysterious connection between design and growth, and teach managers in a straightforward way how to exploit design's exciting potential. Exemplified by Apple and the success of its elegant products and cultivated by high-profile design firms such as IDEO, design thinking unlocks creative right-brain capabilities to solve a range of problems. This approach has become a necessary component of successful business practice, helping managers turn abstract concepts into everyday tools that grow business while minimizing risk.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-223).

The why and how of design thinking -- What is? -- What if? -- What wows? -- What works? -- Leading growth and innovation in Your organization.

Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie educate readers in one of the hottest trends in business:?design thinking,? or the ability to turn abstract ideas into practical applications for maximal business growth. Liedtka and Ogilvie cover the mind-set, techniques, and vocabulary of design thinking, unpack the mysterious connection between design and growth, and teach managers in a straightforward way how to exploit design's exciting potential. Exemplified by Apple and the success of its elegant products and cultivated by high-profile design firms such as IDEO, design thinking unlocks creative right-brain capabilities to solve a range of problems. This approach has become a necessary component of successful business practice, helping managers turn abstract concepts into everyday tools that grow business while minimizing risk.

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