TY - BOOK AU - Liedtka,Jeanne AU - Ogilvie,Tim TI - Designing for growth: a design thinking tool kit for managers SN - 9780231158381 AV - HD 53 .L543 2011 PY - 2011///] CY - New York PB - Columbia Business School Publishing KW - Creative ability in business KW - Organizational change KW - Success in business KW - Creativity Thinking KW - Organizational Innovation KW - Cr�eativit�e dans les affaires KW - Changement organisationnel KW - Succ�es dans les affaires KW - fast KW - Kreatives Denken KW - gnd KW - Unternehmen KW - swd N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -