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Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 152 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.89 — 11,021 ratings — published 2009
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Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,231 ratings — published 2013
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.15 — 47,686 ratings — published 1988
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The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage The Design of Business: Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitive Advantage (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,029 ratings — published 2009
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This is Service Design Thinking: Basics – Tools – Cases This is Service Design Thinking: Basics – Tools – Cases (Hardcover)
by (shelved 50 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,941 ratings — published 2010
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Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,490 ratings — published 2016
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Design Thinking: Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value Design Thinking: Integrating Innovation, Customer Experience, and Brand Value (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 41 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.85 — 452 ratings — published 2009
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Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers (Columbia Business School Publishing) Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers (Columbia Business School Publishing)
by (shelved 40 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.99 — 952 ratings — published 2011
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The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.95 — 8,341 ratings — published 2001
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Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.90 — 22,803 ratings — published 2016
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Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.55 — 315 ratings — published 2011
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter) Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
by (shelved 24 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.24 — 30,748 ratings — published 2000
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101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization 101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.05 — 704 ratings — published 2012
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Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation: What They Can't Teach You at Business or Design School Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation: What They Can't Teach You at Business or Design School (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.61 — 406 ratings — published 2013
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The Designful Company: How to Build a Culture of Nonstop Innovation The Designful Company: How to Build a Culture of Nonstop Innovation (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.00 — 526 ratings — published 2008
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Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rule-breakers, and Changemakers Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rule-breakers, and Changemakers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,780 ratings — published 2010
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Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.13 — 528 ratings — published 2011
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Business Model Generation Business Model Generation (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.21 — 59,190 ratings — published 2010
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This Is Service Design Doing: Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World This Is Service Design Doing: Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 17 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.36 — 565 ratings — published 2016
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Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
by (shelved 17 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,503 ratings — published 2003
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Design Driven Innovation: Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean Design Driven Innovation: Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.00 — 498 ratings — published 2009
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Insight Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and Into the World Insight Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and Into the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.78 — 427 ratings — published 2015
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.18 — 22,465 ratings — published 2008
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Exposing the Magic of Design: A Practitioner's Guide to the Methods and Theory of Synthesis (Human Technology Interaction Series) Exposing the Magic of Design: A Practitioner's Guide to the Methods and Theory of Synthesis (Human Technology Interaction Series)
by (shelved 16 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.09 — 210 ratings — published 2010
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Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works (Columbia Business School Publishing) Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works (Columbia Business School Publishing)
by (shelved 15 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.68 — 198 ratings — published 2013
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The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.96 — 15,846 ratings — published 2008
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.96 — 338,366 ratings — published 2012
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Universal Principles of Design Universal Principles of Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,885 ratings — published 2003
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.12 — 50,186 ratings — published 2013
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The Designing for Growth Field Book: A Step-by-Step Project Guide The Designing for Growth Field Book: A Step-by-Step Project Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.05 — 152 ratings — published 2013
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Frame Innovation: Create New Thinking by Design (Design Thinking, Design Theory) Frame Innovation: Create New Thinking by Design (Design Thinking, Design Theory)
by (shelved 13 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.08 — 101 ratings — published 2015
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Human Centered Design Toolkit Human Centered Design Toolkit (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.16 — 200 ratings — published 2011
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Service Design: From Insight to Implementation Service Design: From Insight to Implementation (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.05 — 599 ratings — published 2013
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.09 — 6,264 ratings — published 2011
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Rapid Viz: A New Method for the Rapid Visualization of Ideas Rapid Viz: A New Method for the Rapid Visualization of Ideas (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.89 — 199 ratings — published 1990
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The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.17 — 365 ratings — published 2015
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Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,179 ratings — published 1991
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Mapping Experiences: A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams Mapping Experiences: A Complete Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.11 — 694 ratings — published 2015
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How Designers Think How Designers Think (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.70 — 254 ratings — published 1980
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Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.84 — 539 ratings — published 2008
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Weird Ideas That Work: How to Build a Creative Company Weird Ideas That Work: How to Build a Creative Company (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.80 — 452 ratings — published 2001
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The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,218 ratings — published 2007
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Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want
by (shelved 9 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,181 ratings — published 2013
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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.11 — 365,412 ratings — published 2011
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Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior Mental Models: Aligning Design Strategy with Human Behavior (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,080 ratings — published 2008
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Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,719 ratings — published 2012
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Glimmer: How Design Can Transform Your Life, and Maybe Even the World Glimmer: How Design Can Transform Your Life, and Maybe Even the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as design-thinking)
avg rating 4.06 — 468 ratings — published 2009
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