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Design Thinking

A Guide to Creative Problem Solving for Everyone
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Design Thinking by Andrew Pressman explores a dynamic process that aids in understanding and framing problems to inspire creative solutions across diverse fields. This guide demystifies design thinking, making creative problem-solving accessible to all through practical tools and a clear framework. It highlights the application of design thinking beyond traditional design realms, including politics, business, health, and law, combining theory with real-world examples to offer immediately relevant insights.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in creative problem-solving techniques applicable across various disciplines, including students, professionals in business, law, health, and anyone seeking innovative approaches to real-world challenges.

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Application of design thinking to help solve myriad problems that are not typically associated with design is illuminated through vignettes drawn from such diverse realms as politics and society, business, health and science, law, and writing.

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Design Thinking is a powerful process that facilitates understanding and framing of problems, enables creative solutions, and may provide fresh perspectives on our physical and social landscapes. Not just for architects or product developers, design thinking can be applied across many disciplines to solve real-world problems and reconcile dilemmas. It is a tool that may trigger inspiration and the imagination, and lead to innovative ideas that are responsive to the needs and issues of stakeholders.

Design Thinking: A Guide to Creative Problem Solving for Everyone will assist in addressing a full spectrum of challenges from the most vexing to the everyday. It renders accessible the creative problem-solving abilities that we all possess by providing a dynamic framework and practical tools for thinking imaginatively and critically. Every aspect of design thinking is explained and analysed together with insights on navigating through the process.

Application of design thinking to help solve myriad problems that are not typically associated with design is illuminated through vignettes drawn from such diverse realms as politics and society, business, health and science, law, and writing. A combination of theory and application makes this volume immediately useful and personally relevant.

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Andrew Pressman’s exemplary new book is an accessible, readable, and eminently usable introduction to design thinking. The book encourages individual experimentation and flexibility, empowering readers to make the design thinking process their own. β€” Marilys R. Nepomechie, FAIA, ACSA Distinguished Professor, Florida International University

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138673472

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 November 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 21 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 22 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 123.0mm

Height: 186.0mm

Weight: 216g

Pages: 154

About the Author

Andrew Pressman, FAIA, an architect, Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland, leads his own award-winning architectural firm in Washington, DC. He has written numerous critically acclaimed books and articles, and he holds a Master’s degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

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