This Human: How to Be the Person Designing for Other People

Name: This Human: How to Be the Person Designing for Other People
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9789063694609
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By Melis Senova

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This Human: How to Be the Person Designing for Other People by Melis Senova explores the role and mindset of a designer creating experiences for others. It delves into the deeper aspects of human-centred design, focusing on the designer's own journey of self-awareness and empathy. The book offers insights and guidance on embracing a more thoughtful, intentional approach to design that prioritises the needs and experiences of real people.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring the intersection of design, empathy, and human-centred innovation. It provides insightful perspectives on creating meaningful and impactful designs by understanding and connecting with people on a deeper level. Ideal for designers, innovators, and anyone keen on fostering a more empathetic approach to creative problem-solving.

Suitable for people who are determined to have impact with their work, this title describes the aspect of doing human centred design, and the thinking and being recuired to take on the biggest challenges facing humanity in order to reimagine a shared reality for all living things on this planet.

This book describes what it takes to be the actual person who is doing the designing in human-centred design.

Description

There are many great design books in existence that teach us about design process, tools, and methods. With the increasing popularity of Design Thinking and Human-Centred Design, we've also seen more material discussing various aspects of the practice. One missing aspect, almost in an ironic twist, is what it takes to be the actual person who is doing the designing.

The name This Human is referring to that person. The person who needs to observe to gain insight, to make sense of their observations in a way that isn't biased by their own world views. The person who needs to communicate in many different ways with many different intentions to communicate information which is often hard to access, difficult to grasp, and just not that tangible. The person who is so passionate about having a positive impact that they become exhausted one third of the way into their project.

I wrote this book to help these people learn more about themselves and how to think and be in their practice of design—to help them grasp all that is going on inside that then influences their creations.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

This Human by Melis Senova is praised for its depth of insight into the human-centred design process. Marty Neumeier commends the book as a valuable resource that designers can appreciate and revisit throughout their creative careers, indicating its lasting relevance and practical guidance.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789063694609

Publisher: BIS Publishers B.V.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 March 2017

Country: Netherlands

Imprint: BIS Publishers B.V.

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Melis is a pioneer in human-centred design, a founder of her own global strategic design consultancy, Huddle, and a highly-regarded and enterprising thought leader. Her vast business experience, underpinned by a PhD in Human Factors (human-centred design), sees her focused on reshaping the super systems of the future. This reshaping is essential to ensure we address the complex challenges facing humanity and the planet. Melis believes we can change our realities by changing our minds. Melis is also the founder of Huddle Labs, a research capability innovating the definition of value in a post-capitalist society; Huddle Academy, a school focussed on building creative problem solving capabilities for individuals and organisations; and Huddle Foundation, a platform that curates the connection between designers, philanthropists and social enterprises. Melis is a member of Creative Victoria's Creative State Advisory Board, a member of the Victorian State Government's Innovation Expert Panel, and a member of the advisory board for A Vision for Australia-a series of Annual Economic Summits hosted by Global Access Partners.

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