Misfit Thinking: Using Design Thinking To Energize Innovation And Creativity - 9781039106123

Is your organization stuck in a rut and unable to see past the same old ineffective approaches? Misfit Thinking demonstrates how teams can become more innovative in order to actually solve problems, creatively. It is a thorough exploration of and practical guide to Design Thinking for industry, government, military, and non-governmental organizations. With experience in all three sectors, Dr. Bennett offers key examples of why people across disciplines-and even in daily life-can benefit from clearly understanding the problems they face and using targeted processes to design and test solutions. He features four design models that can be used under a variety of circumstances, an entire chapter dedicated to establishing the conditions for successful design thinking, over 40 ways to generate creative ideas and thinking patterns, a special chapter on military applications, and emphasis on establishing the value proposition. You'll find practical suggestions along the way, and a wealth of stories and tips for how to: become more creative energize an innovation mentality become a design thinker create a design team generate ideas, and chart a way forward Misfit Thinking is a hands-on guide drawn from years of best practices and lessons learned that provides an invaluable resource for executives, team leaders, and students alike

• | Author: R. Gordon Bennett
• | Publisher: FriesenPress
• | Publication Date: July 09, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 372 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1039106129
• | ISBN-13: 9781039106123