TY - BOOK AU - Liedtka, Jeanne AU - Ogilvie, Tim TI - Designing for Growth: A design thinking tool kit for managers SN - 978-0-231-15838-1 U1 - 658.4063 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - Entrepreneurship N1 - 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; Contents Section I: The why and how of Design thinking 1. Why design? 2. Four Questions, Ten Tools Section II: What is? 3. Visualization 4. Journey Mapping 5. Value Chain Analysis 6. Mind Mapping Section III: What if? 7. Brainstorming 8. Concept Development Section IV: What wows? 9. Assumption Testing 10. Rapid Prototyping Section V: What works? 11. Customer Co-Creation 12. Learning Launch Section VI: Leading Growth and Innovation in Your Organization ER -