Design Thinking Research Taking Breakthrough Innovation Home
In a very unique way, design thinking enables teams and organizations to find completely novel solutions to even complex challenges and to become sustainably innovative. The desire to understand the reason for this effect and to improve our knowledge abou
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Hasso Plattner Christoph Meinel Larry Leifer Editors
Design Thinking Research Taking Breakthrough Innovation Home
Understanding Innovation
Series editors Christoph Meinel Larry Leifer
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Hasso Plattner • Christoph Meinel • Larry Leifer Editors
Design Thinking Research Taking Breakthrough Innovation Home
Editors Hasso Plattner Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering Potsdam, Germany
Christoph Meinel Hasso Plattner Institute for Software Systems Engineering Potsdam, Germany
Larry Leifer Stanford University Stanford, CA, USA
ISSN 2197-5752 ISSN 2197-5760 (electronic) Understanding Innovation ISBN 978-3-319-40381-6 ISBN 978-3-319-40382-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40382-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016943632 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Preface
Design thinking is spreading. More and more people and organizations experience the positive impact of design thinking on their innovation culture and output. And more and more educational institutions integrate the approach into their curriculum or even implement their own schools of design thinking following the role model of the d.schools in Stanford and Potsdam. An entrepreneurial and user-centered mindset is nurtured here, which is fundamental for innovation. Taking this approach into companies stimulates corporate entrepreneurial thinking and acting—fueling a real intrapreneurial culture. This is vital especially for big corporations as it consequently spurs innovation and change inside these organizations. In promoting creative confidence, curiosity, collaboration, and a trial and error attitude, design thinking fosters this essential cultural change. The rise of design thinking has increase
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