Een goed concept biedt toegevoegde waarde. Een concept, ook wel de zogenaamde kapstok genoemd, opent allerlei mogelijkheden en kansen en zorgt ervoor dat keuzes maken makkelijk wordt. Hoe ontwikkel je een concept? En hoe maak je deze toegevoegde waarde zichtbaar, voelbaar en herkenbaar?

Het is voor het creëren van onderscheidend vermogen van belang dat ontwerpers rekening houden met de verwerking van het concept door de eindgebruiker. Hierbij speelt design een belangrijke rol. Dit boek geeft...

As the second book in the ‘this human’ series, Design Character explores the values, ethics, and motivations behind every designer. It helps the reader navigate their inner world and create an authentic practice that is deeply informed by who they are at their core.

Perfect for a designer, or anyone keen to understand how values inform their actions, this book is for those wanting to have more impact with their work and accelerate mastery in their practice.

We have entered an era that a...

Revised edition: 20 additional methods and a new chapter to introduce humanity-centred design

This handbook documents 80 methods used in design innovation projects leading to the design of new products or services. It is the first publication to bring together methods, tools and case studies that involve multiple disciplines and perspectives – from product and service design to interaction and user experience design. In this revised edition, the authors look beyond the human-centred design ...

Whether you’re a manager or creatives, a colleague of creatives, or simply creative yourself, chances are you recognise some of your colleagues or team members in this. If so, The Characters of Creativity is your go-to guide. The book offers specific strategies and techniques for releasing creativity.

A practical guide to the complex world of creativity.

Turn strategy into creativity and find out what management tools work for creatives.

Learn how to create a professional environment that s...

While the creative struggle may be inevitable, it doesn’t have to feel impossible. The book is organised into three parts: Exploring Your Creative Context, Designing Your Creative Practice, and Maintaining Your Creative Momentum. You will discover your imaginator type, become a superhero(ine) and define what creativity means to you.

The book walks you through practical and inspiring methods to make space and time for making so you will never again have an excuse to procrastinate. In additi...

Slimme technieken om problemen op te lossenVan de hand van Edward de Bono, bestsellerauteur van onder meer Zes denkende hoofddeksels en Gym voor je geest, is er nu het allesoverkoepelende magnum opus: Creatief denken. Met dit boek wil hij ons aanzetten ons denken te vernieuwen.Veel conflicten en problemen – van honger en oorlog tot onze eigen problemen thuis en op het werk – blijven onopgelost. Niet omdat ze niet op te lossen zijn, maar doordat we ze al jaren- of eeuwenlang op dezelfde ma...

Dr. Edward de Bono wordt beschouwd als een internationale autoriteit op het gebied van conceptueel denken. In deze everseller verheldert hij op een originele manier alle ingewikkelde besluitvormingsprocessen. Door vanuit zes verschillende invalshoeken naar een probleem te kijken, komt u sneller tot een duidelijke oplossing. De invalshoeken worden verbeeld door zes verschillende denkhoeden: -De witte hoed: `puur denken, in de vorm van feiten, cijfers en informatie. -De rode hoed: `warm denken,...

Some of the most life-changing connections are made at events. But if you can't design events, how can you change your world? The answer? This handbook will change the way you think about how events change the world you live in. It shows the way to re-design your world on one sheet of paper using the #EventCanvas.This book identifies the starting point of any event and outlines steps of how events come to life. It focuses on the DNA of specific aspects of events, and provides insight into how...

Lick It: Challenge the way you experience food

Over the course of 32 unique food challenges, 22 chapters of alternate angles, and countless insights from food design theory, Lick It will radically transform your relationship to food.

Through 24 unique challenges, a diverse range of angles, and detailed insights into the world of food design, Lick It will radically transform your relationship to food.

Whether mealtimes are your favourite part of the day or you're in the camp of ‘eat to live'...

Society faces a number of problems with so many interdependent factors that they seem impossible to solve. To find solutions for these wicked problems the world needs the collaboration of creative problem solvers from different disciplines, people who ‘know what to do when they don’t know what to do’. Higher education has created an environment where these problem solvers come together: a living lab.

Lab education takes place in a real-life context, where a number of problem solvers fro...