The identity of your organisation, sector, or region is often a hidden treasure that can drive your strategy. A clear understanding of who you are provides both a foundation and perspective for shaping your future. But identity can feel intangible—so how do you unlock its potential?

In this book, seasoned identity consultant Stijn van Diemen explores eight strategic perspectives on corporate identity, each illustrated with engaging real-world cases. These cases bring the concepts to life, s...

Art rules the world. But what about the rules of art? In our current day and age, the general consensus seems to be that creativity, divine inspiration and art can never be bound by rules. Artists need to push the envelope, be ahead of the curve, and if there are any rules out there it is the artist's prerogative, if not God-given right, to break them.

But up to the early 20th century, artists did not have the complete artistic freedom that they are believed to enjoy today. They were bound by...

This exercise book is a spin-off to The Secret of the Highly Creative Thinker: How to make connections others don't. While this book is based on a dynamic balance of theory, technique, and exercises, the Creative Thinker's Exercise Book is a practical hands-on workbook, the perfect outlet to get your hands dirty and dive into exercises that strengthen one's ability to see and make connections.

This book is for those seeking to enhance their creativity. It can be used to:

- Develop one's creat...

The role of design professionals' in innovation is growing towards a more strategic one. They are no longer just executors of new product and/or service design briefs but are increasingly involved in the crafting of these briefs and in the strategic decisions leading to these briefs. In order to effectively play this role, design professionals need to master a set of strategic practices - i.e., routinized actions and ways of working. However, since the strategic role of designers is a relativ...

This puzzle in the shape of a cat features 26 breeds: piece them together to get one big cat! Features regular jigsaw pieces - large pieces perfect for little hands.

Learn what your pup is trying to tell you through their body language in this fun new memory game - match the most pairs to win!

An invaluable introduction for designers and creatives on how to create digital interfaces for users.

Distilled, practical advice and simple techniques aimed at amateur photographers

CAPITALIZE ON YOUR BRIGHT IDEAS WITH LEGAL DESIGN THINKING

Organizations today innovate to survive in a competitive, complex, and interconnected business world. They co-create with others outside their own organization to succeed. But capturing the value of these bright ideas separately is often very complicated.

The Innovation Matrix simplifies and structures innovation management. Start looking at innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) from a pragmatic perspective. This book will take yo...

People face a bewildering choice of new organizational design options. New organizational forms are sweeping across business, now that information technology enables better communication, both internally and across boundaries. This book helps managers to navigate the new landscape, by providing a concise and practical overview of forms like holacracy, the Spotify-model, platform organizations, multidimensional organizing and ecosystems. It discusses these forms and provides a user guide, show...