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 ...

Managing to Learn beschrijft het A3 Management proces voor probleemoplossing, mentoring, ontwikkeling van mensen en Lean leiderschap. Managing to Learn toont hoe een echte leider in actie eruit ziet, gemakkelijk te begrijpen en vertaalbaar naar echte gedragsverandering.

Managing to Learn is geschreven door Toyota-veteraan John Shook. Shook was de eerste westerse manager bij Toyota in Japan, voordat Toyota internationaal ging uitbreiden. Eén van zijn belangrijkste opdrachten was het ‘vertal...

Het langverwachte vervolg op de internationale bestsellers 'Business Model Generatie' en 'Waarde Propositie Ontwerp'.

'Het onoverwinnelijke bedrijf' is het nieuwste boek van Alex Osterwalder en Yves Pigneur, auteurs van de internationale bestseller 'Business Model Generatie' (in Nederland al ruim 50.000 verkocht), waarmee zij de manier hebben veranderd waarop bedrijven nieuwe producten creëren.

'Het onoverwinnelijke bedrijf' laat zien hoe sommige van ’s werelds meest succesvolle bedrijven ...

In 2014 verscheen het eerste boek in de serie 'Climbing the Mountain' en in 2017 verscheen de vertaling naar het Nederlands. Inmiddels zijn in deze serie meer dan 35.000 exemplaren verkocht en heeft het velen geholpen bij het ontwikkelen van een continue verbeterorganisatie en het oplossen van problemen. Voor u ligt de geheel herziene druk van de Green Belt, opgebouwd volgens de laatste versie van het CIMM-raamwerk en de LSSA skill set (v3.2).

Green Belts werken enerzijds aan het verbeteren v...

Unlike any time before in our lives, we have access to vast amounts of free information. With the right tools, we can start to make sense of all this data to see patterns and trends that would otherwise be invisible to us. By transforming numbers into graphical shapes, we allow readers to understand the stories those numbers hide. In this practical introduction to understanding and using information graphics, you'll learn how to use data visualizations as tools to see beyond lists of numbers ...

This textbook is aimed at the majority of students, who need to quickly acquire a concise overview of soil science. Many current soil science textbooks still cater for a traditional student market where students embark on three years study in a narrow discipline. The growth in modular degree schemes has meant that soil science is now often taught as self-standing unit as part of broad based degree program.

Students pursuing this type of course are increasingly reluctant to purchase expensive ...

Addresses the main systems necessary for the successful operation of a maintenance organization, such as performance control, work control and documentation. This work shows how they can be modelled, their function and operating principles, and the main problems encountered in operation.

Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own. Since 1979, David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson and now, Co-Author, Jeff Smith's Film Art has been the best-selling and most widely respected introduction to the analysis of cinema. Taking a skills-centered approach supported by examples from many periods and countries, the authors help students develop a core set of analytical skills that will enrich their understanding of any film, in any genre. In-depth examples deepen students...

For courses in Software Engineering, Software Development, or Object-Oriented Design and Analysis at the Junior/Senior or Graduate level. This text can also be utilized in short technical courses or in short, intensive management courses. Shows students how to use both the principles of software engineering and the practices of various object-oriented tools, processes, and products.

Using a step-by-step case study to illustrate the concepts and topics in each chapter, Bruegge and Dutoit empha...