Putting Design Thinking to Work How Large Organizations Can Embrace Messy Institutions to Tackle Wicked Problems /

• Main Authors: Ney, Steven (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Meinel, Christoph (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Understanding Innovation,
• Subjects: Leadership.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Public policy.; Management.; Industrial management.; Organization.; Planning.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Public Policy.; Innovation/Technology Management.

This book discusses how the methods and mindsets of design thinking empower large organizations to create groundbreaking innovations. Arguing that innovations must effectively tackle so-called "wicked problems," it shows how design thinking enables managers and innovators to create the org...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Innovation, Wicked Problems and Design Thinking
• Clumsy Solutions, Messy Institutions and Cultural Change
• Creating Social Spaces for Exploration
• Hunting, Gathering and Taking it Home - Bringing New Perspectives and Perceptions into Organisations
• Design Thinking and Messy Practices
• Leadership, Design Thinking and Messy Institutions
• Conclusion. .