The Design Thinking Toolbox: A Guide to Mastering the Most Popular and Valuable Innovation Methods

by Michael Lewrick

How to use the Design Thinking Tools

A practical guide to make innovation happen

The Design Thinking Toolbox explains the most important tools and methods to put Design Thinking into action. Based on the largest international survey on the use of design thinking, the most popular methods are described in four pages each by an expert from the global Design Thinking community. If you are involved in innovation, leadership, or design, these are tools you need. Simple instructions, expert tips, templates, and images help you implement each tool or method.

Quickly and comprehensively familiarize yourself with the best design thinking tools Select the appropriate warm-ups, tools, and methods Explore new avenues of thinking Plan the agenda for different design thinking workshops Get practical application tips The Design Thinking Toolbox help innovators master the early stages of the innovation process. It's the perfect complement to the international bestseller The Design Thinking Playbook .

Genres: Design, Business, Leadership, Nonfiction, Entrepreneurship, Psychology

320 pages, ebook

Published March 30, 2020

Reviews

[Natasha Milsted · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was really impressed with the first book, but the second is even better. Easy to follow with great ideas for facilitating meaningful discussions. I cant wait to get out lockdown and put some of this in to practice

[Tyas · Rating 5 out of 5]

yeay! i’m finally done with this book. in summary, i fall in love with the way the authors crafted the contents. it beyonds my expectation. it makes me realise that i haven’t learned much about design thinking in my career as product designer. the tools here are so helpful. i’m happy i found this book in the crisis period (i’m questioning what’s next or what’s next big thing i want to learn and pursue). instead of exploring something new, this book helps me to evaluate my design process. it feels like i have another mentor who was coaching me how to use design thinking framework properly. 😊

[Laura May]

This was actually way more helpful than I anticipated. Yes, there's unnecessary text, no, the comic steps are not helpful, and sure, I've encountered lots of the tools before. But it was worth it for the tools I *hadn't* yet met, for the flashes of inspiration those brought, and most of all, for the illustrations!

I'd definitely recommend this to designers, innovators, facilitators, and leaders.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely will stay on my shelves -- great reference book!

[Mónica Pavía · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro se convirtió en mi principal herramienta para desarrollar cualquier proyecto, donde puedo consultar diferentes frameworks para identificar propuestas de valor

[Stanislava · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great source of ideas for workshops and approaches to engage with stakeholders and take your products and services to the next stage.

[Ronald · Rating 4 out of 5]

useful

[Claudio Lener · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to learn everything about the design thinking process from workshops to interviews, brainstorming sessions, and how to come up with ideas from distilled notes...this is for you.

[Amanda Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great visuals and explanations, I feel like I'll refer back to pieces of this in the future!