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Change by Design: A book review by Bob Morris

June 17, 2020

Change by Design, Revised and Updated: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation Tim Brown Harvard Business Review Press (2019) Even the best books about change also need to be revised and updated, and by design In A Fiery…

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Best-Kept Secrets of the World’s Best Companies

September 28, 2019

In Secrets of Greatness: Advice from the World’s Top CEOs and Entrepreneurs (2006), a volume created by the editors of Fortune magazine from previously published material. Eleven journalists share twenty-five of what were then among “the best-kept secrets” of what…

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A New Way to Think

October 11, 2017

In Creating Great Choices, Jennifer Riel and Roger L. Martin have much of substantial value to say about design thinking. As they explain, “Design thinking begins with seeking to understand…For the purpose of designing products or services, the unit of…

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8 Successful Entrepreneurs Give Their Younger Selves Lessons They Wish They’d Known Then

November 21, 2016

In an article published by FastCompany magazine in 2013, execs and investors from Pandora, IDEO, Andreessen Horowitz, SoundCloud, and Kleiner Perkins, among other masters of disruption, share the wisdom they’ve gathered on the way to the top. Here is a…

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The Future of Design (and how to prepare for it)

September 25, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from a handy guide to navigating what’s coming up next in the design world, provided by Matt McCue and Kiana St. Louis and featured by for 99u within the website network of BechanceBēhance. To read…

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Design and business: The substance of style

June 25, 2016

“Correlation is not causation, of course, but some of the world’s most successful companies are good at design.” So suggests Bennett Voyles in an article featured by LiveMint, published by HT Media. This company found its beginning in 1924 when…

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David Kelley on “How to Build Your Creative Confidence”

December 2, 2015

About three years ago, David Kelley delivered a TED Talk that has since been seen by almost 4,000,000 people all over the world. He is the founder and chairman of IDEO. He also founded Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of…

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Fail Better: A book review by Bob Morris

October 20, 2014

Fail Better: Design Smart Mistakes and Succeed Sooner Anjali Sastry and Kara Penn Harvard Business Review Press (2014) “You can’t escape failure”: How to use it to achieve great success that would not otherwise be possible As I began to…

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Serious Play: A book review by Bob Morris

October 13, 2014

Serious Play: How the World’s Best Companies Simulate to Innovate Michael Schrage Harvard Business Review Press (1999) Note: I read and reviewed this book when it was first published (1999) and recently re-read it before reading Michael Schrage’s latest, The…

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Here Are the Essential Steps to Complete in Design Thinking

September 30, 2014

I have just read and will soon review The Reciprocity Advantage: A New Way to Partner for Innovation and Growth, co-authored by Bob Johansen and Karl Ronn, published by Berrett-Koehler (September 2015), Some of the most valuable material is provided…

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