The author aims to transform the way we think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal to the medical equipment used to save lives. Design, he says, combines both need and desire in the form of a practical o…
About designing: Analysing design meetings
Features twenty-one contributions that draw on a variety of methodological positions, research backgrounds and design disciplines, including architecture, product design, engineering, applied linguistics, communication studies, cognitive psychology, and discourse studies. This b…
What is the real nature of Design Expertise and how is that expertise acquired and developed? "Design Expertise" explores what it takes to become an expert designer. It examines the perception of expertise in design and asks what knowledge, skills, attributes and experiences are…
Part manifesto, part handbook, THE DESIGNFUL COMPANY provides a lively overview of a growing trend in management--design thinking as a business competence. According to the author, traditional managers have relied on a two-step process to make decisions, which he calls “knowing”…
Drawing on more than a decade of work on public sector innovation, the author provides a clear framework for understanding and learning an emerging management practice, leading public design.
Many architects, landscape architects, and interior designers are self-employed or are partners in small firms. The revision of this text addresses the changes that affect the successful management and growth of small firms. It covers topics of critical importance to small firms…
In the context of internationally challenging economic, design has been regarded as a key factor in assisting design and manufacturing companies to survive. By using up-to-date computer-supported technology, the global design collaboration based on multidisciplinary and distribu…
With rapid growth of global competition, the design process is becoming more and more complex due largely to cross-functional team collaboration, dynamic design processes, and unpredictable design outcomes. Thus, it is becoming progressively more difficult to support and improve…
Las fiestas tradicionales o patronales, han sido uno de los atractivos turísticos más indiscutibles a lo largo del Siglo XX. En España, la relevancia internacional de algunos de estos eventos ha fomentado la popularidad del país, y lo ha potenciado como destino turístico. En el …