George W. Anderson - Design Thinking for Tech: Solving Problems and Realizing Value in 24 Hours

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In the complexity of creating tech solutions for todays ever changing and uncertain environments, design thinking is an invaluable tool. In this book, George delivers the knowledge and resources that will help your team develop human-centered and valuable results quickly.

Karen Zeigler, Design Thinking Consultant and Host of Cultivating Potential Podcast

A terrific practical guide that shows how to navigate unstructured ambiguous situations using proven techniques... 24 hours spent with this book is one of the best investments you will ever make in yourself and for your team.

Paul Slater, CEO and Co-Founder, BillionMinds

George lays out the path for IT teams to inject Design Thinking across the project lifecycle to more quickly solve key business challenges, noting that Design Thinking methods should not be relegated solely to designers and UX experts but rather used broadly by the whole tech community for velocity and progress.

Bruce Gay, PMP, Principal and Founder, Astrevo

George understands that the most challenging activity for Design Thinking practitioners is getting other people to adopt their ideas. in particular is a great asset for those trying to make sure their change lands and adoption of their ideas is realized.

Luis Solano, Industry Development Manager, Google Cloud

The value George brings to the Design Thinking community through Design Thinking for Tech is best conveyed in this adaption of a quote from the book: We must capitalize on who we are today, the investments we make in ourselves, and the ability we have to provide value beyond today. Design Thinking gives us that framework for realizing value, and in these pages George walks us through when and how to apply methods within this framework so together we can build the confidence and capabilities necessary to solve the next generation of problems using applied Design Thinking.

Sean McGuire, Billboard Design Thinking Founder, Architect, and Author

Design Thinking for Tech:

Solving Problems and Realizing Value in 24 Hours

George W. Anderson

Design Thinking for Tech: Solving Problems and Realizing Value in 24 Hours

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ISBN-13: 978-0-13-793303-7
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