Resources on Design Thinking in Different Industries
Since we know you come from many industries, we wanted to provide some industry-specific optional readings for you. Here are some resources for design thinking in a variety of industries you may want to explore.
Education
- “Design Thinking for Educators” from IDEO
- “Design Thinking in Education” from Harvard University
- “Design Thinking in Pedagogy” by Ineta Luka
- “Design and Design Thinking in Business and Management Higher Education” by Judy Matthews and Cara Wrigley
Healthcare
- The Institute of Healthcare Design Thinking website
- “Design Thinking in Health Care: Ear Wax, Hemolysis, and Other Opportunities” by Benjamin Doolittle, MD
- “Design Can Improve Healthcare; Can it Also Lead to New Cures?” by David A. Shaywitz
- “Design Thinking for Doctors and Nurses” by Amitha Kalaichandran
Government
- “Design Thinking: The Answer to the Impasse Between Innovation and Regulation” by Alice Armitage, Andrew K. Cordova, and Rebecca Siegel
- “Design Thinking for Government Services: What Happens When the Past Limits our Vision of the Future?” by Arturo Muente-Kunigami
- “Managers as Designers in Local Government” by Lancing Farrell
Libraries and Museums
- “Design Thinking: Librarians Are Incorporating it Into Their Practice” by Steven Bell
- “Critiques Help Us Think Critically about Design Thinking” by Steven Bell
- Design Thinking for Libraries website
- Design Thinking for Museums website
- “Human Centered Design” from Derby Museums
Human Resources
- “HR and the Modern Workplace: Using Design Thinking to Create Successful Digital Transformation” by Caterina Sanders
- “How Design Thinking is Helping HR Create Engaging Employee Experiences” by Linda Naiman
- “Design Thinking: Crafting the Employee Experience” by Josh Bersin, Marc Solow, and Nicky Wakefield
Management
- “Why Managers Should Consider Adopting a Design Thinking Approach” by Nicole Ferrer
- “Managers as Designers in Local Government” by Lancing Farrell
- “Creating Breakthrough Innovations Through Design with Big and Small Data Analysis” By Soren Petersen
- “An Introduction to Design Thinking for Innovation Managers” by Paul Hobcraft
Service Design
- “Service Design Thinking – The Next Frontier of a Great Workplace Experience” from the International Service System (ISS) Group
- “The Principles of Service Design Thinking – Building Better Services” from the Interaction Design Foundation
- “Service Design 101” by Sarah Gibbons
- “6 Principles of Service Design to Help You Reach Your Customers” by Maria Hayhow
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