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Design thinking for student projects / Tony Morgan, Lena J. Jaspersen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Sage, c2022.Description: pages cmISBN:
  • 9781529761696
  • 9781529761702
DDC classification:
  • 371.36 MOR
Contents:
Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Innovation Chapter Three: Design Thinking Chapter Four: Loving the Problem Chapter Five: Idea Generation Chapter Six: Communication Skills Chapter Seven: Idea Validation and Development Chapter Eight: Commercial Awareness and Value Chapter Nine: Managing Change and Overcoming Setbacks Chapter Ten: Pitching Innovation and Wow Factor Chapter Eleven: Applying the Learning
Summary: Employers look for more than just a good degree. Candidates are expected to be able to creatively solve problems, manage change, demonstrate commercial awareness, and collaborate and communicate at different levels. Increasingly, universities are helping their students gain these skills through team-based projects, utilising innovation to solve real-world problems. Created with direct input from students and packed with advice and guidance from leading industry experts, this textbook walks readers through the steps necessary to deliver a team-based project, facilitating the development of key employability skills along the way. Readers can also connect with each other and create their own projects and teams via the book’s LinkedIn group. Suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates across all disciplines undertaking team-based modules and courses, as well as those studying independently, Design Thinking for Student Projects is the essential guide to learning practical Design Thinking and employability skills. Tony Morgan is an Associate Professor in Innovation Management Practice at the University of Leeds. Lena J. Jaspersen is a University Academic Fellow in Innovation Management at the University of Leeds.
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Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Innovation Chapter Three: Design Thinking Chapter Four: Loving the Problem Chapter Five: Idea Generation Chapter Six: Communication Skills Chapter Seven: Idea Validation and Development Chapter Eight: Commercial Awareness and Value Chapter Nine: Managing Change and Overcoming Setbacks Chapter Ten: Pitching Innovation and Wow Factor Chapter Eleven: Applying the Learning

Employers look for more than just a good degree. Candidates are expected to be able to creatively solve problems, manage change, demonstrate commercial awareness, and collaborate and communicate at different levels.

Increasingly, universities are helping their students gain these skills through team-based projects, utilising innovation to solve real-world problems. Created with direct input from students and packed with advice and guidance from leading industry experts, this textbook walks readers through the steps necessary to deliver a team-based project, facilitating the development of key employability skills along the way.

Readers can also connect with each other and create their own projects and teams via the book’s LinkedIn group.

Suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates across all disciplines undertaking team-based modules and courses, as well as those studying independently, Design Thinking for Student Projects is the essential guide to learning practical Design Thinking and employability skills.

Tony Morgan is an Associate Professor in Innovation Management Practice at the University of Leeds.
Lena J. Jaspersen is a University Academic Fellow in Innovation Management at the University of Leeds.

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