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Design Management
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Design Management

by David Hands
November 2017
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
7h 5m
English
Kogan Page
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01

Design values

Design and the organization

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This chapter will:

  • Introduce the value and benefits of design to the organization.
  • Articulate the scope and role of design as a strategic organizational asset.
  • Illustrate the link between design and business-planning activity.
  • Finally, explore a selection of practices and methods of design as a strategic source of innovation.

Introduction

This chapter introduces a wide array of issues surrounding the value and importance of design (and indeed design management) to the organization. It begins by offering a comprehensive discussion on the value (both tangible and intangible) of design in terms of developing new products and services and how design is the bridge between creativity ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780749478421