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Book Chapters

Chapter-1:
What is Design Thinking?

Process model of DT
DT vs other models of problem solving
Sweet spot of DT 
 

Chapter-2:
Why Design Thinking now?

How B2B companies become customer centric
Why consumers know it best 
Means of engaging with stakeholders 

Chapter-3:
Tenets of Design Thinking

Ten principles of Design Thinking
When to use Design Thinking and when not to 
How is Design Thinking special

Chapter-4:
Inspire

What is the starting point of design thinking
How to inspire a team to think different
How to articulate a Design Brief 

Chapter-5:
Empathize and Define 

What is empathy and why it's core to creativity
Means of getting to the real problems
How to prioritize the problems worth solving 

Chapter-6:
Ideate 

Best practices of ideation 
Six methods of effective idea generation
How to generate high quality ideas 

Chapter-7:
Prototype and Test 

Why and how to prototype 
Means of prototyping a service or an experience 
How to validate ideas systematically 

Chapter-8:
Scale 

Why scale is the real proof of innovation
How to adopt Objectives and Key Results
Business Models and how leaders enable scale 

Chapter-9:
Design Thinking in Action 

How to create your own Design Thinking model
Best practices of conducting a workshop 
How to take care of the physical space of ideation 

Chapter-10:
How to be a Design Thinker

Why Design Thinking is not exclusive
How to listen better and observe with purpose
Means of honing a creative personality 

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