Design Thinking for Strategy: Innovating Towards Competitive Advantage

ISBN-13:	9783030258740
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	10/02/2019
Series:	Management for Professionals
Edition description:	1st ed. 2020
Pages:	219
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

The business environment is changing more rapidly than ever before, and new business ideas are emerging. This book discusses applying insights from design thinking to craft novel strategies that satisfy customer needs, make use of the available capabilities, integrate requirements for financial success and provide competitive advantage. It guides readers through the jungle encountered when developing a strategy for sustained growth and profitability. It addresses strategy design in a holistic way by applying abductive reasoning, iteratively observing customers and focusing on empathy, as well as prototyping ideas and using customers to validate them. Uniquely applying insights from design thinking to strategy, this book is a must-read for graduates, MBAs and executives interested in innovation and strategy, as well as corporate strategists, innovation managers, business analysts and consultants.