Change By Design – a big day (at least for me)
Apologies for the unabashed self promotion but for a first time author, today is a big day. Change By Design has finally hit the stores.
Again thanks to many of you who have contributed to the dialog over the last year as well as to those who have helped me with the book itself. I fully intend to keep this blog going and maybe even post a bit more often.
Writing and producing a book has been its own interesting exercise in design thinking. From planning the structure, to choosing the stories to working on the design has all been a fascinating process. To those of you who may yet embark on this journey I would say the following: the work involved in writing a book is nothing compared to the work involved in promoting it.
29/09/2009 at 4:38 pm Permalink
I just went out and picked up a copy and am looking forward to reading it. Great work Tim.
30/09/2009 at 4:26 am Permalink
Great work Tim. Thanks for sharing your experience.
30/09/2009 at 7:33 am Permalink
Congratulations. Look forward to reading the book and talk about with my students at FIT.
César
30/09/2009 at 9:03 am Permalink
Congratulations, Tim. Looking forward to reading this.
30/09/2009 at 1:13 pm Permalink
“Saving” it for this evening, but have been peeking!
Ciaran McCabe
01/10/2009 at 4:13 am Permalink
I am so excited about this book… After engaging your recent talk at TED on Design Thinking, I could and CAN NOT stop thinking about how critical this message is to the design community…
Bravo Tim… Bravo.
05/10/2009 at 8:20 am Permalink
Really enjoyed the Ted talk and believe in the movement which everyone would agree your firm is a strong role model for.
Is it possible to just call this another field on it’s own similar to consulting and not drag all product designers into it, or put their work down as not as important?
In Japan there is a respect of craft no matter how unimportant it may be. And that explains why the ramen is so good.
I think what you explained is something good in it’s own.
In
17/10/2009 at 10:08 am Permalink
I plan on picking up a copy of the book soon.
My friend and mentor, Vincent Hunt (who commented above), has really opened my eyes to the power and importance of design thinking. Being a young thinker and designer, I’ve made it a focus to learn from the greatest minds on creativity and design. I listened to your talk at TED earlier today. I must say, your insight on this topic is absolutely remarkable.
Thanks.
19/10/2009 at 2:05 pm Permalink
Hi Tim,
I came across your Living Climate Change website through Twitter, and like other people here in the comments section, that eventually led me to your TED Talks. I found them very inspiring, especially your talk on creativity. I think you’re on to something when it comes to playing a bit more in business. Your book is making its way from the States to Norway as I write this, and I’m looking forward to it
All the best,
Lars-Christian
25/10/2009 at 6:19 pm Permalink
Tim – I am a student of design thinking and innovation and Change by Design was a spectacular introduction. Interesting, well written, well organized, and great examples. Thank you for this contribution! Anna
28/10/2009 at 8:53 pm Permalink
Onto Amazon.com…. it has 27 reviews already.
I am sure it’ll be a good read
First book is always special! Congratulations Tim!
01/11/2009 at 5:10 am Permalink
Dear Tim,
Working as a design leader in global company and also as a member of a business panel for the EU future innovation policy, I fully agree with your wonderful book. The complexity of the problems we face today – the wicked ones – cannot be solved with the old processes, methods or models anymore. We need desperately fresh approaches, new kinds of thinking – like design thinking. Based on my work I also know how powerful and effective design thinking can be as a tool in innovation. Thank you for writing it down so well! -Anne
12/11/2009 at 3:35 am Permalink
Dear Tim,
Long time following your work, unfortunately never had the chance to enjoy one of your presentations, but now your book is making it’s way from States to Barcelona, Spain! Can’t wait for it…
I know that probably this is not the best way to contact you and please, accept my apologies in advance for trying, but I tried to contact you with speaking engagements email (to Lynn Winter) with no luck. I’m OFFF Festival director and main curator and would be lovely to forward you an invitation to speak at our event, is there any other way? Thanks and congrats again for your book!
All the best from Barcelona,
Héctor Ayuso.
13/11/2009 at 3:13 am Permalink
this is my uncles book so tim is my uncle and carnt wait to come to america.
p.s ur book is very difficult for me to read seen as i am 13 bye.
23/11/2009 at 12:14 am Permalink
3 chapters in and I’m loving your thoughts. Great work.
24/11/2009 at 9:58 pm Permalink
Just in time — I picked up the book on Sunday and am half way through — full of great insights and ideas. I see robust implications for marketing.
01/12/2009 at 7:07 am Permalink
This book is definitely getting me to reevaluate my work ethics. If only I was a more avid reader, I’d certainly have read the book by now.
05/12/2009 at 5:18 pm Permalink
Hi Tim,
I really appreciated your book and all your thougths about the design as a process. A concept that I trully believe in as well. At the moment, I am trying to go as deeply as I can into the design thinking world as my background is in business administration. Has been some time that I am trying to figure out how to show this concept in another way, and recently as recomended by my designer girlfriend about the movie “Man On Wire”. I really do not know if you have already watched and even if you found similar as some thoughts about your book. But it´s incredibly amazing how similiar is the process showend in this movie. I really recommend.
Congratulations again
Ricardo Ruffo
17/12/2009 at 10:59 pm Permalink
This book effectively articulates a paradigm shift that’s steadily occurring and is full of great insight. I enjoyed this book immensely and am inspired.
Congratulations!