Design for Success

Design for Success
Author: William B. Rouse
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1991
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

In the field of engineering like many others, foreign competitors are beating U.S. businesses to the punch in terms of bringing new products successfully to the marketplace. How can U.S. engineering companies compete? Simply by turning to this thought-provoking work which answers these and many other questions of successful design products and systems that are market driven and user oriented. Using a comprehensive methodological framework for human-centered design of complex systems, it covers four phases: naturalist, marketing, engineering, sales and service. A wide variety of tools and techniques are discussed within this framework, with illustrated case histories introduced early and developed throughout the chapters. This thorough and consistent framework for design, in combination with numerous ``how to'' tips, provides the reader with a self-contained, applications-oriented plan with which to pursue design concepts.

Success Through Failure

Success Through Failure
Author: Henry Petroski
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2018-05-29
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691180997

This book examines the importance of engineering design as well as society's ability to respond to design flaws.

Designing Your Life

Designing Your Life
Author: Bill Burnett
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2016-09-20
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 110187533X

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • At last, a book that shows you how to build—design—a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage • “Life has questions. They have answers.” —The New York Times Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home—at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair you are sitting in. Everything in our lives was designed by someone. And every design starts with a problem that a designer or team of designers seeks to solve. In this book, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.

Living with Passion

Living with Passion
Author: Peter L. Hirsch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1996
Genre: Entrepreneurship
ISBN: 9780963425966

Designed for Digital

Designed for Digital
Author: Jeanne W. Ross
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2021-09-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0262542765

One of Forbes's Top Ten Technology Books of the Year How to redesign ‘big, old’ companies for digital success—featuring a survey of 300+ business leaders and 30+ global organizations, including Amazon, Uber, LEGO, Toyota North America, Philips, and USAA. Most established companies have deployed such digital technologies as the cloud, mobile apps, the internet of things, and artificial intelligence. But few established companies are designed for digital. This book offers an essential guide for retooling organizations for digital success through 5 key building blocks: • Shared Customer Insights • Operational Backbone • Digital Platform • Accountability Framework • External Developer Platform In the digital economy, rapid pace of change in technology capabilities and customer desires means that business strategy must be fluid. As a result, business design has become a critical management responsibility. Effective business design enables a company to quickly pivot in response to new competitive threats and opportunities. Most leaders today, however, rely on organizational structure to implement strategy, unaware that structure inhibits, rather than enables, agility. In companies that are designed for digital, people, processes, data, and technology are synchronized to identify and deliver innovative customer solutions—and redefine strategy. Digital design, not strategy, is what separates winners from losers in the digital economy. Designed for Digital offers practical advice on digital transformation, with examples that include Amazon, BNY Mellon, DBS Bank, LEGO, Philips, Schneider Electric, USAA, and many other global organizations. Drawing on 5 years of research and in-depth case studies, the book is an essential guide for companies that want to disrupt rather than be disrupted in the new digital landscape.

Luck by Design

Luck by Design
Author: Richard E. Goldman
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1614484058

Goldman maintains that luck is something a person creates with hard work, determination, and good timing. He highlights the achievements of the Baby Boomers and reveals how to design luck into one's life.

Design for Product Success

Design for Product Success
Author: Devdas Shetty
Publisher:
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2002
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780872635272

Design for Product Success examines the techniques used by world-class companies to guide the design and development of high-quality products in a step-by-step manner, using analytical tools and case studies. Some of the topics covered in this book are: How to build a product team; Characteristics of a self-directed product team; New product creation strategy and process; Creative design techniques; Principles of design for manufacturing; Design for disassembly; Optimization and ergonomics. In addition, a section on value stream mapping and it's influence on product development are included, along with information on creating virtual prototypes with computer-assisted design. Case studies of successful product design are included in various chapters as well.

Design Your Life

Design Your Life
Author: Rachel Roy
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0062405144

The internationally renowned designer and entrepreneur helps women look and be the very best version of themselves with this strong, sexy style guide filled with practical and inspirational tips and personal insights gleaned from her own journey in life and business. “As a teen, I’d draw the type of glamorous clothes and accessories I longed for. In retrospect I realize that I was a designing the life I wanted and would one day achieve.” As a designer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and working mother, Rachel Roy has a unique perspective on how fashion defines who we are—and who we want to be. Growing up in a low-income neighborhood in California, she envisioned the life she lives today. The head of her own fashion business, she’s a successful, hard-working entrepreneur who believes through style we can help design the life we want to live. Design Your Life is the embodiment of Rachel’s ethos—a style guide every woman, no matter what stage of life she is in, needs to help her define and implement her personal look, motivate her to focus on the person she wants to be and the job she aspires to have, and make choices based on where she wants to go. Rachel offers hands-on tips for developing personal style while staying true to yourself, using and updating what’s in your closest, and adding essential pieces to your wardrobe. Throughout, she shares stories from her own life and the vital role fashion and style has played each step of the way. Elegantly designed and illustrated with more than fifty exclusive color line drawings, filled with her passion, vision, and commitment to empowerment, Design Your Life takes fashion one step further—from looking great to becoming great, from the inside out.

Business by Design

Business by Design
Author: Raymond Harris
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1424557569

You don’t need to quit your day job to serve God. Do you find it difficult to work with joy? Do you have a hard time with coworkers? Is your identity wrapped up in your job? Many Christian leaders struggle to bridge the gap between the sacred and the secular—particularly at work. Raymond Harris addressed this dilemma and found true success as one of the most prolific American architects. Business by Design draws upon biblical principles and life experiences to help you:avoid the swirl of busyness and develop an eternity-driven mind-set.exceed worldly standards and demonstrate generosity, compassion, forgiveness, and diligence.look beyond your own needs and use profits to promote God’s kingdom.let go of feeling you’re not doing enough for God and recognize your service to Him at work. The teachings and example of Jesus can transform your professional life and make you more effective in the workplace. Join your faith and work, and discover your ultimate purpose.