Employers look for more than just a good degree. Candidates are expected to be able to creatively solve problems, manage change, demonstrate commercial awareness, and collaborate and communicate at different levels.
Increasingly, universities are helping their students gain these skills through team-based projects, utilising innovation to solve real-world problems. Created with direct input from students and packed with advice and guidance from leading industry experts, this textbook walks readers through the steps necessary to deliver a team-based project, facilitating the development of key employability skills along the way.
Readers can also connect with each other and create their own projects and teams via the book’s Linked In group.
Suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates across all disciplines undertaking team-based modules and courses, as well as those studying independently,
Design Thinking for Student Projects is the essential guide to learning practical Design Thinking and employability skills.
Tony Morgan is an Associate Professor in Innovation Management Practice at the University of Leeds.
Lena J. Jaspersen is a University Academic Fellow in Innovation Management at the University of Leeds.
Cuprins
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Innovation
Chapter Three: Design Thinking
Chapter Four: Loving the Problem
Chapter Five: Idea Generation
Chapter Six: Communication Skills
Chapter Seven: Idea Validation and Development
Chapter Eight: Commercial Awareness and Value
Chapter Nine: Managing Change and Overcoming Setbacks
Chapter Ten: Pitching Innovation and Wow Factor
Chapter Eleven: Applying the Learning
Despre autor
Lena J. Jaspersen is a University Academic Fellow in Innovation Management at the University of Leeds, where she co-developed and teaches the flagship interdisciplinary Innovation Thinking and Practice module with Tony Morgan and teaches qualitative research methods at the Ph D level. Her main research interests include collaborative research and innovation, and the role of partnerships in addressing global development challenges. Lena’s background brings an international and interdisciplinary dimension to her writing, teaching and research. She holds Masters’ degrees in Sociology and International Relations and was awarded a Ph D with Recommendation of Research Excellence from the University of Leeds. Lena is also currently part of the team at the Leeds Institute of Teaching Excellence carrying out pedagogical research into interdisciplinary team-based teaching and learning with a focus on digital and employability skills. Lena has a strong interest in innovation and research methods. She’s a co-author of the 7th edition of the bestselling Management and Business Research (Sage, 2021), which provides readers with a clear and comprehensive overview of methods for conducting management and business research. Lena’s other publications include a recent article in the British Journal of Management, containing a systematic overview of methods for qualitative network research, Understanding Global Development Research (Sage, 2017) and the UN-real World of Human Rights (Nomos, 2012).
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