Design Management

Thread's Not Dead is the essential strategy guide for dominating the t-shirt design business! Start your own clothing line, design for your favorite brands, and more. Learn the secrets and strategies used by the most successful clothing brands. You can become the next Mark Ecko, Obey, or Johnny Cupcakes! This book covers everything you need to know.

Dana Wright-Wasson, president of Take Action Inc. and renowned speaker, shares the components necessary for leaders to design an exceptional employee experience. Using design thinking, studies, and stories from more than 20 years of facilitating employee engagement within teams and organizations, Dana will show you how to develop your leadership strengths, recognize good ideas, and give voice to your teams. She also uses examples from admired global corporations that are creating real impact, including Zappos, Google, Netflix, and Mars, Incorporated.

This book is a practical guide that explores how startup entrepreneurs and business leaders, who hold no design degrees, can integrate service design into their development cycles to create sustainable, desirable, and profitable new services.

Freedom By Design is the guide every service-based business owner needs but rarely finds, especially once growth starts feeling more like a grind than a reward. If your company has surpassed the $1M mark but left you with more stress, shrinking margins, and a team that leans too heavily on your shoulders, this book reveals why—and what to do about it.

Do you find yourself often putting things off till "tomorrow"? That book you wanted to write? "Tomorrow". That email you're supposed to send? "Tomorrow". That project you said you'd start yesterday? "Tomorrow". DISCOVER how to Stop Procrastinating & Start Getting Things Done.

Dive into the tranquil depths of "Blue Balance," a comprehensive guide tailored for anyone passionate about preserving the beauty and health of aquatic ecosystems. This eBook is a must-have for environmental enthusiasts, pond owners, aquarium hobbyists, and professionals in the field of water management. Embark on a journey through the delicate interplay of life beneath the water's surface in Chapter 1, where you'll unravel the mysteries of ecological equilibrium. Discover the pivotal role algae play in aquatic realms and the repercussions that arise from a disrupted balance. "Blue Balance"...

This book brings practical tools and insights from experiential learning, developmental theory, and group dynamics into the classroom or seminar room. Teachers, group facilitators, seminar leaders and consultants will find a compendium of field-tested exercises and learning experiences that they can use to make the experience of learning more lively and memorable. There is also much good practical psychology in these pages--to assist those not trained in psychology to design their curriculum so that it meets actual felt needs of the learners. Readers will find detailed steps for conducting ...

Night after night chefs and their crews are able to multitask and produce in a way that puts deskbound workers to shame. In Work Clean, Dan Charnas uncovers their secret: mise-en-place - the organizational system that transforms the lives of its practitioners through focus and self-discipline.

Do you want to become a more clear-minded person? Do you struggle with feeling overwhelmed at times? People just like you all over the world have changed their marriages, careers, personal lives, and overall satisfaction with life through learning how to live a minimalist lifestyle. Maybe you've "tried" living below your means, and it didn’t work or didn’t last very long. This is a common problem for many people who have struggled with living a simple life without clear direction. Don't miss out. Start your minimalist journey today!

We can't predict the future, yet we do it all the time. We organize projects, events, days, weeks, and years. We plan to buy a home, build a career, travel, get married, raise children, teach a class, retire, or get in shape. Our ability to model the world as it is and might be is a gift, but mental time travel is also really hard. Fortunately, since planning is a skill, everyone from playful improviser to rigorous planner can greatly improve, if they are ready to learn.

Emotion by Design reveals how leaders can harness the creative potential of any team, and so resonate with their audience like never before. Reflecting on his time working on Nike campaigns for Ronaldo and LeBron, the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, Greg Hoffman reveals how any business can unlock its creativity: whether by seeking out the daydreamers (and taking them seriously), or recognising that visionary ideas come not only from ingenious individuals but from whole cultures of innovation or understanding how to turn a mere campaign into a global movement.

We are facing a future of unbounded complexity. Whether that complexity is harnessed to build a world that is safe, pleasant, humane and profitable, or whether it causes us to careen off a cliff into an abyss of mind-numbing junk is an open question. The challenges and opportunities - technical, business, and human - that this technological sea change will bring are without precedent. Entire industries will be born and others will be laid to ruin as our society navigates this journey.

Are you passionate about sustainable living but unsure how to start a backyard chicken flock? Do you dream of gathering fresh eggs every morning but feel overwhelmed by coop design and daily care? You’re not alone, but with the right guidance, raising chickens can be simple and rewarding. Raising Chickens for Beginners is your ultimate step-by-step guide to backyard chicken keeping—from coop design and feeding to healthcare and egg collection. It’s time to take the leap and experience the benefits of raising your own chickens!

Design sprints provide a problem-solving framework to get answers quickly and effectively. Learn to run sprints in any organization to reduce politics, increase collaboration, and put the focus on outcomes.

In this book, you'll learn how to put the thinking-based framework popularized by the Stanford d.school into practice so you can take on challenges in your organization and reach insightful solutions.

**Green Thumbs, Greener Futures Dive into the Heart of Sustainable Gardening** Embark on an enlightening journey through your very own slice of the great outdoors. Whether you possess a sprawling backyard or a modest balcony space, "Green Thumbs, Greener Futures" is the guidestone for every enthusiast looking to fuse passion with purpose. Propel your green-fingered aspirations with practical insights and transformative ideas that will reshape the way you view, interact, and cultivate your garden. The transformative power of eco-conscious gardening unfurls across comprehensive chapters, each...

Discover the art and science of cultivating a flourishing herb haven in the smallest of spaces with "Vertical Gardening Mastery." This visionary guide unlocks the secrets to transforming your urban nook, balcony, or wall into a vibrant tapestry of aromatic herbs. Whether you're a seasoned green thumb or a budding gardener, this book is the perfect companion for anyone eager to delve into the world of vertical gardening. Embark on a journey through well-structured chapters that will guide you from embracing the essence of vertical herbs, exploring design principles, to building the very ...

In a world inundated with choices, where we acquire software, houses, cars, and an array of possessions, the narrative often takes an unexpected turn. Despite investing significant resources—time, money, and energy—the realization dawns that the full potential of these acquisitions remains elusive. The disconnect arises from a fundamental challenge: the inability to harness and optimize these resources effectively. This revelation underscores the critical importance of making informed and strategic choices, a theme at the heart of the transformative exploration presented in "Master ...

On October 23, 2001, Apple Computer, a company known for its chic, cutting-edge technology, if not necessarily for its dominant market share, launched a product with an enticing promise: you can carry an entire music collection in your pocket. It was called the iPod. What happened next exceeded the company's wildest dreams. Over 50 million people have inserted the device's distinctive white buds into their ears, and the iPod has become a global obsession.

Designed to Win, written by Po Chung - the co-founder of DHL - reveals the industry secrets they used to build a worldwide network that now operates in more than 200 countries and territories! Warning: Listening to this book and following the advice within can result in designing an industry that doesn’t yet exist!