The Complete ‘Design Thinking’ Glossary

Problem Framing

How to frame innovation thinking

Setting the record straight on innovation failure

Problem Solving

What is Creative Problem Solving

The history of Design Thinking

[Books] Design: A Very Short Introduction by John Heskett

[Books] Toothpicks and Logos: Design in Everyday Life by John Heskett

[Books] The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. Alexander

Double Diamond of Design Thinking

What is the framework for innovation? Design Council's evolved Double Diamond

How to apply a design thinking, HCD, UX or any creative process from scratch

Business case for Design Thinking

Why Design Thinking Works

A Taxonomy of Innovation
The business value of design

The Value of Design

Working visual

[Books] Linkography By Gabriela Goldschmidt

The dialectics of sketching by Gabriela Goldschmidt

Design Science

How sketching can affect the idea generation process in design group meetings

TED Talk: Doodlers, unite!

[Books] Gamestorming by Dave Gray

[Books] Doodle Revolution by Sunni Brown

How to Draw Anything in the Universe

TED Talk: Why people believe they can draw

The philosophy behind the Creative Matrix, ‘constraints’ and ideation

Creative people combine things that don’t necessarily seem related

How Constraints Force Your Brain To Be More Creative

Creative people generate lots of ideas, some of which are bad, and don’t judge them until
later

Podcast recommendations

The a16z Podcast

HBR IdeaCast

How I Built This with Guy Raz

WSJ’s The Future of Everything

Pivot

Book recommendations

The Design Thinking Playbook by Michael Lewrick

- Think differently
Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

Think Like a Rocket Scientist by Ozan Varol

The Phoenix Encounter Method by Ian Woodward

- Future tech and trends

The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis

Seeing Around Corners by Rita McGrath

The Anticipatory Organization by Daniel Burrus

- Innovation at work
Eat, Sleep, Innovate by Scott D. Anthony

Pirates In The Navy by Tendayi Viki

Innovation as Usual by Paddy Miller

- Test your idea

The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick

Talking to Humans by Giff Constable

Testing with Humans by Giff Constable

- Build better products
Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri

Sense & Respond by Jeff Gothelf & Josh Seiden

Beyond The Prototype by Douglas Ferguson

- Simple business
In-N-Out Burger by Stacy Perman

Rework by Jason Fried

Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success by Ken Segall

- Keep it simple
Simple by Alan Siegel, Irene Etzkorn

Why Simple Wins by Lisa Bodell

Simple Rules by Donald Sull & Kathleen M. Eisenhardt

- Business turnarounds
American Icon by Bryce G. Hoffman

Onward by Howard Schultz & Joanne Gordon

The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger

- Strategizer series
Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur

Value Proposition Design by Alexander Osterwalde, Yves Pigneur, Gregory Bernarda, Alan
Smith & Trish Papadakos

Testing Business Ideas by David J. Bland & Alexander Osterwalder

Blogs and website recommendations

Sifted - Backed by the Financial Times, Sifted digs into everything happening on the
European startup and tech scene.
Innovation by Harvard Business Review - There’s no going around this one when it comes to
insightful articles about what moves in the innovation space.

Board of Innovation - Fresh innovation resources

Women in Innovation - Insightful, no nonsense content on everything in the field of

innovation. Discover insights and content from key female innovators across a range of
industries.

Trend Hunter - A great source of inspiration for the curious mind. Trend Hunter studies and
shares innovative ideas and viral news to help innovators create the future.

Edie - Stay in the know with news and trends around sustainability, energy, and
environment, and get inspired to innovate for a better future.

Springwise - Stay up-to-date with fresh new innovations and ideas that drive positive
change.

Pandaily - Fresh new innovations coming out of the innovation hub China.

Tech in Asia - A news site focused on anything innovation and tech, happening in APAC
right now!

Youtube channel recommendations

Tomas Bay - Practical innovation tips and tools

Behind the Brands - A show about innovators, entrepreneurs & the stories ‘behind’ their
success!

Pat Flynn - Content creation made easy, fun and profitable

Simon Sinek - To inspire people to do things that inspire them

Niel Patel - #1 Source for all things marketing

GaryVee - Fresh content about customer experience, customer service and customer
centricity in a digital world.

Steven Van Belleghem - The future of customer experience