Design Thinking for Humanity (eBook)

Preface 10

Motivation for This Book 18
Design Thinking Essentials 29
The Framework 35
Impact checklist 50

Futures Thinking 54
Doing Futures and Foresight 56
Applying the Vision Cone 60
Facilitating Future-Oriented Design 64
The Future-Forward Design Process 65
Case Study Part 1: The Living Soil 68
Futures Thinking Toolbox 77

Design Thinking 120
Deep Empathy & Problem Framing 122
Radical Collaboration 126
The Design Thinking Process 130
Storytelling 132
Case Study Part 2: The Carbon Harvest 137
Design Thinking Toolbox 142

Ecological Thinking 166
Cultivating an Ecological Self 168
The Embedded Ecological Thinking Cycle 171
The Principles of Circularity 173
Shifts in Business Model Design 178
Case Study Part 3: Designing for Life 198
Ecological Thinking Toolbox 202

Systems Thinking 218
Understanding Complexity 220
The Integrated Systems Thinking Flywheel 224
Fundamental Concepts 226
Designing Business Ecosystems 230
Case Study Part 4: The Ecosystem 237
Systems Thinking Toolbox 242

Exponential Thinking 262
Scaling for Impact 264
The Exponential Innovation Cycle 268
Massive Transformative Purpose 269
Human-AI Collaboration 271
Case Study Part 5: Global Scale 277
Exponential Thinking Toolbox 282

A Final Word 302
Voices of Global Change 313
Index & Sources 314