Are We There Yet?

The fundamental question that the book addresses is: Are our innovation efforts aligned to the challenges of our times? We face high costs, global competition, low productivity, and technology disruptions. Our education system is geared towards solving known problems through an inductive thinking mindset. We have relied on massive technology investments as our source of competitive advantage, but our growth is declining. If we want to maintain our standard of living, we need firms to grow. Firms therefore need a new approach to innovation, one that focuses on customer engagement in its business model. The concept of design thinking is often described as the mindset for firms to make this transition. But with so much being written on design thinking, why do so many firms struggle to adopt this mindset and make this transition?

“"The book features practical techniques and examples, written in Bucolo's relaxed and friendly style, making it an easy read, and not at all high-brow." - Curvelive.com”

The book features practical techniques and examples, written in Bucolo's relaxed and friendly style, making it an easy read, and not at all high-brow.
- Curvelive.com

Sam is a leading academic and practitioner in the emerging field of design led innovation, and has led projects which have transformed businesses by embedding design capability. As Professor of Design and Innovation at the University of Technology Sydney, he leads a team investigating the value of Design Led Innovation to the Australian Economy. Sam also is also the convenor of the recently established Australian Design Integration network and is an executive board member of the Cumulus global network.

"THE AUTHOR, SAM BUCOLO IS A MAN DRIVEN BY A SINGULAR VISION - THAT DESIGN LED SMES WILL FUEL A NATION'S FUTURE PROSPERITY - A VISION I WHOLEHEARTEDLY ENDORSE ALONG WITH THIS BOOK." Maureen Thurston, Chair of Good Design Australia "THE STRENGTH OF THE BOOK, APART FROM ITS PRACTICAL APPROACH WITH MANY CASE EXAMPLES, IS THAT IT CONVEYS AN UNDERSTANDING THAT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN DESIGN LED INNOVATION THE FIRM MUST NOT ONLY ACHIEVE A DEEP CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDING BUT MUST ALSO CHANGE ITS MANAGERIAL MINDSET AND ENSURE ALIGNMENT OF ALL ITS PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED OUTCOME." G

The fundamental question that the book addresses is: Are our innovation efforts aligned to the challenges of our times? We face high costs, global competition, low productivity, and technology disruptions. Our education system is geared towards solving known problems through an inductive thinking mindset. We have relied on massive technology investments as our source of competitive advantage, but our growth is declining. If we want to maintain our standard of living, we need firms to grow. Firms therefore need a new approach to innovation, one that focuses on customer engagement in its business model. The concept of design thinking is often described as the mindset for firms to make this transition. But with so much being written on design thinking, why do so many firms struggle to adopt this mindset and make this transition?

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