Transform with Design: Creating New Innovation Capabilities with Design Thinking 

Transform with Design by Sebastian Fixson
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Professor Sebastian Fixson and his co-editors present examples of creative organizations across industries and geographies for innovators interested in learning how design has transformed organizations while also gaining a current perspective on what others are doing in their field. University of Toronto Press, 2023.

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