This really works! In book form for the first time, the simple, scientifically proven method that has already changed thousands of lives
Bill Burnett (Author)
Bill Burnett is the Executive Director of the Design Program at
Stanford. He got his BS and MS in Product Design at Stanford and
has worked professionally on a wide variety of projects ranging
from award-winning Apple PowerBooks to the original Star Wars
action figures. He holds a number of mechanical and design patents,
and design awards for a variety of products including the first
'slate' computer.
Dave Evans (Author)
Dave Evans is the Co-Founder of the Stanford Life Design Lab and
holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford. Early in
his career he worked for Apple, where he led the mouse-design team
and introduced laser printing to the masses. He then helped found
the pioneering interactive and game software developer Electronic
Arts.
A gem amid self-help dross... The authors make the case that design
skills such as reframing, prototyping and brainstorming can help us
make better career and life choices, or undo bad choices before
they do more harm. One idea: keep a diary noting how much you enjoy
each task — and think about how to do more of the tasks you
love
*Financial Times*
You’re going to learn how to find a fulfilling career. You’re going
to learn how to better navigate life’s big-moment decisions and
kill your “wicked problems” dead... Design thinking, as rendered in
the book, is about treating life in a more improvisational way.
It’s a welcome counterbalance to the data-driven, engineering
mind-set gripping the culture. Follow Mr. Burnett’s and Mr. Evans’s
teachings, and the anxiety-ridden process of decision making
suddenly seems more playful. Their method is experiential and
accepts that failure is part of the process
*New York Times*
Their philosophy is that by applying a Silicon Valley-tested design
approach, we can all build lives that will suit us better –
regardless of our age... I sketched my own plans, which unearthed
dreams I’d never really articulated, or hadn’t thought about in
over a decade. I drew an alternative life, in which I would work
with photographers at a gallery or an art publisher. The process
gave me an ego boost – maybe I’m not a one-trick pony – and filled
me with a sense of possibility that reminded me of being a kid
*Pool*
Life has questions. They have answers
*New York Times*
A Designing Your Life class has become one of Silicon Valley's most
popular courses... Two academic studies have now proved its ability
to cut anxiety on the career front and help people each their goals
whatever their age... Crucially, your life is not a problem to be
solved. It's an experience, and the fun comes from designing it
*Daily Mail*
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