Authors Michael Lewrick, Larry Leifer, and Jean-Paul Thommen are leading design thinking experts in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Michael Lewrick, Ph.D., is a featured speaker and teaches design thinking at various universities. With Leifer, Lewrick co-authored the international bestseller The Design Thinking Playbook as well as The Design Thinking Toolbox. Stanford Professor Larry Leifer, Ph.D., is one of the most influential personalities and pioneers in design thinking. Professor Jean-Paul Thommen, Ph.D., from the University of Zurich, is an expert on leadership, organizational development, and business ethics.

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• Why we‘re taking you along with us on this journey 8Foreword 10Introduction 13Part I: Apply the DTL mindset 24Reflect, accept, and understand 42Keep an energy journal 56Integrating other people’s observations and perceptions of us 88Define point of view 98Find and select ideas 110Design, test, and implement life plans 146Self-check 178Part II: Professional and career planning 184Design career paths 214Evaluate, test, and implement options 226Questions for reflection on options 244Last but not least – The journey’s end is really the beginning 248Index 253

Authors Michael Lewrick, Larry Leifer, and Jean-Paul Thommen are leading design thinking experts in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Michael Lewrick, Ph.D., is a featured speaker and teaches design thinking at various universities. With Leifer, Lewrick co-authored the international bestseller The Design Thinking Playbook as well as The Design Thinking Toolbox. Stanford Professor Larry Leifer, Ph.D., is one of the most influential personalities and pioneers in design thinking. Professor Jean-Paul Thommen, Ph.D., from the University of Zurich, is an expert on leadership, organizational development, and business ethics.

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• Why we‘re taking you along with us on this journey 8Foreword 10Introduction 13Part I: Apply the DTL mindset 24Reflect, accept, and understand 42Keep an energy journal 56Integrating other people’s observations and perceptions of us 88Define point of view 98Find and select ideas 110Design, test, and implement life plans 146Self-check 178Part II: Professional and career planning 184Design career paths 214Evaluate, test, and implement options 226Questions for reflection on options 244Last but not least – The journey’s end is really the beginning 248Index 253

Authors Michael Lewrick, Larry Leifer, and Jean-Paul Thommen are leading design thinking experts in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Michael Lewrick, Ph.D., is a featured speaker and teaches design thinking at various universities. With Leifer, Lewrick co-authored the international bestseller The Design Thinking Playbook as well as The Design Thinking Toolbox. Stanford Professor Larry Leifer, Ph.D., is one of the most influential personalities and pioneers in design thinking. Professor Jean-Paul Thommen, Ph.D., from the University of Zurich, is an expert on leadership, organizational development, and business ethics.

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• Why we‘re taking you along with us on this journey 8Foreword 10Introduction 13Part I: Apply the DTL mindset 24Reflect, accept, and understand 42Keep an energy journal 56Integrating other people’s observations and perceptions of us 88Define point of view 98Find and select ideas 110Design, test, and implement life plans 146Self-check 178Part II: Professional and career planning 184Design career paths 214Evaluate, test, and implement options 226Questions for reflection on options 244Last but not least – The journey’s end is really the beginning 248Index 253