Designing your life : how to build a well-lived, joyful life

Burnett, William (Consulting professor of design), (author.). Evans, David J. (David John), 1953- (author.).

Summary:

Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home -- at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding or the chair you are sitting in. Everything in our lives was designed by someone. And every design starts with a problem that a designer or team of designers seeks to solve. In this book, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of surprise.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101875322
ISBN: 1101875321
ISBN: 9780451494085
ISBN: 0451494083
Physical Description: xxxi, 238 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-238).
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: life by design -- Start where you are -- Building a compass -- Wayfinding -- Getting unstuck -- Design your lives -- Prototyping -- How not to get a job -- Designing your dream job -- Choosing happiness -- Failure immunity -- Building a team -- Conclusion: a well designed life.