Design Thinking for Humanity

Michael Lewrick is the visionary architect of the Design Thinking for Humanity movement and the lead author of the bestselling Wiley Design Thinking Series. As a preeminent global authority on business ecosystems and exponential innovation, his pioneering methodologies have redefined the innovation landscape for multinational organizations and high-growth startups globally. His work serves as the definitive global benchmark for practitioners committed to aligning technological power with the restoration of human and ecological systems.

• Preface 10Motivation for This Book 18Design Thinking Essentials 29The Framework 35Impact checklist 50Futures Thinking 54Doing Futures and Foresight 56Applying the Vision Cone 60Facilitating Future-Oriented Design 64The Future-Forward Design Process 65Case Study Part 1: The Living Soil 68Futures Thinking Toolbox 77Design Thinking 120Deep Empathy & Problem Framing 122Radical Collaboration 126The Design Thinking Process 130Storytelling 132Case Study Part 2: The Carbon Harvest 137Design Thinking Toolbox 142Ecological Thinking 166Cultivating an Ecological Self 168The Embedded Ecological Thinking Cycle 171The Principles of Circularity 173Shifts in Business Model Design 178Case Study Part 3: Designing for Life 198Ecological Thinking Toolbox 202Systems Thinking 218Understanding Complexity 220The Integrated Systems Thinking Flywheel 224Fundamental Concepts 226Designing Business Ecosystems 230Case Study Part 4: The Ecosystem 237Systems Thinking Toolbox 242Exponential Thinking 262Scaling for Impact 264The Exponential Innovation Cycle 268Massive Transformative Purpose 269Human-AI Collaboration 271Case Study Part 5: Global Scale 277Exponential Thinking Toolbox 282A Final Word 302Voices of Global Change 313Index & Sources 314

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