Jon Kolko is the Founder and Director of Austin Center for Design, a progressive educational institution teaching interaction design and social entrepreneurship. He has held positions of Executive Director of Design Strategy at Thinktiv, a venture accelerator in Austin, Texas, and both Principal Designer and Associate Creative Director roles at frog design, a global innovation firm. He was also a Professor of Interaction and Industrial Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

• Introduction ; Section One: What is Synthesis? ; Chapter 1: A Theory of Synthesis ; Chapter 2: Sensemaking, Frames, Models and Patterns ; Chapter 3: Abductive Reasoning ; Section Two: Design Synthesis in a Business Context ; Chapter 4: The Value of Synthesis in Driving Innovation ; Chapter 5: The Culture of Synthesis ; Section Three: Methods and Applicability ; Chapter 6: Methods for Making Meaning out of Data ; Chapter 7: Methods for Building an Experience Framework ; Chapter 8: Methods for Creating Empathy and Insight ; Conclusion ; Glossary ; Works Cited ; Index

Structured in three logical parts-theory, business value, and practical guidelines-Kolko's book is a must-read for those looking for a clear explanation of how to move from design research to design solutions."