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Clarifying Design in Business Sciences: a Design Thinking Taxonomy

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The book is a one-of-a-kind taking a much needed reflective approach to leadership and a critical note towards the level of professionalism that many of us are approaching the science of management and entrepreneurship with. But that is, as this book describes perfectly, not the case at all: design thinking simply equals business science.

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11 Paradoxes of Entrepreneurial Thinking: why entrepreneurship can hardly be taught

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As opposed to entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial thinking is not necessarily bound to entrepreneurs (to be); it is an essential skill for ‘strengthening human capital, employability and competitiveness’ (Bacigalupo et al., Entrepreneurship. 2006) and are more likely to be created by making new and unique combinations (S.

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71 Innovation Methodologies

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Human-Centered Design (IDEO). Updated Model of Design Thinking. Design Thinking Process (Stanford). Experience Design Process (Armano). Focus stage: Seed Published: 2006 more…. Value Proposition Design (Osterwalder). Focus stage: Growth Published: 2006 more…. Double Diamond (Chu).