1st Edition
Don’t Force It, Solve It! How To Design Meaningful and Efficient Design Processes
Chapter 1 If Only There Was a Way to Make Design More Efficient
Section I Don’t Force It, Solve It!
Chapter 2 Processes, Humans, and Design
Chapter 3 The Biggest Design Secret
Chapter 4 The Human-Centered Process
Chapter 5 Let’s Make a Process
Chapter 6 The Process Core
Chapter 7 Don’t Force It, Play!
Chapter 8 An Introduction to Team Dynamics
Section II The Design Process Rectangle
Chapter 9 How to Read This Section
Chapter 10 Phase 1 – Finding and Understanding Problems
Chapter 11 Phase 2 – Coming Up with Problem-Solving Strategies
Chapter 12 Phase 3 – Applying and Exploring Solutions
Chapter 13 Phase 4 – Assessing Solutions and Processes
Section III The Creative Stakeholder’s Journey
Chapter 14 The Final Chapter
Biography
George Kalmpourtzis is an award-winning User Experience & Learning Experience Consultant and Game Designer. Finding himself between the fields of educational technology, design and game studies, he has been founder, C-level stakeholder, director and board member of several design studios, start-ups and consulting agencies.
George has worked on a diverse portfolio of projects and contexts, spanning from highly complex dashboards to video games and from XR interfaces to mobile apps. He is currently helping design, learning & development and product teams around the globe set-up efficient and fun creative processes and bring user-centered creative problem solving in the heart of design. George also holds bachelor’s degrees in both education and engineering, a master’s degree in information systems and a PhD in design pedagogy. He has created, taught courses and given lectures in academic institutions all over the world.
Knowing various frameworks and methodologies is crucial, especially if a team has to deal with various design challenges. This book takes you one step further by transforming individuals or teams into adaptable problem-solving powerhouses.
George Ketsiakidis, Design Researcher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
George is a master of design process thinking, and it comes out in every word of his writing. In ‘Don’t force it, Solve it!’ he speaks from his years of hands-on experience, providing tangible steps and methodologies designed to activate creative teams.
Ryan Gerber, Founder, Quest Labs
