Investigating employees’ understanding and application of design thinking for innovation in a large organisation

Close-Debais, Sonya J. (2018) Investigating employees’ understanding and application of design thinking for innovation in a large organisation. Masters by Research thesis, Queensland University of Technology.

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This research investigates how employees at multiple levels of a large financial services corporation, become aware of, and recognise the possibilities of design thinking and its potential link to drive innovative practices. The aim is to understand how employees, without a background in design, view design and innovation, how design thinking is being employed and the relationship of design thinking to innovation. Recommendations are provided for large organisations seeking to use design thinking methodology to deliver human centric solutions for their customers and achieve genuine transformative innovation. Implications of this research include key insights for industry, large organisations and practitioners.

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ID Code: 123006
Item Type: QUT Thesis (Masters by Research)
Supervisor: Miller, Evonne, Matthews, Judy, & Wrigley, Cara
Keywords: design thinking, design innovation, human centred design, design capability, innovation, design thinking programmes, financial services and design thinking, large organisations and design thinking, design led innovation
DOI: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.123006
Divisions: Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Creative Industries Faculty
Current > Schools > School of Design
Institution: Queensland University of Technology
Deposited On: 29 Nov 2018 14:50
Last Modified: 16 Jan 2025 00:53