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Open Book: Design Thinking

Design thinking is a rigorous process that revolves around people.

At PepsiCo, our design thinking approach enables us to create relevant, innovative and human-centered projects time and time again.

We curated our global teams’ favorite reads on design thinking and design strategy into the following list so that everyone (whether they’re a designer or not) can embrace our uniquely human approach to design and innovation. 

  • Change By Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation by Tim Brown
  • Creative Strategy and the Business of Design by Douglas Davis
  • ​​​Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Don Norman
  • The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
  • The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design by IDEO.org  
  • Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes
  • On Design Thinking: HBR’s 10 Must Reads by Harvard Business Review
  • Overcrowded: Designing Meaningful Products in a World Awash with Ideas by Roberto Verganti
  • Reimagining Design: Unlocking Strategic Innovation by Kevin Bethune

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