{"title":"Melis Senova","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Melis Senova collection, where you'll find insightful reads that bridge the gap between design, human behaviour, and cultural interaction. Melis Senova is a renowned author and thought leader in the fields of design thinking and human-centred innovation. Her works are essential for anyone interested in understanding the intersection of design and human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, you’ll discover books such as \u003cem\u003eThis Human - Design Character\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThis Human: How to Be the Person Designing for Other People\u003c\/em\u003e. These books serve as important guides in the Education \u0026amp; Reference and Arts \u0026amp; Culture categories, offering valuable perspectives on how to approach design with empathy and foresight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a design professional, an educator, or simply someone curious about how to create meaningful human experiences, Melis Senova’s books provide the knowledge and inspiration needed to be thoughtful and effective in your design endeavours. Explore her works to deepen your understanding of what it means to be the person designing for others and how to build character within your creative processes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"this-human-design-character-by-melis-senova-9789063696528","title":"This Human - Design Character","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre you exhausted by the need to constantly advocate for the value of your work? Do you experience self-doubt when it comes to your authority and credibility in the field? Do you feel stuck professionally, in a cycle with no one to advocate for you? You are not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're lacking clarity, alignment, confidence, or motivation, you have the ability to build up your inner strength—your design character—to create resilience and impact in your life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Melis Senova, author and creator of \u003cem\u003eThis Human\u003c\/em\u003e, has spent 23 years in the world of design and leadership and discovered there was a big conversation that wasn't taking place:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt doesn't matter how good a designer you are if you don't know who is doing the designing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis susceptibility to \"moral fading\" and lack of confidence has been silently plaguing designers for years, so Dr. Senova built her Design Character blueprint to provide the tools needed to help you become clear and uncover the type of designer (and human) you want to be in this world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book you'll learn:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to build values literacy and understand how values can inform your work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to become aware of and diminish blindspots in your work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to develop your own ethics and discover different ways to think about them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to have impactful conversations that propel your work and career forward.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to establish strong boundaries to keep yourself, and others, safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesign Character\u003c\/em\u003e is not one of your typical personal growth books. Inside you'll not only find fun, interactive, and lively pages, but also 14 exercises based on research from human-centred design, strategic design, design innovation, mindfulness, somatic psychotherapy, neuroscience, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're ready to find alignment in your work and life, gain a greater understanding of who you are, and make an impact on the world, begin your Design Character journey today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083042275564,"sku":"9789063696528","price":80.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3212433485415.jpg?v=1765279714"},{"product_id":"this-human-how-to-be-the-person-designing-for-other-people-by-melis-senova-9789063694609","title":"This Human: How to Be the Person Designing for Other People","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many great design books in existence that teach us about design process, tools, and methods. With the increasing popularity of Design Thinking and Human-Centred Design, we've also seen more material discussing various aspects of the practice. One missing aspect, almost in an ironic twist, is what it takes to be the actual person who is doing the designing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe name \u003cem\u003eThis Human\u003c\/em\u003e is referring to that person. The person who needs to observe to gain insight, to make sense of their observations in a way that isn't biased by their own world views. The person who needs to communicate in many different ways with many different intentions to communicate information which is often hard to access, difficult to grasp, and just not that tangible. The person who is so passionate about having a positive impact that they become exhausted one third of the way into their project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI wrote this book to help these people learn more about themselves and how to think and be in their practice of design—to help them grasp all that is going on inside that then influences their creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341494927596,"sku":"9789063694609","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3193243485415.jpg?v=1772192629"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/melis-senova.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}