The d.school Community Bookshelf

Our community is prolific! We encourage you to explore the work of folks who have spent time teaching, learning & working with us. 

In addition to our recently published d.school books, we are proud to share the work of the many writers from our community.

These books—written by d.school staff, instructors, fellows, and alumni—cover a range of topics from creativity to equity and from scaling ideas to learning from failure. 

 

Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All by David Kelley and Tom Kelley

The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life by Bernie Roth

Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration by Scott Witthoft and Scott Doorley

A Kids Book About Design by Jason Mayden

From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood: Reflections on Race, Culture, and Identity by Christopher Emdin and sam seidel

The Friction Project: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong things Harder by Bob Sutton & Huggy Rao

Ideaflow: The Only Business Metric That Matters by Jeremy Utley & Perry Klebahn

Hip Hop Genius 2.0: Remixing High School Education by sam seidel

My Favorite Failure: How Setbacks Can Lead to Learning and Growth by Laura McBain & Ronald A. Beghetto

Rituals for Virtual Meetings: Creative Ways to Engage People and Strengthen Relationships by Kurst Ozenc & Glenn Fajardo

The Black Experience in Design: Identity Expression & Reflection by Anne H. Berry, Kareem Collie, Penina Acayo Lker, Lesley-Ann Noel, Jennifer Rittner & Kelly Waters

Why Play Works: Big Changes Start Small by Jill Vialet 

Substantial Classrooms: Redesigning the Substitute Teaching Experience by Jill Vialet & Amanda Von Moos

Learning to Make a Difference: Value Creation in Social Learning Space by Etienne Wenger-Trayner & Beverly Wenger-Trayner 

Rituals for Work: 50 Ways to Create Engagement, Shared Purpose, and a Culture that Can Adapt to Change by  Kurst Ozenc & Margaret Hagan

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20:A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World by Tina Seelig

Creativity in Research: Cultivate Clarity, Be Innovative, and Make Progress in Your Research Journey by Nicola Ulibarri, Amanda E. Cravens, Anja Svetina Nabergoj & Adam Royalty

Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived Joyful Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans

Moments of Impact: How to Design Strategic Conversations That Accelerate Change by Chris Ertel & Lisa Kay Solomon

Scaling Up Excellence: Getting More Without Settling for Less by Bob Sutton & Huggy Rao

Wired to Care: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy by Dev Patnaik

Understanding Computers & Cognition: A New Foundation for Design by Terry Winograd & Fernando Flores

Your Brain on Art: How Art Transforms Us by Ivy Ross

Diary of a Confused Educator by Ashanti Branch

Ideas to the Max:A Burrowing Owl's Journey to an Idea Party by Chris Kurjan

100 Effed Facts About the Gender Health Gap by Laine Bruzek can be purchased here

Also look for these harder-to-find and out-of-print titles

Experiences in Visual Thinking by Bob McKim

Good Products, Bad Products by Jim Adams

The Klutz Book of Inventions by John Cassidy

Recess Rules by Jill Vialet

Designing for Change by Beverly Wenger-Trayner and Etienne Wenger-Trayner

Goldieblox and the Spinning Machine by Debbie Sterling