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