Redesigning Leadership
$61.22
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
24 April 2011
Summary
Lessons for a new generation of leaders on teamwork, meetings, conversations, free food, social media, apologizing, and other topics.When designer and computer scientist John Maeda was tapped to be president of the celebrated Rhode Island School of Design in 2008, he had to learn how to be a leader quickly. He had to transform himself from a tenured professor-with a love of argument for argument’s sake and the freedom to experiment-into the head of a hierarchical organization. The professor i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262015882 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262015889 |
| Series: | Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life |
| Author: | John Maeda, Rebecca J. Bermont |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 24 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm x 13mm |
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Critics Review
“Redesigning Leadership is a gem of a book, and like a genuine gem is compact,short, succinct and a pleasure to read.” – Mohsen Shahmanesh , Design Talks
Redesigning Leadership is a gem of a book, and like a genuine gem is compact, short, succinct and a pleasure to read.
—Mohsen Shahmanesh, Design TalksIt’s short, beautifully designed and produced…There’s none of the usual guff that afflicts the genre. Intead, clear crisp prose, a lot of common sense, and some points that were either new to me or worth reaffirming.
—The Enlightened EconomistAbout The Author
John Maeda
An internationally recognized leader at the intersection of design and technology, John Maeda is Executive Vice President/Chief Experience Officer at Publicis Sapient. He was the 16th President of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He is the author of Design by Numbers, The Laws of Simplicity, and Redesigning Leadership, all published by The MIT Press.Becky Bermont is Vice President of Media + Partners at RISD and has partnered with John Maeda, the current president, since his time at the Media Lab in efforts to bridge design, academia, and business.
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