Overview
- The book presents a new theory of the transition to design leadership.
- The theory, which is grounded in the perspectives of the case study participants, is applicable to the field of design education and the emerging body of global design generalists.
- This book has the potential to guide aspiring design leaders in planning their design careers, and inform those involved in design education.
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About this book
This book explores issues in the development of the creative industries in Singapore, with a particular focus on the design sector. It presents case study research into the experiences of design leaders transitioning to leadership positions in the context of the Asia Pacific ‘war for talents’ and Singapore’s drive to become the design hub in Asia.
Three in-depth case studies are provided: the case of design managers, the case of design consultants and the case of design entrepreneurs. The case studies reveal complex, inter-related issues and ideals that participants desired of potential designers and future design leaders as part of their transition to design leadership and management roles.
The empirical findings of the research led to the generation of a new theory of design leaders’ transition to design leadership and management positions in Singapore, providing a framework for design career and trajectory.
This book is significant for design education in Singapore, as well as internationally, because it establishes design leaders’ expectations of designer career trajectories, and the need for a design leadership pipeline. It will be of particular interest to designers and design leaders/managers; educational researchers; curriculum developers; and graduate and postgraduate design students.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Design Leadership and Management
Book Subtitle: A Case Study in Singapore
Authors: Garry Tan, Anne Chapman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-155-1
Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-94-6351-155-1Published: 10 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: CXCIV, 10
Topics: Education, general