Buy these essential books to develop yourself as a designer and a leader.
This Human
Unlock the Leader and Designer Within
Discover the transformative power of This Human, a comprehensive guide that equips you with a unique framework of mindsets, tools, competencies, and practices to become an exceptional leader and designer. Drawing from Melis' vast experience in corporate leadership, her own design firm, and her executive coaching practice, this book provides a solid foundation for you to return to, time and time again.
- Cultivate effective leadership and design skills
- Boost impact in driving meaningful change
- Enhance personal and professional growth
If you're curious, open-minded, and driven to master the art of leading and designing meaningful change, "This Human" will empower you to maximize your impact and elevate your work to new heights. Immerse yourself in this essential resource and unlock your true potential as a leader and designer.
Design Character
Shape the Impactful Leader in You
After reading and engaging with this book you will know:
- How to understand your values and how they directly inform your work.
- How to become aware of and diminish blindspots in your work.
- How to develop your own ethics and discover away to enact them in your work.
- How to have impactful conversations that propel your work and career forward.
- How to establish strong boundaries to keep yourself, and others, safe.
Design Character 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-centered design, strategic design, design innovation, mindfulness, somatic psychotherapy, neuroscience, and more.
If 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.
“This human focuses on people who are determined to have impact with their work and what it means to be a human in this time of rapid change and shift.”
Marcio Dupont Caballero Industrial designer designresearchportal.com
“It's arrived! So excited to receive my copy of Design Character after completing the course last year with Dr Melis Senova and the team at This Human! This book is for all designers wanting to have more impact with their work and accelerate mastery in their practice.”
Dr Amanda Keenen Strategic and Service Design Founder at CoolKids Innovation
“When a book is dedicated to those who are ready to embrace the responsibility that comes with designing our future, you instantly know the next few hours within its pages will be purposeful and enriching. This book has an open heart, a beautiful soul and a profound message.
Rachel Higham Chief Information Officer WPP, London
“I've already taken the pen and highlighter to Dr Melis Senova's 'This Human' — a must for all human-centred designers!”
Michelle Newell Storyteller, Writer, Workshop Host The Storytelling Business
For customers outside of Australia, both books are available from the publisher, BIS Publishers and all other places you buy good books.
Live and Interactive
Go beyond the books—Design Character Course
Developing your character increases your potency, confidence, and impact in your work.
The accredited, 8-week Design Character course teaches the elements of design character, how to develop them within yourself and your teams, and how to situate yourself within the design world.
“This is one of the best courses I’ve been on, Dr Melis Senova deep understanding of design and human behavior is next level. I highly recommend you do this.”
Danny Seals Head of Employee Innovation Legal & General
Become a stronger leader with expanded influence, boosted confidence, job satisfaction, and accelerated career growth.
- 12 hours of live online tuition by Dr Melis Senova.
- Become part of This Human Community, and get the new Design Character book.
- Exclusive access to curated list of resources and action experiments
- Accredited by RMIT - elective in the Master of Design Futures
