Education: B.S., Boston University; MBA, Harvard University; D.B.A., Boston University
Jeanne M. Liedtka is a faculty member at the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business and former chief learning officer at United Technologies Corporation, where she was responsible for overseeing all activities associated with corporate learning
and development for the Fortune 50 corporation, including executive education, career development processes, employer-sponsored education and learning portal and web-based activities.
At Darden, where she formerly served as associate dean of the MBA program and as executive director of the Batten Institute, Jeanne works with both MBAs and executives
in the areas of design thinking, innovation and leading growth. Her passion is exploring how organizations can engage employees at every level in thinking creatively about the design of powerful futures.
Her current research focuses on design-led innovation in the government and
social sector, as does her most recent book, Designing for the Greater
Good. Her previous books include: The Catalyst; How You Can
Lead Extraordinary Growth(winner of the Business Week best
innovation books of 2009); Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit
for Managers(winner of the 1800 CEO READ best management book of 2011) and its accompanying field guide, The Designing for Growth Field Book: A Step by Step Guide, The Physics of Business Growth: Mindsets,
System and Process and Solving Business Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works.
Selected Publications
Liedtka, J.M.
"Evaluating the Impact of Design Thinking in Action." Academy of Management
Proceedings. Vol. 2017. No. 1. Academy of Management, 2017.
Liedtka, J.M. "Democratizing Innovation in Organizations:
Teaching Design Thinking to Non‐Designers." Design Management Review 28.3 (2017): 49-55.
Liedtka, J.M. "Design as a Social
technology, " Conference proceedings of the 2017 Design Management Academy:
Research perspectives on creative intersections." (2017): 1-456.
Liedtka, J.M. "Linking Design Thinking with Innovation
Outcomes through Cognitive Bias Reduction," Journal of Product Innovation
Management, 32, 6: 925-938, 2015.
Liedtka,
J.M."Perspective: Linking Design Thinking with Innovation Outcomes
through Cognitive Bias Reduction," Journal of Product Innovation
Management, (2014).
Bohemia, E., Rieple, A., Liedtka,
J.M., Cooper, R. "Proceedings of the 19th DMI: Academic Design
Management Conference: Design Management in an Era of Disruption."
Liedtka, J.M."Innovative Ways Companies are Using Design
Thinking," Strategy & Leadership, Vol. 42, no. 2, 40-45.
Liedtka, J.M., A. King and K. Bennett. Solving
Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works. New York:
Columbia Business Press, (August 2013).
Liedtka,
J.M. and B. Parmar. "Moving Design from Metaphor or Management
Practice," Journal of Organizational Design, Vol. 1, no. 3 (Dec
2012), p. 51-57.
Liedtka, J.M. and T. Ogilvie. "Helping
Managers to Discover Their Appetite for Design Thinking," Design
Management Review,(2012), p. 7-13.
Liedtka, J.M."Learning to Use Design Thinking Tools for Successful Innovation,"
Strategy and Leadership, Vol. 39, no. 5, (2011), p. 13-19.
Liedtka, J.M., S. Carr, A. Halliday, A.C. King and T.
Lockwood. "The Influence of Design Thinking in Business: Some Preliminary
Observations," Design Management Review, Vol. 21, no. 3, (Summer
2010), p. 58-63.
Liedtka, J.M."Business Strategy and
Design: Can This Marriage Be Saved?" Design Management Review, Vol.
21, no. 2, (June 2010), p. 6-11.
Liedtka, J.M."Beyond
Strategic Thinking: Strategy as Experienced and Embodied," Chapter 7 in
Disruptive Business, Alexander Manu, Gower Publishing, (August 2010),
p. 153-167.
Liedtka, J.M." Strategy as Design," DOM Research Lab Publication, M. Mr. Shamiyeh (Editor) Volume 4, (2010).
Liedtka, J.M., R. Rosen and R. Wiltbank. "Getting to
Growth: The Organization as its Own Worst Enemy," Ivey Business
Journal, Vol. 73, no. 2, (March/April 2009).
Carr S., J.M.
Liedtka, R. Rosen and R. Wiltbank. "In Search of Growth Leaders,"
Wall Street Journal Business Insight series, (July 7, 2008), R4.
Liedtka, J.M."Strategy Making and the Search for
Authenticity," Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 80, no. 2, (June
2008), p. 237-248.
Selected Books
Liedtka, J.M. with R. Salzman and D. Azer. Design Thinking for the Greater Good:
Innovation in the Social Sector. New York: Columbia Business Press,
(2017).
Liedtka, J.M., A. King and K. Bennett.
Solving Problems with Design Thinking: Ten Stories of What Works. New
York: Columbia Business Press, (August 2013).
Liedtka,
J.M. and E.D. Hess. The Physics of Business Growth: Mindsets,
System and Processes. Stanford University Press, (2012).
Liedtka, J.M. and T. Ogilvie. Designing for Growth: A
Design Thinking Toolkit for Managers. New York: Columbia University Press.
(2011).
Liedtka, J.M., R.H. Rosen and R. Wiltbank.
The Catalyst: How You Can Become an Extraordinary Growth Leader. Crown
Business, (2009).