Eyes on the future -- The urge to improve the world -- Design and research wtth others -- Building bridges between disciplines -- The task for applied design research.

"This book contains inspiring reflections that demonstrate how applied design research offers an inspiring and effective approach to combining the unique qualities of research and design. The book shows that the transdisciplinary approach is applicable in a multitude of sectors, ranging from healthcare, urban planning, circular economy, and the food industry. Arranged in five parts, the book is a mosaic of examples, experiences, and interpretations, giving different illustrative examples and describing different methods which makeup the characteristic of a mosaic in that each piece contributes to the whole, but none of the pieces contains all the information"-- Provided by publisher.

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