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DESIGN AN OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE FOR PROMOTING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF COMPANIES
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Nowadays, design is defined as one of the main innovation tools and strategic approaches in the promotion of societys welfare and well-being in many countries, including in the European Union. Design thinking as an innovation-promoting approach that incorporates a diverse range of methods for problem solving in different contexts and on different scales is successfully applied in the United States, Europe and Asia. The experience of other countries in the application of design approach and methods might prove to be a valuable resource for representatives of Latvian companies, organizations, public and national institutions. The aim of the research is to assess design approach and methods for business development, development and promotion of new products and services and increase of the competitiveness of companies. Research methods: theoretical: analytic induction and critical discourse analysis, as well as monographic descriptive and logically constructive method applied in the analysis of design-related literature and documents.
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