{"product_id":"9781631497810","title":"Shikake : The Japanese Art of Shaping Behavior Through Design by Naohiro (Osaka University) Matsumura","description":"Following The Little Book of Hygge, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning and other bestsellers, Shikake introduces the latest example of practical wisdom from abroad: shikakeology, a phenomenon sweeping Japan. Naohiro Matsumura—renowned as the founder of the study of shikake, the Japanese word for “device”—has devised a new approach to design as astonishingly simple in its logic as it is sophisticated in its psychology. For example: • a staircase painted like piano keys prompts people to exercise • a symbol of a shrine placed in a public square discourages vandalism Combining traditional Japanese aesthetics with the lessons of behavioural economics, Matsumura presents a tool kit for literally anyone who wants to create their own mindful designs—and reveals how shikakes can help us address big challenges, including even climate change. Mind-bending yet elegant, Shikake will inspire readers to appreciate—and transform—the analogue world around them.,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 192 pages, 42 black-and-white illustrations","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45196809470179,"sku":"9781631497810","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781631497810.jpg?v=1724586459","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781631497810","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}