Pitching Ideas

We are good at designing beautiful products and we offer good services. We always know exactly what the user wants and we know dozens of methodologies. However, if we have to convince our customers and colleagues, we find it to be rather difficult.

For one reason or another, pitching ideas is one of the most undervalued practices in the creative field. From convincing a colleague to opt for a certain methodology to persuading a customer to go for a certain concept. You can have the best ideas in the world, but if you are not able to bring them across, they will never become reality.

 In this book the author will take you inside of the heads of the people you have to convince. Pitching Ideas will help you to find the essence of the idea you want to get across and will explain how you can really convince the right people in the end.

Author

Jeroen van Geel has many years of experience in the field as an innovator, designer and strategist. He is an international speaker and writer on the field of UX, design and and has a great interest in the world of brand personality. He has helped push forward many design projects, ranging from the award winning smart projector Beam to the innovative automated border control systems at Schiphol Airport. His goal is to return a bit of wonder into the world, even if it is just for himself.

Press

"Pitching Ideas is the most comprehensive book I have seen on the topic. Packed with tons of useful advice. Get it."
- Tomer Sharon - VP, Head of UX at WeWork and author of 'Validating Product Ideas'

"This friendly, conversational book is packed with insight and advice about our relationships with ideas - our own and those of others."
- Steve Portigal - Author of 'Interviewing Users'

"Pitching Ideas provides a bulletproof framework and approach to pitching for all aspects of your life, professional and private alike!"
- Philip Battin - Design Strategy Lead at Google

"He succeeds in a clever mix of systematic considerations and psychological tips such as seating or body language. Whereby you not only learn a lot about pitching, but about clever negotiation altogether."
- PAGE magazine