Worth focused design Gilbert Cockton ; Book 1: Balance integration and generosity Design now has many meanings. For some it is the creation of value. For others it is the conception and creation of artefacts. For still others it is fitting things to people. These differences reflect disciplinary values that both overlap and diverge. All involve artefacts: we always design things. Each definition considers people and purpose in some way. Each handles evaluation differently measuring against aesthetics craft standards specifications sales usage experiences or usage outcomes. There are both merits and risks in these differences without an appropriate balance. Poor balance can result from professions claiming the centre of design for their discipline marginalising others. Process can also cause imbalance when allocating resources to scheduled stages. Balance is promoted by replacing power centres with power sharing and divisive processes with integrative progressions. A focus on worth guides design towards worthwhile experiences and outcomes that generously exceed expectations. This book places a worth focus (Wo Fo) in the context of design progressions that are Balanced Integrated and Generous (BIG). BIG and Wo Fo are symbiotic. Worth provides a focus for generosity. Effective Wo Fo needs BIG practices. Preface Acknowledgments Three Years In: A Design Practice Fiction The Realities of Creative Design Practice We Need to Talk About Process: A Design Practice Research Fiction Status not Process: Abstract Design Situations as Snapshots of Design Work Tracking BIG Creative Design Practice Enabling Creative Critical Design Practices Glossary and Abbreviations References Author Biography.