Focuses on applied design research, a relatively new field of research which combines the fields of design and research Offers the experiences of 22 professors and provides a wide range of applications of applied design research Demonstrates how applied design research offers an inspiring and effective approach to combining the unique qualities of research (aimed at studying the present) and design (aimed at developing the future) Shows that the transdisciplinary approach this book includes is applicable across a number of sectors such as product design, architecture healthcare, urban planning, circular economy, as well as 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. Together they offer an excellent picture of applied design research, how it is implemented and what the reader can expect from it