Be the person designing for other people.
This Human is a field guide for the person behind the design work. A quiet, practical companion for designers, leaders, and teams doing the harder, inner work that shapes the impact of what they make.
Published by BIS Publishers. Available direct in Australia, and via BIS Publishers and selected booksellers internationally.
Unlock the leader and designer within.
Drawing from Melis’s decades of work in corporate leadership, her own design firm, and her executive coaching practice \u2014 a foundation you can return to, again and again.
Cultivate effective leadership and design skills.
Mindsets, tools, competencies, and practices that travel with you across teams, projects, and seasons of your career.
Boost your impact in driving meaningful change.
Design work isn't ornamental. Learn to choose the work that matters, shape its delivery, and carry it through to real outcomes.
Enhance personal and professional growth.
A practice, not a performance. Sixty-one exercises and practices that deepen with you as you do them.
What readers have said.
“This human focuses on people who are determined to have impact with their work and what it means to be a human in this time of rapid change and shift.”
“I've already taken the pen and highlighter to Dr Melis Senova's This Human \u2014 a must for all human-centred designers.”
This Human Essentials — live, with Melis.
A live, interactive course helping you cut through the noise and reconnect with the essentials of your design practice. Facilitated by Dr Melis Senova, drawing directly on the book.
- 4.5 hours of live online tuition
- Micro-credential on completion
- Community membership
- Deepen your design research insight.
- Communicate design outcomes with clarity.
- Learn strong, resilient delivery strategies.
Read with a quiet companion.
Try the book companion free. No credit card, no pressure. Just a slower, more careful way to sit with the ideas.