From Ideas to Impact: Design Thinking for User-Centricity
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From Ideas to Impact: Design Thinking for User-Centricity
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In this course, you will learn how to apply design thinking to your professional context to solve complex problems.
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This short course provides a comprehensive introduction to design thinking, a human-centered approach to problem-solving widely used for driving innovation. In the course, learners will discover the steps of the design thinking framework, understand how these steps are carried out by organizations and teams, and discover unique applications of design thinking so they, too, can apply these principles in their own professional contexts.
The content is structured into three lessons, guiding learners through both theoretical and practical aspects of design thinking. The course is aimed at learners who do not yet have knowledge in design thinking methodology, those looking to further their capabilities in business essentials skills, and those looking to discover ways of generating innovation within their teams.
In this short course, you'll learn the fundamentals of design thinking, focusing first on the five steps of design thinking and then examining how this framework is applied in different contexts.
What's included
2 videos11 readings5 assignments
2 videos•Total 14 minutes
- Design Thinking Steps 1 and 2: Empathize and Define•6 minutes
- Design Thinking Steps 3, 4 and 5: Ideate, Prototype, and Test•8 minutes
11 readings•Total 119 minutes
- About the Course•10 minutes
- About the Professor•5 minutes
- A Note on Course Materials•10 minutes
- Introduction to the Course •10 minutes
- What is Design Thinking, and How Do We Apply It?•10 minutes
- Point of View and Problem Statement (with template)•10 minutes
- Design Thinking Examples: Five Real Stories•14 minutes
- Saving Product X: A Design Thinking Case Study•20 minutes
- Design Thinking for Social Innovation•15 minutes
- Reflection: Design Thinking in Your Context•10 minutes
- Rate this Course!•5 minutes
5 assignments•Total 75 minutes
- What is Design Thinking, and How Do We Apply It?•10 minutes
- Design Thinking Examples: Five Real Stories•15 minutes
- Saving Product X: A Design Thinking Case Study•10 minutes
- Design Thinking for Social Innovation•10 minutes
- Final Quiz•30 minutes
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