Design Thinking: Lead and Innovate Successful Projects

Description

In this course, you will :

• Discover the fundamentals of Design Thinking, why you should use it, and how to make it more human-centered. Then examine the mindset, process, and tools required to think like a designer.
• Discover Lisa's tried-and-true 5-step Design Thinking framework and learn how to begin learning by doing.
• Conduct qualitative research to discover what your users require and which problems are the most important to solve.
• Before creating a customer empathy map and applying it to your design, learn how to clearly define the problem.
• Walks you through the process of creating a rapid prototype of an app once you have a concept. Learn how to test and improve your prototype now that you have it.
• Learn how to decide whether to pursue our solution further or adapt it based on user feedback.
• Finish the course by hearing some tips on how to improve your projects with strategic workshops and seeing how to step into a creative leadership role by learning to professionally facilitate.

Syllabus :

1. Design Thinking Basics

• Design Thinking: The Meaning and Purpose
• The Mindset: Thinking Like a Designer
• The Process: The 5 Phases of Design Thinking
• The Right Start

 

2. Understanding the Customer's Needs and Providing Solutions

• Customer Empathy: Who Are You Designing For?
• Customer Empathy: Conducting Interviews and Creating Empathy Maps
• Defining the Problem
• Framing the Problem
• The Ideation Process: Brainstorming
• Developing One Idea to Build the Concept

 

3. Prototyping, Testing, and Evaluating

• From Concept to Prototype
• User Testing: Getting Feedback
• Evaluation

 

4. Applying Your Skills: What Now?

• Strategic Workshops: Moving Up a Level
• How to Stand Out as a Designer

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