Design Thinking 1.0
Design Thinking 1.0
Design thinking is both an ideology and a process, concerned with solving complex problems in a highly user-centric way. It focuses on the human first and based on the understanding of the user's needs, a solution is then created to meet those needs. In this microlearning, you will learn how to apply design thinking to create an innovative product that is empathetic and human-centered for real users. An in-person design thinking course can cost up to thousands.
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Includes:
Beginner Level
20 Microlearning Sessions
350 min. of Experiential Content
110 Learning Actions
Group Discussions & Sharing
Offline Access
Lifetime Access via Mobile and Web
Digital Certificate shareable on LinkedIn
Session Overview
Introduction
The Project
Dream: Being True
Dream:Envision
Dream: Design Challenge
- Discover: Yourself
- Discover: 5 Senses
- Discover: Ethnography
- Discover: Refine Challenge
- Mid-Program Feedback
- Ideate: Divergence
- Ideate: Creative Muscles
- Ideate: Refining Ideas
- Ideate: Prioritizing
- Ideate: Finalize
- Prototype: Prototype 1
- Prototype: Prototype 2
- Prototype: Debrief
- Synthesize: Together
- Program Completion
What is this 'Microlearning Course' about?
"Design Thinking 1.0" is about learning design thinking by 'design-doing.' Great design solutions start with understanding individual users in a more empathetic, human way and then turning that into a practical design for someone else.
Who is this course designed for?
Anyone interested in how to think out of the box. You may be a part of the innovation team at work, heading up a new project that pushes boundaries, or simply someone who is interested in how to nurture creativity.
Individuals who appreciate a community to learn from and share with
Those who want to learn on-the-go
What will you take away?
At the end of the course, you will have learned the principles of user-centered design by completing an actual mini 'Design Thinking' project in 5 stages:
Dream - Design with purpose and intention. Come up with a project vision to create innovative solutions for your user in a meaningful way.
Discover - Understand various 'discover' techniques. This program focuses on basic ethnography such as user interviews and observations as well as using all 5 senses to come up with a design challenge.
Ideate - Stretch your own imagination to come up with new solutions.
Prototype - Test out your ideas and iterate them for your user,
Synthesize - Bring it all together & finalize your new product design!
Awaken Group is a multi-disciplinary Transformation Design (TD) firm that integrates strategy, leadership, and innovation to design human-centered experiences. Clients include UBS, Singapore Airlines, GIC (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation), Unilever, Sentosa Development Corporation and Mothercare.
