Design Thinking

Name: Design Thinking
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Apply proven techniques from the design thinking process to your product and service design

Created bySusan Weinschenk, Ph.D.

Last updated 9/2019

English

What you'll learn

Apply Design Thinking to a project.
Plan and conduct an effective user research interview.
Analyze interview data and come up with design ideas.
Iterate design ideas and pick the best solution.

Course content

4 sections • 13 lectures • 1h 31m total length

About Design Thinking and Core Concepts18:47
In this lesson you will learn an overview of the Design Thinking Process and Core Concepts.
Core Concept, And Process

Part 1 of Empathize: Collecting data and interviewing15:02
In lesson we cover in detail the Empathize phase of the Design Thinking Process: How to collect data and interview your target audience.
Exercise: Plan Interviews0:02
Practice what you have learned with this exercise on planning interviews.
Planning Interviews
Part 2 of Empathize: Analyzing data and creating insights19:41
In lesson we cover in detail how to analyze the data you collect in the Empathize phase of the Design Thinking Process, and create your insights. .
Exercise: Affinity Groups0:02
In this exercise you will create Affinity Groups.
Exercise: Insight Statements0:02
In this exercise you will create Insight Statements.
Analyzing Interviews

The Define and Ideate Steps in the Design Thinking Process15:51
In this lesson you will learn how to implement the Define and Ideate steps in the Design Thinking Process: How to develop insights from the previous step, clearly define the problem you are trying to solve, and come up with solutions to explore.
Exercise: Framing The Design Challenge0:03
In this exercise you will summarize your insights and frame the design challenge.
Exercise: Define
In this exercise you will try out defining the solutions.
Exercise: Ideation0:02
In this exercise you come up with multiple design solutions.
Define and Iterate

The Prototype and Test Steps in the Design Thinking process.10:47
In this lesson you will learn about the Prototype and Test steps in the Design Thinking process.
The History and Usage of Design Thinking10:51
In this lesson you will learn the history of the Design Thinking process, typical ways it is used, and how to get started in your organization.
Prototype, Test, History and Usage Quiz
Additional Resources0:03
This is a list of additional resources that are mentioned in the course.

Requirements

There are no specific prerequisites. I will be helpful to have paper and pens/pencils, and you will need 1 package of post-it-notes.

Description

Thousands of companies use Design Thinking to innovate and implement new products and services. In this course you will learn everything you need to know about Design Thinking concepts and the Design Thinking process. At the beginning you will experience a quick Design Thinking exercise so you can get a feel for what Design Thinking is all about. As the course continues you will pick a case study to work on and take that case study through the process of Design Thinking. When you have completed the course you will know how to start and finish a Design Thinking project on your own.

This course is based on a semester-long course taught at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point by the same instructor, Dr. Susan Weinschenk.

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You will learn:

What Design Thinking is and why it is so popular
Core concepts in Design Thinking
The 5 steps in the Design Thinking process
How to analyze the results of your interviews
How to define and reframe the problem before developing solutions
How to ideate different solutions to the problem and choose the best idea
How to effectively get feedback from your target audience on your ideas
How to test multiple prototype solutions
The types of projects that Design Thinking can and should be used on

and much, much more!

You have unlimited access to all the lessons 24 hours a day, for as long as you want or need them, so you can take the course at your own pace and go back to review any materials any time you want. All of our courses have quizzes, as well as exercises that you can send in for feedback from Dr. Susan Weinschenk.

Over 50,000 students have taken our online courses.

Who this course is for:

Product designers, UX designers, Product managers

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Course content

An Introduction to Design Thinking1 lecture • 19min

Empathize and Collect Data5 lectures • 35min

Define and Ideate4 lectures • 16min

The Last Steps in the Design Thinking Process3 lectures • 22min

Requirements

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