Design Thinking For Beginners

Empathy, Ideate and Prototype

What you'll learn

Understand that Design Thinking is a human centered approach

Understand that Design Thinking is a mindset first

Understand the 5 stages of Design Thinking

Understand the tools used in Design Thinking

Requirements

No pre-requisite needed. You will learn all that you need to know

Description

The course covers the basics of Design Thinking for people looking at getting introduced to the concept. It talks about the 5 stages that the process has. Starts with Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test. It is useful for someone who needs to quickly understand the basics of the Design Thinking process. The program has some fun quizzes, some external links as reference and some content that can be downloaded for future reference. The ideal way of going through the course is starting with each section, choosing a problem simultaneously where the theories can be applied and reaching till the end of the program. Once a section is completed, I urge students to take up the quiz and browse through the material attached. Students should keep their mind open to learning when undergoing this course. Initially the concept sounds complicated but it isnt. If the concept with its tools is used in problem solving, it will yield results. Design thinking is a popular process used by organization and individuals in problem solving. A lot of startups have found solutions in various areas of humanity with this process. It can also be used to find value in social projects. All the best!

Overview

Section 1: Welcome and Introduction to Design Thinking for Beginners

Lecture 1 Welcome

Lecture 2 Course Structure

Lecture 3 Why is it called Design

Lecture 4 Design Thinking uses a human centered approach

Lecture 5 The Design Thinking Mindset

Section 2: Stages of Design Thinking

Lecture 6 Choose a Design Challenge

Lecture 7 The 5 Stages of Design Thinking

Section 3: Stage 1 - Empathy

Lecture 8 Understanding User Needs

Lecture 9 Tools used in Empathy

Lecture 10 Application to your Design Challenge

Section 4: Stage 2 : Define

Lecture 11 Define the problem statement

Section 5: Stage 3: Ideate

Lecture 12 Tools of Ideation

Section 6: Stage 4 : Prototype

Lecture 13 Why prototype

Lecture 14 MVP

Lecture 15 Is the solution in the sweet spot?

Section 7: Fifth Stage: Testing

Lecture 16 Testing and Iterations

Section 8: Beyond the Process: Bringing Ideas to Life

Lecture 17 Stakeholder Managing and Pitching

Lecture 18 Congratulations on Completion

Beginners curious about what Design Thinking is