Free course on coursera about :Design Thinking for Innovation

About this Course

Today innovation is everyone's business. Whether you are a manager in a global corporation, an entrepreneur starting up, in a government role, or a teacher in an elementary school, everyone is expected to get lean – to do better with less. And that is why we all need design thinking. At every level in every kind of organization, design thinking provides the tools you need to become an innovative thinker and uncover creative opportunities that are there – you're just not seeing them yet.

In this course, they provide an overview of design thinking and work with a model containing four key questions and several tools to help you understand design thinking as a problem solving approach. They also look at several stories from different organizations that used design thinking to uncover compelling solutions.

Duration of the course

The total duration of the course is approximately 6 hours.

Course syllabus

First Week : What Is Design Thinking?

In this unit, you will learn about the meaning of design thinking and the reasons that make it more effective than traditional methods in the processes of innovation. You will study the types of challenges that are most appropriate for design thinking and learn about visual imaging tools that help bring ideas to life.

Second Week : Preparing Your Mind for Innovation

Design thinking is not limited to processes and tools only, but also relates to the people you want to create value for and with them, so the focus in this unit will be on the way you think and whether your mind is ready to seize opportunities when they appear in your business, in addition to learning about storytelling tools and how to use them .

Third Week : Idea Generation

This week you will focus on the design thinking process and how it can be used to generate better ideas by reading the story of entrepreneur Chris Carter and his emerging MeYouHealth company, as well as learning how to apply the questions "What is it?" And "What if?" And how to use the mind planning tool.

 Fourth Week : Experimentation

In this unit you will follow the activities of the IBM team that works closely with George Johnson Marketing Agency while developing and testing revolutionary and innovative ideas. This process begins with the question "What is dazzling?" That brings together clients and business issues. Finally, there will be a review of previous lessons and discussion of strategic opportunities.

Fifth Week : Final Assignment

This module hosts materials related to your final assignment for the course. The assignment requires selecting one of the design thinking tools presented in the course, writing a reflection, and completing three peer reviews. To successfully complete the course, you must complete and pass the final assignment.

What will you learn  

1. What is design thinking and when to use it .
2. How to use design thinking to generate innovative ideas.
3. How to prepare to see and take action when opportunity arises.
4. How to take the many ideas you generate and determine which ones are likely to produce specific, desired outcomes.

Cost and course certification

You can register for this course and study for free, but you need to take the required tests and pay the fees for the certificate to get it, so you can share it in your CV or through your personal account on LinkedIn.

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