Welcome to Design Thinking for Human-Centered IoT Solutions! This course offers practical insights and hands-on skills to empower you in creating impactful industrial IoT solutions. Explore the design thinking process, emphasizing a user-centric approach through empathy, ideation, and prototyping.
Design Thinking for Human-Centered IoT Solutions
Design Thinking for Human-Centered IoT Solutions
This course is part of IoT Systems and Industrial Applications with Design Thinking Specialization
Instructor: Pablo Puig
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15 hours to complete
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this module, learners will gain a comprehensive understanding of the design thinking process and its stages, exploring how each phase holds significance in the development of IoT technologies. Through comparative analysis, participants will distinguish between traditional problem-solving methods and design thinking approaches, focusing on their relevance to solving complex challenges within the IoT domain. With a user-centric approach, participants will discover how to apply design thinking methodologies to create innovative and practical industrial IoT solutions, aligning with the course's emphasis on empathy, ideation, and prototyping.
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8 videos4 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt2 plugins
This module empowers learners with a comprehensive understanding of empathy's significance in IoT solution design. Through diverse user research methods, participants gather crucial insights into user needs, analyze findings for patterns, and create user personas and scenarios. These skills enable the development of tailored IoT applications that truly resonate with industrial users.
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7 videos4 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt1 plugin
This module equips learners to define precise problems, employ diverse ideation techniques, evaluate ideas based on practicality and impact, and visualize solutions through storyboards for IoT applications.
What's included
7 videos5 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt2 plugins
This module empowers learners with the expertise to craft prototypes, conduct usability tests, analyze feedback, and finalize IoT solutions, all rooted in design thinking principles.
What's included
8 videos3 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt1 plugin
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