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This course is part of Design Thinking Specialization
Instructor: Jeanne M. Liedtka
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How to navigate the design thinking process to tackle a human-centered problem
How to craft out an effective research plan
How to draw key insights from the design process to arrive at ideal solutions
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Welcome Designers!
In this course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, we will introduce you to the design thinking process. It is a project-based course in which you will identify a human-centered problem that you want to solve. We will focus our attention on the first seven steps of our 14-Step design thinking process. We’ll guide you through crafting and carrying out a research plan that helps you answer the question, “What is?” You will gather and identify important insights about the needs and wants of others and use this information to identify the attributes of an ideal solution.
Welcome to the course! Ready to begin? We are going to get off to a fast start! This week you will be learning some introductory material and starting work on your project by completing Step 1.
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In Week 2 you'll advance your thinking about your project and learn more about the challenges of driving innovation through an organization.
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After completing your Design Brief, you are ready to move into Steps 4 and 5. This week you'll make plans and begin your research.
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In Week 4, we will continue to work on the field work for your project. There are no new steps to tackle--just keep focusing on getting your field research completed. With your field work underway, we are going to spend our time this week shifting our focus from the level of process to the level of the personal and ask you to consider your own mindset and repertoire.
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Welcome to Week 5. At this point, you have hopefully completed your planning and are wrapping up your field research. Your completed research will be the input that we'll use to mine for deep insights (Step 6) and then transform those insights into design criteria (Step 7).
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Reviewed on Oct 25, 2023
i have completed all but still it is showing that i have done 99% why
Reviewed on Feb 25, 2024
Overall, it was a great course. The content and instructors were awesome!
Reviewed on Aug 9, 2023
Great application of Design Thinking with relevant frameworks!
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