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Design thinking has become very popular recently. It is because many people believe that design thinking can help generate innovative solutions. Many business and non-business organizations are adopting it to resolving their problems. Even business schools and other disciplines include design thinking in their curriculum. Then, what is design thinking, really? And how can it benefit us?
Design thinking is commonly recognized as a problem-solving process that includes five stages - Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test. However, when we compare the design thinking process with the conventional problem-solving process, there are no major differences, except the implementation part. Design thinking looks at problems with a holistic and human-centric perspective. It also tackles complex problems by using a non-linear approach. However, some people claim that considering design thinking as a problem-solving process is too simplistic.
Actually, design thinking should be considered as behaviors and attitudes when dealing with problems. Design thinkers use different thinking styles and attitudes when approaching problems. Design thinkers possess certain personal traits like human-centeredness, having a flexible and creative thinking style, being comfortable with subjective and intuitive judgement, and high self-efficacy. These thinking styles and attitudes help not only in problem-solving but also in finding opportunities. In order to be proficient in design thinking, we should not only understand the design Thinking process, but also have to make ourselves become a design thinker.
This MOOC provides you with core knowledge about design thinking and demystifies design thinking as a process for solving complex and wicked problems.
- Keywords:
- Creative ability Product design Critical thinking
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Dive into functional drawing! Join information designer and artist Catherine Madden for a 60-minute class demystifying how drawing can help you communicate ideas clearer, faster, and stronger. As she draws everyday data into friendly stories and charts, you'll learn how a few simple moves can help you organize your ideas, extend your brainstorming, and communicate complex concepts simply (and effectively) to audiences of every size.
This class is ideal for:
(1) a designer, writer, or artist eager to share stories in a visual way
(2) a creative team looking to communicate and collaborate faster
(3) an entrepreneur honing a persuasive pitch
Use this class to learn functional drawing techniques and unlock the power of visual thinking!
- Course related:
- SD6704 Practicum and SD5804 Design Research Methods
- Keywords:
- Creative thinking Graphic arts -- Technique Design
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- MOOC
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Population ageing is a global phenomenon profoundly affecting the well-being of communities. Disciplines such as Social Sciences, Design, and Engineering offer unique, insightful innovations for ageing societies. Along with providing solutions catering to their professional niche, these disciplines achieve creative and practical innovations through interdisciplinary collaboration. This course intends to explore and examine the process of incubating innovations in these three disciplines and help the learners to appreciate the synergy created when working toward innovations by adopting an interdisciplinary approach.
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- Social Sciences
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- Older people -- Government policy Older people -- Services for Technology older people Ageing
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- MOOC
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Learn Adobe Illustrator from scratch, including typography, infographics, logo design and more. In this course, you will learn about (1) How to use layers (2) When and why to use a specific tool (3) Best practices when designing infographics (4) Creative techniques to fully develop your understanding of the Adobe Illustrator tools and their possibilities
- Course related:
- ITC3076E Fashion Shoe Design and ITC3081D Advanced Apparel Techniques and Practice
- Subjects:
- Technology
- Keywords:
- Adobe Illustrator (Computer file) Computer drawing -- Computer programs Computer graphics -- Software
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Video games as a medium go back more than 50 years to mainframe computers. Even the central design of video games can be traced back to the first games themselves. To be a good game designer, it's essential to have an understanding of the video game design industry's fascinating history. We've partnered with The Strong National Museum of Play to give you a unique look into the history of all things video game. The International Center for the History of Electronic Games at The Strong is the largest and most comprehensive public assemblage of video games and related materials in the world. The staff are celebrated experts in the field and the ICHEG is visited by scholars of video games from around the world. You'll gain amazing insight into the history of video games with a guided exploration of key artifacts from the collection of more than 100,000 electronic games and materials.
- Subjects:
- Interactive and Digital Media and Computing
- Keywords:
- Video games -- Design History
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- MOOC
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Game designers work with a wide range of asset creators, programmers, producers, and others to bring a video game from concept to product. In this course, you will learn about the different types of teams a game designer is a member of, both large and small.
- Subjects:
- Interactive and Digital Media and Computing
- Keywords:
- Video games -- Design
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Modern video games are incredibly complex multimedia productions involving still and motion graphics, code, audio, interface elements, narrative elements and much more. In this course, you will learn how and where all these pieces come from, who's in charge of each piece and the different stages of the game design process. We will also show you how everything is brought together to create a final product.
- Subjects:
- Interactive and Digital Media and Computing
- Keywords:
- Video games
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- MOOC
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Creating prototypes puts a proposed solution into action. In this course, you will learn the value of prototypes and user testing as critical components of the design thinking process. You will examine case studies to understand the iterative process of prototyping and discover how new products and ideas can emerge as a result. As part of the Design Thinking MicroMasters program, you will study how to analyze and implement the results of user testing to ensure your solution can fully benefit from this inclusive and innovative process. Best practices for evaluating solutions will also be covered, including surveys, user evaluations, focus groups and interviews.
- Subjects:
- Design Elements
- Keywords:
- Design -- Methodology Industrial design
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- MOOC
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When you immerse yourself in the context of the user, you can uncover pain points and find opportunities for improvement or innovation not always evident to your audience. In this course, part of the Design Thinking MicroMasters program, you will learn how to use simple research methodologies including active listening to understand your target audience and uncover their obvious or latent needs. Emphasis will be placed on observation and interviewing as key methods to gain empathy for the user's experience and viewpoint. Equipped with this understanding, you will be prepared to identify and define more accurately the business problem. You will also review case studies and discuss strategies to foster productive client-stakeholder relationships, including user personification, context understanding, and empathy idea mapping (ideas that resonate with your target audience).
- Subjects:
- Design Elements
- Keywords:
- Design -- Methodology Problem solving Industrial design
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- MOOC
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This course provides an introduction to the foundational activities related to design thinking: a flexible, yet systematic process to define and solve problems. A common misconception is that design thinking requires artistry, but it is not centered on artistic principles. Design thinking is a strategy and mindset that can be applied to any industry to solve problems.
- Subjects:
- Design Elements
- Keywords:
- Design -- Methodology Problem solving Industrial design
- Resource Type:
- MOOC