About this MicroMasters
Innovation. Creativity. Strategic thinking. In the past year, more than 279,000 job postings have listed these skills. Another 239,000 mention design thinking.*
Why has design thinking become one of the most sought-after skills? Employers are looking for problem solving, creativity, critical thinking, and analytical skills to enhance the capabilities of their employees to lead their companies into a successful future. Design thinking was developed out of the processes used by designers including user understanding and user experience, however, its application may be used to address non-product oriented problems as well –from innovating new product or service possibilities to implementing procedural change, or identifying a new strategic direction for the company.
In the Design Thinking MicroMasters program, you will learn how to use the design thinking process to solve problems creatively, collaboratively and empathetically. Earning the MicroMasters program certificate will equip you with knowledge of the processes and techniques used to solve problems and innovate in the workplace.
* Source: Burning Glass Technologies
What you'll learn
- User-centered research skills to gain user empathy through interviews and observations
- Strategies to understand user context to identify and verify business problems
- Ideation and visualization techniques to generate targeted and creative solutions
- Methods for evaluating and applying user feedback from testing models and prototypes to identify preferred solutions
| From | Rochester Institute of Technology, RITx via edX |
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| Hours | 96 |
| Instructors | Dan Harel, Lorraine Justice, Jennifer Englert, Mike Johansson, Melissa Dawson |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Art & Design |
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Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Thinking about a career in banking? $31k
Adjunct Instructor - Design Thinking $32k
Coordinator, Thinking and Writing course $44k
Instructor, Web Design/Graphic Design $48k
Member of the Strategic Thinking Advisory Committee $60k
design/drafting 2 $61k
Design Team $72k
Design & Production $72k
Design-Build Design Coordinator $73k
Industrial Design/Product Design $104k
Global Program Manager, Design Thinking @ SAP Services $159k
Merchandise design $167k
Courses in this MicroMasters
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Design Thinking Fundamentals (You were viewing this course) 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... edX | Rochester Institute of Technology, RITx |
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Design Thinking: Empathizing to Understand the Problem 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... edX | Rochester Institute of Technology, RITx |
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Design Thinking: Ideation, Iteration and Communication Designing a successful and innovative solution requires creative ideas and their iteration. As critical phases of the design thinking process, ideation and iteration are often... edX | Rochester Institute of Technology, RITx |
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Design Thinking: Prototyping and User Testing 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... edX | Rochester Institute of Technology, RITx |
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The capstone course, part of the Design Thinking MicroMasters program, will be a cumulative experience incorporating all aspects of the design thinking process, from end to... edX | Rochester Institute of Technology, RITx |
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| From | Rochester Institute of Technology, RITx via edX |
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| Hours | 96 |
| Instructors | Dan Harel, Lorraine Justice, Jennifer Englert, Mike Johansson, Melissa Dawson |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Art & Design |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Thinking about a career in banking? $31k
Adjunct Instructor - Design Thinking $32k
Coordinator, Thinking and Writing course $44k
Instructor, Web Design/Graphic Design $48k
Member of the Strategic Thinking Advisory Committee $60k
design/drafting 2 $61k
Design Team $72k
Design & Production $72k
Design-Build Design Coordinator $73k
Industrial Design/Product Design $104k
Global Program Manager, Design Thinking @ SAP Services $159k
Merchandise design $167k
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