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Design Thinking for Innovation

Leading the Modern Day Business,

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, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, we 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. We also look at several stories from different organizations that used design thinking to uncover compelling solutions.

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Rating 4.6 based on 1,029 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $59
From University of Virginia via Coursera
Instructor Jeanne M. Liedtka
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Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Entrepreneurship Business Strategy

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case studies

I would expect introduction of more techniques and case studies.

The real time case studies and the way people solved their problems through design thinking is an excellent motivation to take up design thinking seriouslyDr.

The best parts were the Case Studies that were presented.

Wonderful videos and explanations from the guest field experts/consultants and examples of real life case studies, I really enjoyed the reflection assignment as it made me have to organise the creative process that I used to overcome a specific challenge on a project and get into the motions of the 4 W's in a way that I hadn't realised is natural.

It was really helpful!Thank you.. Great Introductory course for Design Thinking - Very good examples & case studies - Assignment could have been more rigorous This course helped me a lot to know about design thinking.

A great course for solving practical business issues Course is good and more case studies videos are required.

practical but it can do with some more case studies and deliberate discussion questions every week to keep the discussion board focused and engaged muito bla bla bla, pouco resultado, pouca comprovacão de funcionamento.

I enjoyed the diversity of case studies, and especially hearing about countries other than the US and organizations other than large corporations with big budgets.

The content was delivered in an engaging manner and the examples and case studies were memorable.

Excellent course for business leaders to get a flavour of this concept with some real-world case studies.

The case studies were relevant and interesting, and the guest speakers were good as well.

Prof. Liedtka was engaging, their case studies were all interesting, and the pace was just perfect.

The case studies included in this course really hammer home the principles being taught.

Great high level view of Design Thinking with excellent case studies.

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highly recommend

Highly recommend.

It was a great learning for me... highly recommend this course GOOD but they should add more assignments to allow us to practice Very good introduction!

I highly recommend.

Highly recommend!

I highly recommend this as a short introduction to the principles of design thinking.

I highly recommend to get this training to change, gain & create your mindset for innovation.

I highly recommend this course for Public Servants who deliver services or products.

I highly recommend it as it's applicable every day in many contexts.

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design thinking for innovation

Design Thinking for Innovation has given me such insight and a new perspective.

I found it very useful to have an overall idea of how to use design thinking for innovation.

Really enjoyed the course as a refresher and baseline for Design Filled with real world examples and step-by-step process, Design Thinking for Innovation is an awesome course to get started on Design Thinking.

Good course to learn design thinking for innovation.

Design Thinking for Innovation is one challenging course but when you get to understand it it is one course that gets you thinking on your own accord.

It is able to tackle what we need to know about design thinking for innovation.

Design thinking for Innovation tool is excellent and it has absoultely gained with me the all different aspects of design thinking, Course is very well presented, explained with fanstastic examples.Those who really wish to have a deep knowledge/want to improve thier design thinking skills should opt for this course.

I would have liked some more in-depth explanation on some of the tools (like personas, brainstorming or rapid-prototyping) This is very good certification course to get hand on of with Design Thinking for Innovation and how to engage your stakeholders and users to get their insights for developing any tool/ product which would provide better employee & customer experience.

Design Thinking for Innovation Brief yet, precise course content to start understanding the mindset of Design Thinking.

I loved everything about it and will recommend people to take this to get their basics right for Design Thinking for Innovation.

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easy to follow

Useful and easy to follow introduction to design thinking.

Great course, easy to follow and most of all offers a broader mind-set on creative strategies on problem solving.

Very easy to follow and with very interesting examples.

Easy to follow and I have learned a lot!

Very easy to follow and it totally catched my attention from the beginning.

Easy to follow along, and concepts explained well and repeated so the learning is reinforced.

The course was easy to follow as well.

Great course, easy to follow and some great learnings that are easily translated into the real business world An out-of-the-box, creative way to solve problems, where analytical, logical approaches are limited in effectiveness.

excellent for a beginner, very easy to follow, lots of example !

It was very easy to follow.

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problem solving

I gained new skills to problem solving.

The course gives a very good introduction on some tools that can be applied to new designs and even problem solving methods.

Provided new and exciting approaches to problem solving.

Fantastic couse for anyone who is interested in learning the unique and powerfull problem solving method known as design thinking Broadens the horizons of approaching solutions!

A good course to learn about tools used in design thinking and problem solving.

There are many approaches to problem solving and as its a vague and non conventional process often, it leads to directionless hard work and in turn deviates from the expected results.

That is where Design Thinking comes in, and this course has helped me learn the structure of problem solving which can be applied universally regardless of what the problems are.

Useful problem solving tool Compared to other classes, it felt like this course never really got off the ground.

The tools can be explained through couple of more examples Wonderful course with great insights on problem solving and creativity It is inspiring and makes you question the way you process your ideas.

It gives a simple and more creative approach to problem solving Un curso realmente inspirador, muy práctico y con gran proyección para las exigencias actuales en los centros de innovación, altamente recomendable G Nice Course Very good way to get involved in the Design Thinking world!

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highly recommended

Highly Recommended Muy buen curso para iniciar con esta metodología.

Highly recommended!

Highly recommended This course is great to get to grips with the design thinking methodology and tools.

Very Informative Course highly recommended to every professional & students who are about to enter in their professional career Everything you want to be more innovate and creative in whatever your field now is.

Highly recommended it.

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real life examples

Through simple insights, real life examples and great visualization tools, this course offers in a few weeks enough material to change your perspective about alternative ways to tackle big and small scale problems.

Very good content and real life examples available in this course.

Nice video lectures with real life examples.

You can very well relate with real life examples The course, although is good for anyone who wants to take a step towards design thinking, but more examples, theory and detailing can make it better and help us retain and apply the learnings.

Highly organised and systematic lectures, with a fair share of real life examples and case studies, to give you a really good insight into the practical and theoretical aspects of Design Thinking.

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day to day

Excellent An excellent course for understanding the basics of Design Thinking The course could have been a little more extensive and the assignments could have been a little more involved asking to do regular day to day activities trying to incorporate a bit of design thinking along the way.

A great course that introduces us to the world of innovation using Design Thinking tec Design thinking encourages to think radically and i believe the content of the course has made it more lucid to understand and implement in your day to day situation Very helpful tool for those, whothink they arenot creative person, and for others as well!

I highly recommend committing few hours to this course and gaining valuable insights Great examples, very dynamic course and you can inmediatly use it in your day to day work Great introduction, both accessible and technical, to Design Thinking.

This course helps us plan, design , understand and implement the day to day as well as complex decisions.

The entire course was very thought provoking and i look forward to using it on my day to day work I'm in love The instructor was brilliant.

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jeanne m. liedtka

Thank you Coursera and Jeanne M. Liedtka!

Professor Jeanne M. Liedtka is such an Amazing speaker.

It gave me the opportunity to rethink Awesome course by Prof Jeanne M. Liedtka on Design Thinking !!!

Professor Jeanne M. Liedtka's approach to educating design thinking is rather fascinating.

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buen curso

Muy completo y con excelentes ejemplos Muy buen curso y dinámico aunque en cuanto al precio en dólares y pesos mexicanos difieren un poco y no se respeta el precio que te indican, por ejemplo a mi se me indicó que serían 705 MXN y al final se realizó un cargo por 750MXN en la tarjeta registrada habiendo una diferencia de 45 It has been an eye opener to me in many ways.

Muy buen curso realmente ACCURATE AND COMPLETE Excelente Curso Very modern and up-to-date content.

Traz aprendizados sobre Design Thin Muy buen curso si te lo tomas de manera seria.

muy buen curso y ejercicios muy buenos.

It has a proper flow to it and anyone who wants a basic introduction on Design Thinking and to leverage its tools, would do good by undergoing this course Good Muy buen curso con conceptos muy simples y faciles de implementar y que te entrega herramientas concretas para poder desarrollar una forma de pensar para prepararte para innovar.

It explains the different ways to solve any particular organizational problem or a challenge Buen curso para comprender las principales herramientas del proceso de design thinking.

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professor liedtka

I also like Professor Liedtka enthusiasm and holistic vision.

Thank you Coursera, thank you ‎Professor Liedtka.

This is a great overview of Design Thinking and how it applies to any business.I would highly recommend that participants read any of the books published by Professor Liedtka as it provides many interesting examples which reinforce the concepts discussed in class.

Thanks Professor Liedtka!

Thanks a lot Professor Liedtka.

Professor Liedtka opened up a new world for me.

Yes, I hope to take the full course offered by UVA this coming January 2020 :) Thank you Professor Liedtka.

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thoroughly enjoyed

Theory wise, I thoroughly enjoyed the class, I would just wish for higher engagement.

I thoroughly enjoyed the course and found it highly useful to my work.

excellent approach to thinking design, learning about real cases and guidance on tools I thoroughly enjoyed this course!

I thoroughly enjoyed the learning experience.

thank you good Amazing course , i thoroughly enjoyed the videos and examples used.

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Careers

An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile.

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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Rating 4.6 based on 1,029 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $59
From University of Virginia via Coursera
Instructor Jeanne M. Liedtka
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Entrepreneurship Business Strategy

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