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What you'll learn

Acquire tools for seeing the world as your users & stakeholders see it, with particular attention to marginalized or silent voices.

Identify latent human needs, looking beyond obvious patterns in quantitative and qualitative data to understand underlying drivers and motivations.

Reframe problems such that innovative and inclusive solutions may emerge through problem finding and not just problem solving.

Learn how to involve users & stakeholders in all stages of design—from ideating to prototyping and testing—& bring a learning mindset to the process.

Skills you'll gain

Product Testing

Diversity and Inclusion

Brainstorming

Design Research

Innovation

Ideation

Human Centered Design

Qualitative Research

Interviewing Skills

User Experience Design

Design Thinking

Needs Assessment

User Research

Creativity

Product Design

User Feedback

There are 4 modules in this course

In this course, you will learn about and experience key human-centered design practices: empathize, reframe, ideate, prototype and test. You will learn why human-centered design is a central component of Gender Analytics. You will develop skills in problem finding (and not just problem solving) by understanding users', stakeholders’ and beneficiaries' lived experiences. You will learn to co-create with diverse stakeholders, develop prototypes, and iterate to develop more innovative solutions. This is the third course of the Gender Analytics Specialization offered by the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. It's great on its own, and you will get even more out of it if you take it as part of the Specialization.

Empathize: Empathy-based research methods

Reframing: Making sense of your research

Ideate, prototype, and test