Experiencing Design: Deepening Your Design Thinking Practice

This course is part of Design Thinking Specialization

Instructors: Jeanne M. Liedtka +2 more

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What you'll learn

  •   How design thinking done well can impact your practice and outcomes
  •   How to navigate six key phases of design thinking - Immersion, Sensemaking, Alignment, Emergence, Imagining, and Learning in Action
  •   How to develop a Personal Development Plan (PDP) to chart your progress
  • Skills you'll gain

  •   Adaptability
  •   Creativity
  •   Cognitive flexibility
  •   Dealing With Ambiguity
  •   Human Centered Design
  •   Curiosity
  •   Collaboration
  •   Creative Problem-Solving
  •   Empathy
  •   Design Thinking
  •   Open Mindset
  •   Innovation
  •   Visionary
  • There are 4 modules in this course

    In this course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, we will guide you through six key phases of the design journey - Immersion, Sensemaking, Alignment, Emergence, Imagining, and Learning in Action. For each of these phases, you will explore how design thinking done well impacts innovators by inviting them to bring their authentic selves into the innovation conversation. You will examine key behaviors that bridge the gap from beginner to competency, and deepen the skills that will allow you to achieve design thinking's transformational promise. You will also hear from industry leaders from all over the world who will share valuable lessons and personal stories about how experiencing design has shaped their exciting careers.

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