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Design Thinking Foundations

''Design Thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.'' (IDEO definition)

Experiment with various Design Thinking methods during this workshop and transform the way you develop products, services and processes, as well as how you solve complex business problems.

You can join the waitlist for the ''open'' format version of this course. For an ''in-house'' version, you can email us at aimslearning@tm.aims.ro for a customised quotation.

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  • Understand the mindset, skillset (abilities) and toolset (methods) of Design Thinking through experiential learning

  • The business value of good design

  • How to think like a designer

  • Turning business questions into human questions – human-centered design

  • 3 core activities of Design Thinking (Inspiration, Ideation, Implementation) and core values

  • Design Thinking as a non-linear process: Empathise (Understand, Observe), Define (point of view), Ideate, Prototype, Test, Reflect

  • How to get a good problem statement (really understand the problem to be solved)

  • How to discover user needs (direct observation, interviews)

  • How to build empathy with the user

  • How to find the right focus (points of view)

  • How to generate, structure and select ideas

  • How to create a good prototype

  • How to test efficiently

Design Thinking methods in action:

  • Empathy map

  • Journey mapping

  • Jobs-to-be-done

  • WHY laddering

  • How Might We’s

  • Ideation

  • Imposing constraints

  • Prototyping and testing etc.

How to develop creative confidence

Introduction to innovation: sources of innovation (market / technological / customer / regulation trends), ways to grow, business models (based on new/existing offerings or new/existing users)

Another way to look at the Design Thinking process.

We further recommend...

The Design Thinking Toolbox

The Design Thinking Playbook

Creative Confidence

Experience how Design Thinking could shape the way you work and solve complex business problems.