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Design thinking has its origins in human centred design and agile iterations. This places it at the forefront of current design practices, whether this is with technology or any other design challenges we face in business, society and our lives more broadly.

So what is design thinking? And what makes design thinking so special? The answer is that it can be learnt and applied by all people to improve the lives of themselves and others. Design thinking facilitates better product design and better overall user experience (UX).

This course will also include how to innovate with problem solving methods. These problem-solving methods are akin to the agile iterations of design thinking, with a focus on human-centred innovation. This learning is supported by practical exercises.

Aims

This course will teach you the principles of design thinking and how they can be used to innovate and solve problems creatively, whilst meeting the needs of human-centred design and improved user experience (UX).

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• apply design thinking principles to creative problem solving
• innovate using human-centred design principles
• utilise different design thinking models for improving user experience (UX)
• develop practical applications with design thinking and innovation principles.

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