Design Thinking Training Course
Overview:
The Design Thinking (DT) process consists of five stages: empathize, define the problem, ideate, prototype, and test.
In an increasingly complex world, we face problems that require specialized approaches. Design Thinking offers a method to address these challenges effectively. By mastering design thinking, individuals can enhance their ability to tackle complex issues, communicate more clearly, persuade efficiently, improve business outcomes, and boost both organizational and personal performance.
- How DT works: learn from people and the problem at hand, identify patterns, create a model (accounting for model drift), test the model, evaluate it, and re-engineer as needed.
- The relationship between Design Thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
- DT methods and tools: persona development, stakeholder mapping, customer journey mapping, service blueprint creation, and business model innovation.
- Application of DT: fostering a design mindset, driving disruptive innovation, adopting an iterative approach, utilizing agile estimation techniques, enhancing critical thinking and problem-solving skills, promoting teamwork and leadership readiness, improving communication skills, staying technologically savvy, thinking forward, developing intercultural and ethical competencies, building emotional intelligence, increasing self-awareness, honing negotiating skills, and resolving conflicts effectively.
Objectives:
- To understand the core principles and subtle aspects of Design Thinking
- To explore key concepts, factors, theories, types, and models in DT
- To engage in hands-on experimentation and practice with DT
Delivery:
This is a one-day (4-hour) training course that includes:
- lectures (40% - presentation of theories, concepts, models, and interactive sessions),
- group exercises (30% - group dynamics, games, discussions, and mock conflict resolution activities),
- individual activities (15% - writing, designing, and peer discussions)
- and other elements (15% - videos and reading materials).
Note: due to the nature of this course, a minimum group size of 3 is required.
This course is available as onsite live training in Norway or online live training.Course Outline
Session 1: Introduction to Design Thinking (60mins)
Session 2: Key concepts, theories, types and models in DT (60mins)
Session 3: Apply DT in daily work (60 mins)
Session 4: Impact (60 mins)
Requirements
There are no specific requirements needed to attend this course.
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