Course description

Design Thinking is human-centric. It puts people first, before thinking about technology, to enable them to achieve more. According to Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, Design Thinking is "a human-centered approach to innovation" that allows people across any industry to deliver stronger and more meaningful - even revolutionary - products. In this course, we'll introduces the core principles and key phases of Design Thinking.

What you'll learn

We'll answer common questions like:

• What is Design Thinking and how does it apply to technical projects?
• What are the core principles of Design Thinking?
• What are the five commonly recognized phases of Design Thinking?
• How can we use these phases to develop more innovative solutions?

And when you're done you'll be able to:

• Apply Design Thinking to technical projects to enable more creative and innovative solutions.
• Relate the five phases of Design Thinking to the Agile Software Development framework.
• Leverage the core principles and key phases of Design Thinking to envision and define more meaningful solutions.

What you'll build

• Completed source repository
• Working website that you can use to host your own Design Thinking toolkit.

Prerequisites

None. This course is a great introduction to Design Thinking for anyone involved in technical projects.

Audience

Developers, students, managers, teams