Design Thinking for Innovation – Masterclass
This course provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide on utilizing the Design Thinking approach to address your innovation challenges in various domains such as product, service, business, organization, or corporate strategy. Additionally, you’ll gain valuable knowledge on facilitating a Design Thinking workshop. During the course, you have the flexibility to either work on your own challenge alongside the material or simply observe and learn about Design Thinking through our example challenge.
The Masterclass includes:
- 5 hours of video content, offering valuable insights into an example Design Thinking Challenge.
- 2 hours of practice assignments.
- Templates specifically designed to support your Design Thinking challenge.
- A detailed, step-by-step “homework” that guides you through addressing your own challenge.
- Quizzes to assess your learning progress and reinforce key concepts.
- Downloadable templates in Word or PowerPoint format, granting you permission to utilize them beyond the course for continued use.
- A comprehensive PDF handout summarizing your learnings, serving as a valuable reference for your future workshops or projects.
- Over 50 relevant methods within the context of Design Thinking.
- More than 25 downloadable Design Thinking templates in PDF and PowerPoint formats.
- Numerous real-world examples from Design Thinking projects.
- Nine expert tips on implementing Design Thinking in your organization.
- Short demos and tool tips, including wireframing, mockup creation, MVP development, and sketch noting.
The course covers a wide range of relevant methods in the context of Design Thinking, including statement starters, abstraction laddering, problem tree analysis, stakeholder mapping, market research, surveys, interviews, customer/stakeholder journey mapping, empathy mapping, personas, job-to-be-done analysis, silent brainstorming, brainwriting/brainwalking, image association, evocative word method, brand takeover, Plus 5, Crazy 8, Reverse Brainstorming, Hot Potato, Disney Method, Six Thinking Hats, 3-6-5 Method, Swarm Design, voting, affinity clustering, Bulls-Eye Chart, Idea Filter, Now-Wow-How, Impact-Effect, Paper Prototyping, Concept Poster, Storyboard, Moodboard, Gaddie Pitch, Scenario Game, Rapid Prototyping, Lego Prototyping, wireframing, mockups, pretotyping, minimum viable product (MVP) development, testing by observation and questioning, guerrilla testing, test aloud, timeboxing, sketchnoting, Kanban, Business Model Canvas, and Lean Canvas.
Course Curriculum
Introduction to Design Thinking
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Welcome to the Course
02:39 -
How Can You Use Design Thinking in the Context of Innovation?
04:12 -
What are the Principles of Design Thinking?
05:01 -
What are the Steps of a Design Thinking Process?
05:56 -
What is the Design Thinking Mindset?
02:28 -
When to Use Design Thinking?
03:40 -
How to Use the Handout and Templates
06:19
Problem Framing – Crash Course
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How to Work with this Course?
01:19 -
Start with Your Design Thinking Challenge
02:50 -
The Example Challenge We Use for this Course
00:39 -
Your Turn – Write Down Your Challenge
Problem Framing – Deep Dive
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Why “How might we…”?
03:51 -
Your Turn – Narrow Down your HMW Question
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Conduct a Cause-Effect Analysis
03:56 -
Conduct a (simplified) Root-Cause Analysis
04:21 -
What to Do in Case of Multiple HMW Questions?
02:17 -
Your Turn – Challenge Your Challenge One More Time
Step 1 “Empathize Phase” – Crash Course
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How to Do Research in the “Empathize Phase”?
10:41 -
Let’s Check Your Learn Progress
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Example from a Workshop
02:41
Step 1 “Empathize Phase” – Deep Dive
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Re-Cap “Empathize” Phase and Stakeholder Mapping
04:27 -
Generate your Own Research Data
04:51 -
Preparation of Personal Interviews
05:56 -
How NOT to do a Stakeholder Interview
03:15 -
How to Do it Better (Stakeholder Interview)
10:25 -
Summarize your Insights
04:32 -
Reflection – What “Empathize” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
Step 1 “Empathize” Phase – Work on Your Challenge
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Your Turn – Work Through an “Empathize Phase”
Step 2 “Define Phase” – Crash Course
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How to Bring Your Challenge to the Point in “Define Phase”?
06:46 -
Let’s Check Your Learn Progress
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Example from a Workshop
04:10
Step 2 “Define Phase” – Deep Dive
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Re-Cap “Define” Phase and Personas
04:29 -
Jobs Theory – Use it for Product & Services Development
06:16 -
Summary – How to Complete the Define Phase
02:56 -
Reflection – What “Define” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
Step 2 “Define Phase” – Work on Your Challenge
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Your Turn – Work Through a “Define Phase”
Step 3 “Ideate Phase” – Crash Course
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How to Generate Ideas in the “Ideate Phase”
09:18 -
How to Select Ideas in the “Ideate Phase”
04:55 -
Let’s Check Your Learn Progress
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Example from a Workshop
06:08
Step 3 “Ideate Phase” – Deep Dive
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Re-Cap of the “Ideate” Phase
04:28 -
Variations of Silent Brainstorming
01:53 -
How to Stimulate Your Brain
01:11 -
How to Explore Some Ideas Further
01:33 -
How to Work Visually
01:28 -
When Your Brains Are Stuck (Emergency Exercise)
03:45 -
Introduction to Team Brainstorming Methods
03:24 -
How to Bring in Different Perspectives
04:41 -
Create a Large Quantity of Ideas
02:36 -
Use Swarm Design Intelligence
02:36 -
How Many Brainstorming Methods Should you Use?
04:29 -
Reflection – What “Brainstorming” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
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How to Find the Most Promising Ideas
06:28 -
Reflection – What “Selection” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
Step 3 “Ideate Phase” – Work on Your Challenge
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Your Turn – Work Through an “Ideate Phase”
Step 4 “Prototype Phase” – Crash Course
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How to Develop Prototypes & Concepts in the “Prototype Phase”?
07:40 -
Let’s Check Your Learn Progress
-
Example from a Workshop
04:10
Step 4 “Prototype Phase” – Deep Dive
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Re-Cap of the “Prototype” Phase
01:13 -
Draw Your Prototype on a Piece of Paper
03:15 -
How to Use Story Boarding
04:23 -
Crafting as a Prototyping Method
01:24 -
Idea Pitching as a “Prototype”
02:58 -
Use Role Plays for Prototyping
03:07 -
More Ideas for Prototyping Materials
02:53 -
Early Stage Prototyping of Digital Product Ideas
01:43 -
Demo – Get Started with Wireframing
03:45 -
More Advanced Prototyping of Digital Product Ideas
02:11 -
Demo – Get Started with Creating Mockups
07:25 -
The Various Phases of Prototyping
08:01 -
Demo – Get Started with a Digital MVP
05:28 -
Reflection – What “Prototype” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
Step 4 “Prototype Phase” – Work on Your Challenge
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Your Turn – Work Through an “Prototype Phase”
Step 5 “Test Phase” – Crash Course
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How to Collect Feedback in the “Test Phase”?
03:49 -
Let’s Check Your Learn Progress
-
Example from a Workshop
03:08
Step 5 “Test Phase” – Deep Dive
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Re-Cap of the “Test” Phase
02:33 -
Virtual Prototype Testing
01:45 -
Testing Your Prototype on the Street
01:02 -
Make the Test Person Speak Aloud
01:45 -
Reflection – What “Test” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
Step 5 “Test Phase” – Work on Your Challenge
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Your Turn – Work Through a “Test Phase”
Expert Tips – How to Work with Design Thinking in Your Company
-
How Long is a Design Thinking Workshop or Process?
04:26 -
How to Stay Time Efficient?
04:20 -
Who to Add to the Team?
04:31 -
How to Organize Your Space?
03:11 -
How to Work with “Boards”?
02:55 -
How to Work More Visually?
01:49 -
Demo – Get Started with Sketch Noting
06:07 -
Design Thinking in an Agile Work Environment
01:43 -
From Design Thinking to a Viable Business Model
03:14 -
Reflection – How Could You Implement Design Thinking in Your Company?
Final Test and Summary
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Let’s Test Your Knowledge
-
You made it – Congratulations!
02:10
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LevelAll Levels
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Total Enrolled1
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Duration7 hours
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Enrollment validityEnrollment validity: 7 days
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CertificateCertificate of completion
What I will learn?
- Learning how to use Design Thinking as an innovation method in practice and get very profound knowledge of the 50 most popular design thinking methods.
Target Audience
- Anyone who wants to develop innovative concepts, products and services using the Design Thinking method and faciliate innovation workshops or processes with Design Thinking.
Design Thinking for Innovation – Masterclass
This course provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide on utilizing the Design Thinking approach to address your innovation challenges in various domains such as product, service, business, organization, or corporate strategy. Additionally, you’ll gain valuable knowledge on facilitating a Design Thinking workshop. During the course, you have the flexibility to either work on your own challenge alongside the material or simply observe and learn about Design Thinking through our example challenge.
The Masterclass includes:
- 5 hours of video content, offering valuable insights into an example Design Thinking Challenge.
- 2 hours of practice assignments.
- Templates specifically designed to support your Design Thinking challenge.
- A detailed, step-by-step “homework” that guides you through addressing your own challenge.
- Quizzes to assess your learning progress and reinforce key concepts.
- Downloadable templates in Word or PowerPoint format, granting you permission to utilize them beyond the course for continued use.
- A comprehensive PDF handout summarizing your learnings, serving as a valuable reference for your future workshops or projects.
- Over 50 relevant methods within the context of Design Thinking.
- More than 25 downloadable Design Thinking templates in PDF and PowerPoint formats.
- Numerous real-world examples from Design Thinking projects.
- Nine expert tips on implementing Design Thinking in your organization.
- Short demos and tool tips, including wireframing, mockup creation, MVP development, and sketch noting.
The course covers a wide range of relevant methods in the context of Design Thinking, including statement starters, abstraction laddering, problem tree analysis, stakeholder mapping, market research, surveys, interviews, customer/stakeholder journey mapping, empathy mapping, personas, job-to-be-done analysis, silent brainstorming, brainwriting/brainwalking, image association, evocative word method, brand takeover, Plus 5, Crazy 8, Reverse Brainstorming, Hot Potato, Disney Method, Six Thinking Hats, 3-6-5 Method, Swarm Design, voting, affinity clustering, Bulls-Eye Chart, Idea Filter, Now-Wow-How, Impact-Effect, Paper Prototyping, Concept Poster, Storyboard, Moodboard, Gaddie Pitch, Scenario Game, Rapid Prototyping, Lego Prototyping, wireframing, mockups, pretotyping, minimum viable product (MVP) development, testing by observation and questioning, guerrilla testing, test aloud, timeboxing, sketchnoting, Kanban, Business Model Canvas, and Lean Canvas.
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LevelAll Levels
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Total Enrolled1
-
Duration7 hours
-
Enrollment validityEnrollment validity: 7 days
-
CertificateCertificate of completion
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Curriculum
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Benefits
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Target Audience
Introduction to Design Thinking
-
Welcome to the Course
02:39 -
How Can You Use Design Thinking in the Context of Innovation?
04:12 -
What are the Principles of Design Thinking?
05:01 -
What are the Steps of a Design Thinking Process?
05:56 -
What is the Design Thinking Mindset?
02:28 -
When to Use Design Thinking?
03:40 -
How to Use the Handout and Templates
06:19
Problem Framing – Crash Course
-
How to Work with this Course?
01:19 -
Start with Your Design Thinking Challenge
02:50 -
The Example Challenge We Use for this Course
00:39 -
Your Turn – Write Down Your Challenge
Problem Framing – Deep Dive
-
Why “How might we…”?
03:51 -
Your Turn – Narrow Down your HMW Question
-
Conduct a Cause-Effect Analysis
03:56 -
Conduct a (simplified) Root-Cause Analysis
04:21 -
What to Do in Case of Multiple HMW Questions?
02:17 -
Your Turn – Challenge Your Challenge One More Time
Step 1 “Empathize Phase” – Crash Course
-
How to Do Research in the “Empathize Phase”?
10:41 -
Let’s Check Your Learn Progress
-
Example from a Workshop
02:41
Step 1 “Empathize Phase” – Deep Dive
-
Re-Cap “Empathize” Phase and Stakeholder Mapping
04:27 -
Generate your Own Research Data
04:51 -
Preparation of Personal Interviews
05:56 -
How NOT to do a Stakeholder Interview
03:15 -
How to Do it Better (Stakeholder Interview)
10:25 -
Summarize your Insights
04:32 -
Reflection – What “Empathize” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
Step 1 “Empathize” Phase – Work on Your Challenge
-
Your Turn – Work Through an “Empathize Phase”
Step 2 “Define Phase” – Crash Course
-
How to Bring Your Challenge to the Point in “Define Phase”?
06:46 -
Let’s Check Your Learn Progress
-
Example from a Workshop
04:10
Step 2 “Define Phase” – Deep Dive
-
Re-Cap “Define” Phase and Personas
04:29 -
Jobs Theory – Use it for Product & Services Development
06:16 -
Summary – How to Complete the Define Phase
02:56 -
Reflection – What “Define” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
Step 2 “Define Phase” – Work on Your Challenge
-
Your Turn – Work Through a “Define Phase”
Step 3 “Ideate Phase” – Crash Course
-
How to Generate Ideas in the “Ideate Phase”
09:18 -
How to Select Ideas in the “Ideate Phase”
04:55 -
Let’s Check Your Learn Progress
-
Example from a Workshop
06:08
Step 3 “Ideate Phase” – Deep Dive
-
Re-Cap of the “Ideate” Phase
04:28 -
Variations of Silent Brainstorming
01:53 -
How to Stimulate Your Brain
01:11 -
How to Explore Some Ideas Further
01:33 -
How to Work Visually
01:28 -
When Your Brains Are Stuck (Emergency Exercise)
03:45 -
Introduction to Team Brainstorming Methods
03:24 -
How to Bring in Different Perspectives
04:41 -
Create a Large Quantity of Ideas
02:36 -
Use Swarm Design Intelligence
02:36 -
How Many Brainstorming Methods Should you Use?
04:29 -
Reflection – What “Brainstorming” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
-
How to Find the Most Promising Ideas
06:28 -
Reflection – What “Selection” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
Step 3 “Ideate Phase” – Work on Your Challenge
-
Your Turn – Work Through an “Ideate Phase”
Step 4 “Prototype Phase” – Crash Course
-
How to Develop Prototypes & Concepts in the “Prototype Phase”?
07:40 -
Let’s Check Your Learn Progress
-
Example from a Workshop
04:10
Step 4 “Prototype Phase” – Deep Dive
-
Re-Cap of the “Prototype” Phase
01:13 -
Draw Your Prototype on a Piece of Paper
03:15 -
How to Use Story Boarding
04:23 -
Crafting as a Prototyping Method
01:24 -
Idea Pitching as a “Prototype”
02:58 -
Use Role Plays for Prototyping
03:07 -
More Ideas for Prototyping Materials
02:53 -
Early Stage Prototyping of Digital Product Ideas
01:43 -
Demo – Get Started with Wireframing
03:45 -
More Advanced Prototyping of Digital Product Ideas
02:11 -
Demo – Get Started with Creating Mockups
07:25 -
The Various Phases of Prototyping
08:01 -
Demo – Get Started with a Digital MVP
05:28 -
Reflection – What “Prototype” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
Step 4 “Prototype Phase” – Work on Your Challenge
-
Your Turn – Work Through an “Prototype Phase”
Step 5 “Test Phase” – Crash Course
-
How to Collect Feedback in the “Test Phase”?
03:49 -
Let’s Check Your Learn Progress
-
Example from a Workshop
03:08
Step 5 “Test Phase” – Deep Dive
-
Re-Cap of the “Test” Phase
02:33 -
Virtual Prototype Testing
01:45 -
Testing Your Prototype on the Street
01:02 -
Make the Test Person Speak Aloud
01:45 -
Reflection – What “Test” Methods are Suitable for Your Challenge?
Step 5 “Test Phase” – Work on Your Challenge
-
Your Turn – Work Through a “Test Phase”
Expert Tips – How to Work with Design Thinking in Your Company
-
How Long is a Design Thinking Workshop or Process?
04:26 -
How to Stay Time Efficient?
04:20 -
Who to Add to the Team?
04:31 -
How to Organize Your Space?
03:11 -
How to Work with “Boards”?
02:55 -
How to Work More Visually?
01:49 -
Demo – Get Started with Sketch Noting
06:07 -
Design Thinking in an Agile Work Environment
01:43 -
From Design Thinking to a Viable Business Model
03:14 -
Reflection – How Could You Implement Design Thinking in Your Company?
Final Test and Summary
-
Let’s Test Your Knowledge
-
You made it – Congratulations!
02:10
- Learning how to use Design Thinking as an innovation method in practice and get very profound knowledge of the 50 most popular design thinking methods.
- Anyone who wants to develop innovative concepts, products and services using the Design Thinking method and faciliate innovation workshops or processes with Design Thinking.