Innovation Through Design: Think, Make, Break, Repeat

Duration: 16
Provider: Coursera
Course Fee:Free
Course Delivery Method: Self Paced

Design is becoming a capability-enhancing skill, equipping people with the ability to deal with uncertainty, complexity and failure. To become an architect these are very important skills to have. This course will help you develop a way of thinking to provide strategic and innovative advantage you need for this profession.

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What you will learn

Introducing design: Introduction to the concept of human-centred design and explores its role for innovation. Short introduction to design innovation. Watch interviews with industry experts about their views on what design innovation is and how it is applied in industry
Design thinking: Understanding of the first step in any design innovation project, which refer to as design thinking. Discuss its role in the human-centred design process and how it relates to innovation
Design making: Look at the design making part of the process. In design making, user or customer data is turned into concepts, prototypes and minimum viable products, which can be used to gain initial feedback about ideas
Design breaking: This module looks at the value of evaluating designs, referred to as the design breaking part of a design innovation process. Understand some methods for evaluating design solutions, introduce fundamental design principles and see how designers are applying these methods in industry design innovation projects
Repeating design: This module focuses on the very important step in the design process of repeating, or iteration, and its role in design innovation