This course introduces the principles and practices of human-centered design (also sometimes called “design thinking”) which are essential for developing innovative and inclusive products, services, processes and policies. You will learn by doing, experiencing the design process through exercises and a mini-bootcamp.
Este curso faz parte do Programa de cursos integrados Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design
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Informações sobre o curso
Learners who have completed the first two courses of the Gender Analytics Specialization.
O que você vai aprender
Acquire tools for seeing the world as your users & stakeholders see it, with particular attention to marginalized or silent voices.
Identify latent human needs, looking beyond obvious patterns in quantitative and qualitative data to understand underlying drivers and motivations.
Reframe problems such that innovative and inclusive solutions may emerge through problem finding and not just problem solving.
Learn how to involve users & stakeholders in all stages of design—from ideating to prototyping and testing—& bring a learning mindset to the process.
Habilidades que você terá
- Creativity
- Prototyping
- Design Thinking
- Innovation
- Inclusive Innovation
Learners who have completed the first two courses of the Gender Analytics Specialization.
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Universidade de Toronto
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Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
Human-centered design for inclusive innovation
In this module, you will learn the basics of human-centered design. You will get a taste of working as a designer and walk through the steps of the design process in a mini-bootcamp exercise. At the end of the module, we will discuss how human-centered design fits well with Gender Analytics.
Empathize: Empathy-based research methods
Building empathy is the foundation of human-centered design. Problems we’re solving are usually not only ours, but are experienced by other people, such as our employees, customers, clients, colleagues, and others in the community. To truly understand the context and complexity of the problem we’re trying to solve, we need to focus on putting people first and directing our curiosity towards them.
Reframing: Making sense of your research
Are you solving the right problem? It doesn’t matter how great your solution is if you are working on the wrong problem. It is important to take the time to understand what you are solving for. In this week, you will learn a few tools and techniques to dig beyond the obvious patterns and draw out key insights to identify the deeper problems to solve. At the end of this week, you will be able to reframe of the problem to solve for your design challenge.
Ideate, prototype, and test
Now that you have reframed your challenge, it’s time to start finding innovative solutions. In this module, you will learn how to apply an intersectional gender lens to the ideation process to create an inclusive design, build prototypes to test your ideas, and refine your solution based on feedback.
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Principais avaliações do HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN FOR INCLUSIVE INNOVATION
Prof Lueng's teaching are in-lined with the topic. Great course!
This course is very interesting and useful. Thank You!
A great course for beginners which teaches about design thinking and innovation
I loved every bit of this course particularly because of the real life scenarios incoporated through each module. Its a great course!
Sobre Programa de cursos integrados Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design
Current conversations about diversity & inclusion often forget that these are not just HR issues but affect how products, services, processes & policies create outcomes that differ by gender, race, differences in ability, indigeneity & other intersecting identities. Gender Analytics is a methodology that allows you to create opportunities for business or policy impact by using gender-based insights to design transformational solutions. More here...

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