Do you work for a nonprofit or in the social sector? Are you struggling to solve the problems and meet the needs of the people you serve? Come learn more about how design thinking, a human-centered approach to problem solving, can help you truly understand an issue, generate ideas worth testing and iterate to find solutions that make a real difference. Through global stories from areas as diverse as government, health care, and education, we’ll show you the tools, techniques and mindset needed to use design thinking to uncover new and creative solutions in the social sector.
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Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector
Universidade da VirgíniaInformações sobre o curso
No prior experience needed to participate in and benefit from this course.
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Experimente o Coursera for BusinessO que você vai aprender
What design thinking is and when to use it
How to prepare to see and take action when opportunity arises
How to use design thinking to generate innovative ideas
How to take the many ideas you generate and determine which ones are likely to produce specific, desired outcomes
Habilidades que você terá
- Prototyping
- Problem Solving
- User-Centered Design
- Design Thinking
- Social Issues
No prior experience needed to participate in and benefit from this course.
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Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
DESIGN THINKING FUNDAMENTALS
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, AND ASKING "WHAT IS?"
A MINDSET FOR INNOVATION, AND ASKING "WHAT IF?"
ASKING "WHAT WOWS?" AND "WHAT WORKS?"
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- 5 stars72,35%
- 4 stars22,48%
- 3 stars3,61%
- 2 stars1,29%
- 1 star0,25%
Principais avaliações do DESIGN THINKING FOR THE GREATER GOOD: INNOVATION IN THE SOCIAL SECTOR
Very insightful course with appropriate case studies to enrich our understanding of Design Thinking and its real world applications in the social sector.
Fantastic course - lots of information to digest and challenge yourself on a new way of thinking and more importantly listening.
The course very extensive and very elaborately explained. The usage of worked out real life examples added great value for the course. Excellent work by the course designers.
I really enjoyed the DT course. Provided in-depth examples and explanation about how the tool is implemented. Highly recommended for those who have a little/no knowledge about the tool.
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