Design thinking (DT) and UX strategy (UXS) are both increasingly being adopted by organizations as essential tools for problem-solving and accelerating innovation. Although these two approaches—each part of the larger human-centered design (HCD) toolkit—are gaining in popularity, they are not always clearly understood or applied.
Review fundamental DT and UXS perspectives, concepts and techniques in this course. You learn to identify and solve real-world problems through Agile management and human-centered design. You also learn the importance of storytelling to distill design ideas through relevant readings and case studies, personal reflections, peer interactions and an overarching class project. Course curriculum helps you extract meaning and value, the whys of design, early usability testing, "diamonds" of the design process, and design iteration and design ideation beyond the readings and lectures.
