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Stanford University

Design Thinking - Transforming Teams

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Overview

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Design Thinking is just a different approach to problem-solving with the help of prototypes and iteration, problem finding by reframing problems and prototyping to provoke new questions and reveal latent needs and creating value in the process.

Professor Bill Burnett of Stanford University's d. school explores how to transform teams through design thinking.

 

Syllabus

Introduction.
Transforming teams with d.thinking.
Design Thinking started at Stanford.
Design Thinking stands for....
Design Thinking process.
Brainstorming doesn't work!.
Let's dig deeper....
Jazz ensemble = brainstorming group.
It's partly a 10,000 hours problem.
idea selection is a critical step.
Vote using "potential" criteria.
Brainstorming will transform teams.
Space creates behavior.
Reference for more.
Take-aways.
Key Program Takeaways.
Program Faculty.
Innovation Masters Series: Design Thinking & the Art of Innovation.

Taught by

Stanford Online

Reviews

4.6 rating, based on 12 Class Central reviews

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  • The course aims to teach participants the concept of design thinking and how to apply it to transform teams and improve teamwork. Topics covered in the course include the design phases of ideation, analyzing problems, generating ideas, testing solutions, and implementing changes. The course is presented through short videos and additional resources for further knowledge.
  • Design thinking is a process that involves empathizing with users, defining problems, ideating solutions, prototyping and testing. Design thinking courses aim to teach participants this process and how to apply it to a variety of design challenges.…
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    Sashini Manikandan/Manikandan
    Exceptional Course for students pursuing STEMM (Engineering and Medical Sciences) to build teams and work on projects. Thanks Stanford :)
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    KANCHERLA DEVI SRI VENKAT 21BCE9122
    Serves its purpose very well.

    For the first time the course was activity specific for survey/engineering consulting.

    Thanks very much for everything; All good – learnt lots; Indepth understanding sections of CoPTTM & applying this practically.

    Questions and answers with the instructor was particularly helpful.

    Very nice training. Instructor was passionate about the course, was helpful understanding the requirements for setting up plans and approval process; helpful knowing what applies to my specific situation.
  • I.N.Jahan
    Design Thinking: Transforming Teams" was a valuable course that provided insights into a creative problem-solving method. The curriculum was well-structured, and the instructor was knowledgeable and engaging. I appreciated the practical exercises and real-life examples used to illustrate the concepts. Overall, I would recommend this course to anyone looking to improve their team's problem-solving skills and drive innovation. Great job!
  • Varnika Bansal
    Personally, I found this course very useful . It helped me a lot to understand about how to transform teams . Videos are to the point . Very informative. This course helped me to minimise my problem with best of the ideas . I can distribute my problems into small pieces to understand it in a better way and find the optimum solution .
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    Bereket Hunter
    design thinking in this course is really helpful to create a team that can generate new ideas continuously and i have seen the referred author's book and the new Yorker podcast
  • Muhammad Rabeeh
    It was very effective and easily understandable to me. the class or the webinar has brought a in-depth knowledge and vision about brain storming and design thinkng.
  • Ezhilarasi Muthusamy
    Good Introduction and overview for anyone who is new to this course. Although it is more than two decades old it is still relevant.
  • good to help in transforming teammates and it will help to develop the teams and company ,i hope to have more videos
  • Amanda Pangman
    Great content and examples. Thank you for sharing! This will be really helpful going into our next design thinking event.
  • PremKumar JebaDurai W
    This course was good with the process and it was easy for me too understand each and every bit of the process clearly.

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