Design Thinking PRACTICE

Module Code: IBS-DT

Credit Value: 2

Learning Mode: Online Class (Facilitated Training)

Synopsis :

The earliest creativity and design concepts dates back to 1950s to 1960s. Design Thinking was coined in 1959 and is used to define and understand problems, create a human-centric and innovative solution to resolve the problems. In this interactive, hands-on and theoreotical workshop, participants will walk through the 5 stages of Design Thinking:

1. Empathy

2. Define

3. Ideate

4. Prototype

5. Test

By the end of this learning unit, learners will learn:

• Apply design thinking methodologies to define design problems

• Generate new ideas for the organisation

• Uncover opportunities for applying design thinking across the organisation

• Utilise metrics to benchmark and measure outcomes of design ideas and solutions

• Implement plans to embed design thinking across the organisation

• Facilitate the development and execution of design concepts through prototypes

• Present and communicate the design outcomes and process for design ideas

There are 3 customizable tracks for organisations:

• General Track (*offered to public only)

• Blockchain Track

• Entrepreneurship Track

Day 1

• What is Design Thinking

• Why Design Thinking

• Traits of a Design Thinker

• Who is Using Design Thinking

• How to apply Design Thinking

• Identify Target Audience

• Research Target Audience

• Empathy Building

• Examples of Empathy

• Define Problem Statement

• Examples of Problem Statement

• Reframing Problem Statement

• An Ideal Problem Statement

• Ideation Tools

• Ideas Voting

• Ideas Generation

• From Ideas to Solution

• Craft Solution Statement

Day 2

• Examples of Prototypes

• Prototyping Tools

• Case Study on Prototype Suitability

• Rapid Prototyping

• Building and Presenting Prototypes

• Validation Tools

• Validation Methods

• Minimum Success Criterion and Pivoting

• Validation Session

• Implement Your Solution

• Pitching 101

• Create a Pitch Deck

Assessment

• 5 mins Pitching + 5 mins Oral Questioning