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Design Thinking Courses

Design Thinking courses explore methods for solving problems with a focus on user needs and experiences. You’ll learn about techniques like empathy mapping, prototyping, and ideation, which help in generating creative solutions. These courses often emphasize collaboration and iterative processes, guiding you to refine ideas based on user feedback.

Popular Design Thinking Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Leeds

    Innovation Management: Winning in the Age of Disruption

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Design Thinking, Intellectual Property, Ideation, Business Strategies, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Business Process, Collaboration

    4.8 stars, 26 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.8 (26) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • I

    IESE Business School

    Parte 3: Design Thinking de la idea al prototipo

    Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Design Thinking, Innovation, Strategic Thinking, Problem Solving, Meeting Facilitation, Collaboration, Verification And Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
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  • U

    University of Virginia

    Approche agile et design thinking

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Persona (User Experience), Agile Product Development, Design Thinking, Agile Methodology, Product Development, Team Oriented, User Research, Persona Development, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Innovation, Testability, Interviewing Skills

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Design Thinking - Parte 2: Idea y prototipa tu solución, y crea tu modelo de negocio con IA Generativa

    Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, Ideation, Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Brainstorming, Value Propositions, Solution Design, Human Centered Design, Generative AI, User Feedback, Creative Thinking, AI powered creativity, Social Impact, Sustainable Business

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
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  • I

    IESE Business School

    Parte 2: Design Thinking para la formulación de problemas

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Design Research, User Research, Journey Mapping, Qualitative Research, Human Centered Design, Empathy, Customer Insights, Needs Assessment

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
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  • M

    Microsoft

    Fundamentals of UI/UX Design

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Centered Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Human Centered Design, Wireframing, Prototyping

    4.7 stars, 526 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.7 (526) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    SkillsBooster Academy

    Claude Design Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, Anthropic Claude, Figma (Design Software), AI powered creativity, Responsible AI, AI Workflows, Design Software, AI Integrations, AI Personalization, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design, Creative Design, Design and Product, Generative AI, Wireframing, Project Design, Web Design, Presentations, Branding

    4.6 stars, 8 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.6 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
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  • A

    Arizona State University

    Strategic Thinking

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Making, Analysis, Trend Analysis, Case Studies, Data-Driven Decision-Making

    4.7 stars, 144 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (144) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
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  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Design Thinking and Predictive Analytics for Data Products

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Data Manipulation, Statistical Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Design Thinking, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Regression Analysis, Data Processing, Model Optimization, Tensorflow, Logistic Regression

    4.5 stars, 128 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.5 (128) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
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  • M

    Madecraft

    Creative Thinking Strategies for Leaders

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Ideation, Brainstorming, Creativity, Design Thinking, Cognitive flexibility, Open Mindset, Diversity and Inclusion, Curiosity, Organizational Leadership, Workplace inclusivity, Self-Awareness, Growth Mindedness

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • I

    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

    Introduction to Product Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, Product Design, Product Development, Design Research, Industrial Design, Design Thinking, Design, Human Centered Design, Conceptual Design, Brainstorming, User Centered Design, Ideation, Persona (User Experience), Innovation, Prototyping, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Creativity, Aesthetics, Persona Development

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Legal Design: Crafting User-Centric Legal Solutions

    Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Legal Writing, Design Thinking, Client Services, Design, User Experience Design, Human Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Cross-Functional Collaboration

    4.6 stars, 8 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.6 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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How to choose the right Design Thinking course

Start with your goal for Design Thinking. If you want to apply it for product development, look for courses that emphasize prototyping and user testing methods. If your focus is on implementing Design Thinking in a service context, choose courses that cover service design and customer journey mapping techniques.

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