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Design Thinking Courses

Design Thinking courses can help you learn user-centered design, prototyping, brainstorming techniques, and iterative testing. You can build skills in empathy mapping, defining user personas, and conducting usability tests. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe XD, Figma, and Miro, which facilitate collaboration and visualization throughout the design process. Additionally, you'll explore methods for gathering feedback and refining solutions, ensuring that your designs are not only innovative but also aligned with user needs.


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Popular Design Thinking Courses and Certifications


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    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Market Opportunities, Business Risk Management, Design and Product, Strategic Thinking, Process Design, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Design, User Experience, Business Modeling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Introduction to User Experience Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Prototyping, User Centered Design, Usability, Requirements Analysis, UI/UX Research, Interaction Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, User Research

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    UX: Research Process

    Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Usability Testing, Interviewing Skills, Wireframing, Content Creation, Storytelling

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    The Ideation Process

    Skills you'll gain: Process Mapping, Sprint Planning, AI Enablement, Business Analysis, User Research, Problem Solving, Market Analysis, Prioritization

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Ideas from the History of Graphic Design

    Skills you'll gain: Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Art History, Design, Logo Design, Design Strategies, Visual Design, Typography, Branding, Design Elements And Principles, Advertising, Aesthetics, Brand Marketing, Creativity, Culture

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northwestern University

    Leadership Through Design Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Ideation, Human Centered Design, Brainstorming, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Storyboarding, Customer Engagement, Creative Thinking, Collaboration, Qualitative Research, Empathy

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Designing Learning Innovation: an introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Instructional Design, Innovation, Education Software and Technology, Learning Theory, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

    UX Design: An Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, User Centered Design, Usability, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design, Design, Design Research, User Research, Wireframing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Designing Learning Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Digital pedagogy, Instructional Design, Educational Materials, Innovation, Learning Theory, Learning Strategies, Creativity, Planning, Problem Solving

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Design, Storytelling, Layout Design, Typography, Adobe InDesign, Design Research, Information Architecture, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop

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    990 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    UX Design: From Concept to Prototype

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Story, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Centered Design, Ideation, Conceptual Design, Interaction Design, User Interface (UI), Usability Testing, Storyboarding, Mockups, User Research

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Product Design for the Circular Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Business, Business Leadership, Waste Minimization, Product Design, Product Lifecycle Management, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Regulations, Process Improvement, Materials science

    Build toward a degree

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design thinking courses

  • Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities: Parsons School of Design, The New School
  • Introduction to User Experience Design : Georgia Institute of Technology
  • UX: Research Process: Packt
  • The Ideation Process: University of Minnesota
  • Ideas from the History of Graphic Design: California Institute of the Arts
  • Leadership Through Design Innovation: Northwestern University
  • Designing Learning Innovation: an introduction: Politecnico di Milano
  • UX Design: An Introduction: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
  • Designing Learning Innovation: Politecnico di Milano
  • Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview: University of Colorado Boulder

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