Design Thinking

Design Thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation and problem solving that begins with understanding unmet customer needs. Coursera's Design Thinking catalogue teaches you how to develop the mindset and skill set necessary to stimulate innovation. You'll learn how to frame problems from a user-centered perspective, generate a variety of potential solutions, create and test prototypes, and iterate based on user feedback. By the end of your learning journey, you will be equipped with a toolkit of methods and techniques to drive innovation in any professional context, from product design and development to business strategy and organizational change.
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    University of Virginia

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Process Design, Business Modeling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Business Process, Business Strategy, New Product Development, Strategic Partnership, Customer Analysis, Value Propositions, Product Management, Resource Allocation, Lean Methodologies, Market Opportunities

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    313 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Intellectual Property, 3D Modeling, Industrial Design, Product Design, Community Development, Manufacturing Processes, Prototyping, Education and Training, Entrepreneurship

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    684 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Data Science, Process Design, Strategic Thinking, Data Pipelines, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workflow Management, Data Quality, Business Priorities, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Machine Learning, Python Programming

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    185 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Ideation, Sustainable Design, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Systems Thinking, Innovation, Sustainable Development, Biotechnology, Biology, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Communication, Empathy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Science, Jupyter, Data Analysis, Business Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Python Programming, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Design Thinking

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    422 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Human Centered Design, Environmental Regulations, Sustainability Standards, Design Thinking, Sustainable Business, Product Development, Product Design, Corporate Sustainability, Product Lifecycle Management, Regulatory Requirements, Design Strategies, Design Research

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Thinking, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), Technical Communication, User Centered Design, Usability

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Design Thinking, User Experience, Customer experience strategy (CX), Business Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, User Story, Customer Analysis, Collaborative Software

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Design Thinking, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Mockups, Storyboarding

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Northeastern University

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Thinking, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Wireframing, Software Testing, Information Architecture, No-Code Development, Quality Assurance

    Build toward a degree

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Virginia

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, IT Management, Agile Methodology, Process Design, Customer experience strategy (CX), Stakeholder Engagement, Solution Design, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Lean Methodologies, Performance Measurement, Sales

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Creative Problem-Solving, Brainstorming, Ideation, Innovation, Architectural Design, Problem Solving, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence, Advertising, Marketing, Game Design, Consumer Behaviour, Experimentation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months