WSQ Implement Design Thinking

Course details

This course covers the principles of design thinking to achieve innovation. The skills include using design thinking principles and applying appropriate techniques of each stage of the design thinking process, to develop innovation that meets user needs, wants and desires. A design thinking toolkit, CueditTM, will be used to trigger, stimulate and catalyze the iterative design thinking process.

Course Objectives/Outline

•  Carry out the Understand stage of the design thinking process to gather insights
•  Carry out the Explore stage of the design thinking process to propagate potential solutions
•  Carry out the Test stage of the design thinking process to refine and improve on potential solutions

Assessment Activities

Throughout the course the participant will be going through each stage of the design thinking process to demonstrate the appropriate use of the design thinking methods and techniques during the development process, and the adoption of the core attitudes of design thinking during the development process, to prepare and submit towards the end of the course an innovation derived from a problem statement gained from insights which has empowering and inspirational elements that fulfils user needs, wants and desires, in the form of a written assignment.