FOOD DESIGN THINKING for Products and Services

A full process with selected methods and step by step instructions to design food products and food services

This course contains a selection of ESSENTIAL Food Design Thinking METHODS ideal for Food Designers designing new FOOD PRODUCTS and new FOOD SERVICES like cafes, restaurants, food trucks, etc.

+ the training for Facilitators

This course gives you all the fundamentals to the Food Design Thinking process. It includes:

  • the bases of this methodology on Sustainability and Empathy
  • fundamental instructions and methodological frames for Facilitators on creativity and group-work, and how to best facilitate a Food Design Thinking process
  • worksheets and step-by-step instructions for 33 Food Design Thinking methods throughout all 6 phases: from learning about the Food Design context, to gathering insights, to generating ideas, prototyping, and developing the proposition' system.


Before starting this course it's recommended you take the Free course Food Design Thinking 101.

If on the other hand, you're interested in a more comprehensive learning with one-to-one coaching sessions with Dr Francesca Zampollo, consider the program Food Design Thinking the Complete Methodology and Training.


 

If you need support or advice on this course, don't hesitate to get in touch and Francesca will be happy to chat with you!

Course Curriculum


  Overview
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Your Instructor


Dr. Francesca Zampollo
Dr. Francesca Zampollo

"I’m a future-optimist stargazer working for this Earth’s evolution through unity. I’m the Founder and Chair of Inspiration at the Online School of Food Design. And I love Pizza."

Dr. Francesca Zampollo is a Food Design Thinking researcher, consultant, teacher, and keen public speaker. She is the founding editor of the International Journal of Food Design, the first and only academic journal of Food Design, the founder of the International Food Design Society, and she organized the first, second, and third International Conferences on Food Design. Francesca earned a PhD in Design Theory applied to Food Design in 2014 and she taught Food Design and Design Theory at London Metropolitan University and Auckland University of Technology as a full-time senior lecturer and researcher. For the last eight years, Francesca worked on developing the Food Design Thinking methodology, as a food-specific branch of Design Thinking (fooddesignthinking.org). Francesca founded the Online School of Food Design© in 2016, and she now works as a consultant and as a teacher bringing the Food Design Thinking methodology to companies and individuals.


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for 365 days - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.
Do I get a certificate after the course?
Yes, definitely. Once you have completed the course you will receive an OSFD Certificate.
Great context and very well designed. It is a very intense curriculum but Francesca is hands on throughout the live sessions, ready to explain and clarify all your questions. I have a small eating design project in mind and can hardly wait to give this method a try! Thank you Francesca for setting up this online school! :)

- Sibel, Industrial and Food Designer from Turkey

The FDT methodology course is perfect for people starting their adventure with Food Design and those who may think that the topic has already been cracked. The FDT methodology is the tool you need and which you can use over and over in any food project.
The first week of exploring this method on the one hand was a big challenge (a lot of exercises, you have an opportunity to get to know you and what inspires you and also getting used to food-around ideas that seem seemingly crazy at the moment). On the other hand, all this time you had everything you needed to do it the best - video lessons, materials describing the steps and methods and the awareness that at any time, you can turn to Francesca if you meet a problem or have any questions. I'm looking forward to the next course week (thinking that it's super awesome)!

- Sylwia, Strategic Planner from Poland

IMPORTANT:

The FDT process and the PDF Worksheets available for download in this course are for personal use only. Users can print the PDF Worksheets and use them for personal projects or for projects within their company.

Users can not upload, copy, or alter the PDF worksheets in any way.

CONSULTANTS can not teach the FDT methodology to their clients and can not give them the FDT digital PDF worksheets. Consultants can use the FDT methodology with their clients but can only share unaltered printed copies of the worksheets.

TEACHERS can teach the FDT methodology to their students but can only share unaltered printed copies of the worksheets. Teachers can not distribute to their students the FDT digital PDF worksheets.

This is to protect my work, I hope you can understand.

Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for 365 days - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.
Do I get a certificate after the course?
Yes, definitely! Once you have completed the course, send us an email to request your OSFD Certificate and we are happy to send it to you :)