What is Design Thinking? Why is everybody talking about it? Why is it relevant in all disciplines, and why could it be the tool that makes the difference for you too? In your work, your research, and maybe even your personal life! In this short course, we'll have a look at:
- The origins and history of Design thinking: where it came from, its position in the context of the design discipline, and how it propagated to the massively important, widespread creative process it is today
- An introduction to the Design Thinking steps and most important methods, so that you’ll be immediately able to implement them in your journey with creativity
- We’ll discuss some fundamental principles and approaches for the Design Thinking mindset like group work, the role of uncertainty, dealing with biases, assumptions, visual communication, etc.
- Finally, we'll have a look at a few spaces where there is really the need to apply Design Thinking today, and where you might want to start playing with it!
The goal of this course is for you to learn to *critically* look at Design Thinking for what is it: a customizable, malleable, and "designable" creative process.
With this course, you will be able to design your own Design Thinking process based on your own strategy and needs.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewWelcome (2:12)
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StartOrigins of Design Thinking - Part 1 (6:45)
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StartOrigins of Design Thinking - Part 2 (5:35)
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StartSome important Words (3:49)
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StartThe Design Thinking Process (9:57)
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StartHow is it going so far?
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StartDesign Thinking Methods (5:36)
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StartDesign Thinking Methods: Collages (4:56)
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StartDesign Thinking Methods: Brainstorm (5:43)
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StartDesign Thinking Methods: Roleplay (3:44)
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PreviewDesign Thinking Methods: How to choose (4:29)
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StartDesign Thinking Principles (8:59)
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StartDesign Thinking Superpowers (11:14)
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StartDesign Thinking last Superpower: Collaboration (5:39)
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StartSpaces for Design Thinking (5:45)
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StartWhat's your overall experience?
Your Instructor
"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 (francescazampollo.com). 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.