Create Innovative Teams with Design Thinking

Implement design thinking principles and team-based methods to support idea generation and create innovative teams.

Length 4 weeks
Effort 1 - 2 hours per week
Level Introductory

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A design thinking approach is crucial for problem-solving and encouraging innovation. In this four-week course from the University of Adelaide, you'll learn how to implement design thinking principles to increase innovation in your team.

The course has been carefully designed to help you gain practical knowledge you can use in your context. You'll learn the basics of design thinking to enable your team to generate and implement ideas rapidly.

By the end, you'll understand how to analyze your own team environment and get started with design thinking for innovation.

  • Unpack the principles of design thinking

    As you learn what design thinking is and how it differs from other approaches, you'll discover the benefits of this approach for teams and organizations.

    You'll learn the core principles of design thinking and how they work in action. This knowledge will ensure you know how to apply the principles to problem-solve in your context.

  • Delve into idea generation

    Idea generation is an important component of innovative teams. On the course, you'll learn how to implement team-based methods for idea generation.

    You'll learn techniques for idea expansion and visualization, as well as selection, refinement, and implementation.

  • Learn how to implement design thinking in a team environment

    With the knowledge of design thinking principles and benefits, you'll then learn how to implement design thinking within your team environment.

    Exploring real-life examples, you'll learn the steps you can take to bring design thinking to your team and overcome the hurdles you may encounter.

    This course is designed for new or emerging managers, or team leaders from any industry.

    You'll be supported to upskill and update your approach to management, no matter what industry you are working in.

What you’ll learn

  • Describe the benefits of implementing design thinking in a team environment.
  • Apply principles of design thinking to develop well-defined problem statements.
  • Identify team-based methods for expanding, refining, visualising, and implementing ideas.
  • Explain how design thinking could be implemented in a team environment.

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