Design Thinking courses can help you learn user-centered design, prototyping, brainstorming techniques, and iterative testing. You can build skills in empathy mapping, defining user personas, and conducting usability tests. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe XD, Figma, and Miro, which facilitate collaboration and visualization throughout the design process. Additionally, you'll explore methods for gathering feedback and refining solutions, ensuring that your designs are not only innovative but also aligned with user needs.

Skills you'll gain: Engineering Drawings, Computer-Aided Design, Architectural Drawing, Technical Drawing, Drafting and Engineering Design, Equipment Design, System Design and Implementation, Electrical Wiring, Facility Management, Coordination
★ 4.7 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Social Impact, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Ideation, Scripting, Social Sciences, Peer Review
★ 4.7 (46) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Typography, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Software, Design, Creative Design, Color Theory, Design Research, Creativity
★ 4.3 (9) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Visual Design, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Workflow Management, Design Strategies, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Marketing Collateral, Graphic Design, Marketing Design, Content Creation, Marketing Materials, Color Theory, Portfolio Management, Brand Awareness
★ 4.7 (96) · Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Multimedia, Productivity Software, Microsoft Office
★ 4.1 (130) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: iOS Development, Apple iOS, User Interface (UI), Model View Controller, Core Data (Software), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Responsive Web Design, Mobile Development, Human Computer Interaction, Software Design, Geospatial Mapping, Animations, Application Development, Data Persistence
★ 4.5 (189) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Human Factors, Accident Prevention, Mitigation, Systems Thinking, Human Centered Design
★ 4.8 (20) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Health Systems, Public Health, Health Administration, Research Design, Systems Analysis, Scalability, Technical Communication
★ 4.7 (42) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Mapping, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Validation, Workflow Management, JSON, Fraud detection, Extensible Languages and XML, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Metadata Management, Process Design, Data Integration, Data Transformation, Data Pipelines, Data Import/Export, Data Processing, Data Integrity, Data Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Software Design Patterns, C++ (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Code Reusability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Maintainability, Programming Principles, Memory Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience, UI/UX Strategy, User Centered Design, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, Figma (Design Software), Wireframing, Responsible AI, Prototyping, Persona (User Experience), Usability Testing, Experience Design, Human Centered Design, Ideation, Brainstorming, Animations
★ 4.5 (83) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months