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Design Thinking Courses

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.

Popular Design Thinking Courses and Certifications


  • Y

    Yale University

    Journey Conversations: Weaving Knowledge and Action

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Science, Sustainable Systems, Natural Resource Management, Environment, Sustainable Development, Human Development, Culture, Community Organizing, Life Sciences, Teaching, Liberal Arts, Storytelling, Physical Science, Biology, Systems Thinking, Education and Training, Creativity

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    164 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • I

    IE Business School

    Foundations of Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Economics, Market Dynamics, Business Economics, Strategic Thinking, Market Analysis, Strategic Planning, Corporate Strategy, Business Strategies, Resource Management, Business Process

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    208 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Designing data-intensive applications

    Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Database Design, Scalability, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Unstructured Data, Transaction Processing, Database Architecture and Administration, Systems Design, Database Software, Big Data, Database Development, Data Architecture, NoSQL, Data Processing, Maintainability, Apache Hadoop

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    40 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Data Structures and Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Microsoft Copilot, .NET Framework, Algorithms, Back-End Web Development, C# (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Scalability

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    33 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • T

    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Leading a Family Business

    Skills you'll gain: Succession Planning, Innovation, Business Modeling, Value Propositions, Governance, Entrepreneurship, Lean Methodologies, Leadership and Management, Product Development, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Business Leadership, Business Architecture, New Product Development, Ideation, People Development, Business Strategies, Strategic Leadership, Sales Presentations, Leadership Development

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    60 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Introducción a la estrategia

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Strategy, Governance, Stakeholder Analysis, Corporate Strategy, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Organizational Structure, Strategic Thinking, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Management, Stakeholder Management, Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Decision-Making, Stakeholder Engagement, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Market Analysis, Ideation, Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    550 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Technology Strategy: Creative Destruction

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Business Modeling, Technology Strategies, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Transformation, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Product Management, New Product Development, Organizational Change, Market Dynamics, Emerging Technologies, Competitive Intelligence, Competitive Analysis, Market Share, Value Propositions, Network Model

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    66 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Skillshare

    Master Adobe InDesign

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe InDesign, Typography, Layout Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Creative Cloud, Style Guides, Computer Graphic Techniques, Graphics Software, Automation, Creative Design, Adobe Illustrator, Design Software, Data Import/Export, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Document Management, File Management

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    Speaking Skills for University Success

    Skills you'll gain: Discussion Facilitation, Verbal Communication Skills, Public Speaking, Communication, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communications, Social Skills, Planning, Collaboration, Conflict Management, Constructive Feedback, Leadership, Organizational Skills

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    139 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Developing with GitHub Copilot and VS Code

    Skills you'll gain: GitHub Copilot, Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Visual Studio, AI Enablement, Development Environment, Debugging, HTML and CSS, React.js, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software Installation

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    30 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Corporate Finance Institute

    Advanced Tableau

    Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Data Presentation, Data Modeling, Tableau Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Performance Tuning, Technical Analysis, Model Optimization, Database Design, Data Visualization Software, Data Warehousing, Plot (Graphics), Market Data, Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization, Trend Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    34 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • S

    SkillsBooster Academy

    The Non-Coder’s Guide to Vibe Coding

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Responsible AI, No-Code Development, Presentations, Application Development, Generative AI, Web Applications, Automation, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Design, Interactive Design, Digital Design, Creative Design, New Product Development, Creative Thinking, User Interface (UI) Design, Creativity, Application Deployment

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design thinking courses

  • Journey Conversations: Weaving Knowledge and Action: Yale University
  • Foundations of Strategy: IE Business School
  • Designing data-intensive applications: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Data Structures and Algorithms: Microsoft
  • Leading a Family Business: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Introducción a la estrategia: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Technology Strategy: Creative Destruction: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Master Adobe InDesign: Skillshare
  • Speaking Skills for University Success: University of California, Irvine
  • Developing with GitHub Copilot and VS Code: Microsoft

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