Do you work for a nonprofit or in the social sector? Are you struggling to solve the problems and meet the needs of the people you serve? Come learn more about how design thinking, a human-centered approach to problem solving, can help you truly understand an issue, generate ideas worth testing and iterate to find solutions that make a real difference. Through global stories from areas as diverse as government, health care, and education, we’ll show you the tools, techniques and mindset needed to use design thinking to uncover new and creative solutions in the social sector.
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Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector
University of VirginiaAbout this Course
No prior experience needed to participate in and benefit from this course.
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Try Coursera for BusinessWhat you will learn
What design thinking is and when to use it
How to prepare to see and take action when opportunity arises
How to use design thinking to generate innovative ideas
How to take the many ideas you generate and determine which ones are likely to produce specific, desired outcomes
Skills you will gain
- Prototyping
- Problem Solving
- User-Centered Design
- Design Thinking
- Social Issues
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
DESIGN THINKING FUNDAMENTALS
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, AND ASKING "WHAT IS?"
A MINDSET FOR INNOVATION, AND ASKING "WHAT IF?"
ASKING "WHAT WOWS?" AND "WHAT WORKS?"
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- 4 stars22.36%
- 3 stars3.59%
- 2 stars1.28%
- 1 star0.25%
TOP REVIEWS FROM DESIGN THINKING FOR THE GREATER GOOD: INNOVATION IN THE SOCIAL SECTOR
It was a good experience, because I got access to a methodology of analysis and intervention, which you can use to deal with challenges in the social sector.
I learned this course on many things that I do have a real need. Thanks for Coursera and the University of Virginia whose offered us having quality education on our destinations.
It is a great course that helps you rethink your idea of what a problem is by asking more questions about it. Course could do with more practical examples but a great course nonetheless
It was good learning.It gave me perspective for my work. I probably doing something similar but had no clarity about different steps.
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