This exciting online course helps you understand design methods and how to use them to identify business opportunities. It starts by focusing on the importance of design in a changing world by examining VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) and the 4Cs (critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity). It then delves into the ways opportunities for design are growing in emerging markets and the need for designers to practice their craft as artisans. This includes exploration of the Empathy and Excellence framework. After covering these foundational concepts, the course examines the Double Diamond methodology in detail. It concludes by exploring ways to validate an opportunity by assessing risk versus value and testing your thinking with a canvas.
Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities

Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities
This course is part of Business Innovation and Digital Disruption Specialization

Instructor: Terry Behan
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Understand the importance of design and the responsibilities of designers
Examine the expanding role of design and the tools helping it grow
Analyze how design frameworks can help you find opportunities and frame problem statements
Assess opportunities, experiences, and the use of a canvas
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