Introduction to Design Thinking
Course Features
Exploring human-centered design
Design thinking, a human-centered approach utilized by many of today's most creative and competitive organizations, helps teams from various industries and backgrounds produce the innovative solutions to compete in today’s dynamic world of work.
In our Introduction to Design Thinking course, learn how to leverage research, ideation, and prototyping to tackle even the hardest business challenges. Collaborate with industry peers and explore creative approaches to problem solving, while learning the basics of design thinking methodology.
This unique course embraces multiple academic perspectives (design and design theory, organizational behavior, and social psychology) to provide participants with a rich, hands-on learning experience where they attempt to solve problems from real-world business scenarios. This course is for any professional who wants to bring innovative thinking into their organization.
Introduction to Design Thinking can be taken as a stand alone course or as a prerequisite for the Executive Certificate in Design Thinking for Innovation.
Every course includes:
Industry-leading faculty
Collaborative learning
Research-driven results
Lifelong connections
Practical applications
Custom solutions
In Introduction to Design Thinking, learn how to leverage research, ideation, and prototyping to tackle even the hardest business challenges while collaborating with industry peers and learning from award-winning faculty.
Program Details
Who should attend
- Rising managers who want to lead innovative teams
- Professionals who want to be exposed to a new way of solving problems
- Leaders and teams who face complex challenges
What you will learn
- Implement design thinking in your organization
- Apply the research-ideation-prototype-test process
- Develop innovative solutions to complex problems
Faculty
Laurie Churchman, MFA
Executive Education Faculty, Carey Business School
Laurie Churchman is the principal of Designlore. She has 30+ years of corporate and non-profit design experience recognized by AIGA, Communication Arts, Creativity, and How Magazine. She brings design to community and civic challenges in Philadelphia, as well as writes curricula and teaches in Jefferson University’s MS in Health Communication Design. She was named an AIGA Fellow in 2009. Laurie has a BS from UD, an MFA from Yale and completed AIGA/Harvard Business School Design Leaders program.
Anna Fitzgibbon, MBA
Executive Education Faculty, Carey Business School
Anna Fitzgibbon is the Founder and Owner of OutGrowth. As an experiential education expert, Anna is a die-hard advocate for immersive programming and a re-imagined approach to professional development. With experience traveling and working in over 25 countries, she earned her MBA from The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and has a professional background in program development and facilitation (design thinking, corporate team-building and wellness, project-based learning, higher education), sustainable community development and co-creation, event management, and outdoor education.