#BU-03-07 Get Creative with People to Solve Problems
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- Course level: All Levels
About Course
Institute of CodingDescription
Find effective resolutions to digital problems using design thinking
Human-centred design is a creative approach to problem solving. It focuses on understanding the needs of the people who have a problem in order to design appropriate solutions.
On this course you’ll learn about the five-stage process and have the opportunity to take part in practical activities to try each stage of the process.
You’ll learn why this method of thinking is effective, how to use it, and which jobs use the process.
You’ll also become familiar with how to collect the right information and data to prove a solution can work in the real world.
Who will you learn with?
I’m a creative digital producer and product manager, and helped establish the National Film and Television School’s first digital producing course. I have a secret double life as an artist.
Who developed the course?
As one of the UK’s largest research-based universities, the University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching.
What Will I Learn?
- Identify the kinds of problem that can be solved with human-centred design
- Summarise the activities needed to run a successful human-centred design project
- Develop a human-centred design mindset to approach a problem
- Apply the Design Thinking process to a real-world problem
- Investigate how making and testing rough prototypes helps improvement
- Collect information and data that help prove a solution will work in the real world
Topics for this course
Introducing human-centred design
Welcome to the course
Introduce yourself
Can you solve this problem?
What is the human-centred design process?
A look at the five phases of HCD
Developing a human-centred design mindset
Summary
This course reinforces the key messages for solving digital problems. Each section has some good Suggestions.
I really enjoyed this class! It has given me some great ideas as to how my company can use creative thinking, get people excited to participate, and put our ideas into practice.
It confirmed many things I've used for decades. Instructor was good with good examples of real life situations.
The course walkthrough the principles of the Hypothesis-based problem-solving technique. The lecturer does an exceptional job of explaining the concepts.
The best way to have more answers is to ask many question related to the problem. This is what consulting approach and problem solving course for. I really enjoyed the session and its useful for me while dealing with client's engagement work.
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Target Audience
- This course is designed for people who have digital skills but would like to build confidence in using digital technology in the workplace.
- This may include those studying for A-levels, those who have a degree, or those who want to improve their career prospects.
- The course will also be useful for anyone in employment who wants to boost their digital skills or anyone returning to the workplace who’d like to gain confidence in how working practices have evolved.
- You might also be interested in the other courses in the Digital Skills for the Workplace collection from the University of Leeds and the Institute of Coding.