51-275 Design Thinking

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Design is the process of turning existing situations into preferred ones. Design Thinking, therefore, accelerates this changemaking process through a powerful repertoire of creative tools, innovative methods, and designerly tactics. This dynamic microcourse introduces the theory and practice of Design Thinking to a diverse audience of multidisciplinary studentsfrom Business and Administration to Computer Science and Information Systems. Through inspiring lectures, theoretical readings, and practical design challenges, students learn to harness the power of Design Thinking, and use it as an essential tool for social, environmental and economic transformation.

Prerequisites: none listed

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