Target Group: U!REKA students

Learn the essentials of design thinking and human-centered design. Discover practical strategies, innovative methods and collaborative tools. Do you want to become an innovator in your field? Are you curious about design thinking and human-centred design? Would you like to uncover opportunities in your daily work and engage others in the process, too? Would you like to learn practical tips and useful strategies to apply creativity to your problem-solving approach? Discover the fundamentals of design thinking in this online course. Through a hands-on, learning-by-doing approach, you will explore the mindsets and methods of design thinking, from generating innovative ideas to applying human-centred design strategies. After successful completion of the course, participants should be able to understand: The fundamentals of design thinking Be familiar with design thinking processes and methods Be able to generate innovative ideas using design thinking Know how to engage others collaboratively in the process Have the grounding around strategies and practices to help incorporate design thinking and acting into your daily practice Please note for registration: You will need a code to be able to register for free. You can uptain this code by sending an email to: . After that, you can apply via the Enroll button below. The goal of the design thinking fundamentals course is to familiarise you with the mindsets and methods of design thinking, as well as the practice to apply these in your daily practice. We will take you through the entire design thinking process using a learning by doing approach. You will work hands-on to combine theory with practice through case studies and hands-on exercises. You will be introduced to our Design Method Toolkit and apply various design methods to a relevant case. The methods in our toolkit will help you to collaborate more effectively, using design and design methods as a common language. During the three sessions of the course, you will learn to move more quickly from talking and discussing to visualising and making things tangible, which will ensure a richer, more productive, and more creative workflow.

Develop an adaptable mindset to thrive in an ever-changing world. Learn to embrace change, foster creativity, and innovate effectively. This course will empower you to find your own way in this increasingly complex world. A world that is changing rapidly; new technologies and new realities are arising every few months. Education has difficulty keeping up, and businesses fail to adapt. In order to adapt to this ever-changing world, you need to develop your own mindset and tools to help yourself and others. Developing your own (adaptable) mindset will allow you to embrace and deal with change much more effectively in both your personal and professional life. After successful completion of the course, participants should be able to understand: three essential modules real-world cases habit-forming & awareness tools methods to enable creativity and deal with change, or uncertainty ways to nurture a must-have mindset for innovation Please note for registration: You can apply via the Enroll button below. Module 1: Exploration In this module, we will present you with activities and examples that will allow you to expand your perception of the world and be open to new possibilities. The explorative mindset is an essential element of creativity, innovation, design and art. If you want to create solutions that will disrupt and transform your field, you need to nurture this mindset. Module 2: Perspectives This module is about embracing diverse perspectives, provoking thought, and thinking critically. If the module on exploration was about nurturing openness and curiosity, this one is about questioning. The purpose of this module is to develop a mindset of considering multiple perspectives when exploring a topic on which you would like to create innovation. Module 3: Reflection This module is about building capacity to process information, to synthesise and connect with your personal values, passion and needs. The process of reflection supports you to integrate all of the ideas, possibilities and perspectives you have been exploring. This process allows you to come up with unique new ideas, identify opportunities that you might have not noticed before and discover the essence (for yourself) of all the information that we are constantly flooded with.