About this Event
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4 Weekends Only Design Thinking Training course is Instructor-led and guided and is being delivered from February 6, 2021 - February 28, 2021 for 16 Hours over 4 weekends, 8 sessions, 2 sessions per weekend, 2 hours per session.
- Instructor-led and guided training
- Practical Hands-On, Highly Interactive training
- This course will be taught in English language
- All Published Ticket Prices are in US Dollars
4 Weekends Only Design Thinking Training Course Schedule
- February 6, 2021 - February 28, 2021 US Pacific time
- 4 Weekends | 2 hours on Saturdays, 2 hours on Sundays every week US Pacific time
- 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM US Pacific time each of those days
- Please click here to add your location and check your local date and time for first session to be held on February 6, 2021 at 7:30 AM US Pacific Time.
Features and Benefits
- 16 Hours, 8 sessions, 4 weekends of total Instructor-led and guided training
- Training material, instructor handouts and access to useful resources on the cloud provided
- Practical Hands-on Lab exercises provided
- Actual code and scripts provided
- Real-life Scenarios
Course Objectives
- Design thinking case studies
- Hands-on exercises with feedback from the instructor
- Materials for ideation and prioritization activities
- Opportunities to ask questions and get answers
Who can take this course
- This course can be taken by those who want to learn design thinking to become better at work
Prerequisites
- None
Course Outline
1. Design thinking overview
- What is design thinking?
- Design thinking history and theory
2. Building empathy
- Make sense of scattered research and insights
- Understanding users through empathy maps
- As-is scenario (journey) mapping
3. Defining the real problem
- Understanding the user’s pain points
- Pinpointing areas of opportunity
- Crafting meaningful need statements
- Anatomy of an effective need statement - Who, what, so that
- How need statements related to product management and development
4. Exploration and ideation
- Using needs statements to generate big ideas
- Feature vs. Idea
- “Kinda-like” approach
- Quick sketching tactics
- Discussing complex experiences in a distilled manner
- How to converge and remix
5. Prioritization and Evaluation
- Prioritization grids and affinity maps
- Evaluating ideas based on importance and feasibility
- Identifying no brainers vs. big bets
6. How to maintain momentum
- Roadmapping
- Planning activities
- Action Items
7. Design thinking and agile
8. Practicing design thinking by yourself
Student Testimonials and Reviews
"This course was very useful. I have done design thinking workshops in the past but this course was more in-depth. I really liked that the instructor offered so much knowledge on how we can apply this after the class." - Kim, Comcast
"Trainer led us through this workshop step by step by and we did a lot of group activities throughout the class." - Frank, Krispy Kreme
" If you think you already know design thinking, just wait until you take this course. This course was such an eye opener. It was informative, engaging, and even though I have taken training in design thinking before, I learned so many new and practical tips. Time well spent. " - Dennis, Gap
"This was the best design thinking course I have ever taken. The training was highly motivating, very professionally delivered, highly interactive. Even though i have prior knowledge in design thinking, I still learned a lot and gained new perspectives." - Simon, Bank of America
"I learned so much and I am so excited I will be able to apply all this knowledge back at work." - Mike, Polypore
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
IT Training Center, Tech Training Solutions, Sacramento, United States
USD 400.00 to USD 500.00