Course Outline:

Module 1: Introduction to Design Thinking and Empathy Mapping

• Overview of Design Thinking principles and phases.
• Techniques for empathizing with users and understanding their needs.
• Methods for creating empathy maps and defining user personas.
• Develop an empathy map and user personas for a new product concept.

Module 2: Problem Definition and Ideation Techniques

• Strategies for synthesizing insights and defining clear problem statements.
• Brainstorming and ideation techniques to generate creative solutions.
• Prioritizing ideas based on feasibility and impact.
• Define a problem statement and generate a list of potential solutions for a product targeting a specific user group.

Module 3: Prototyping and Design

• Introduction to low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototyping.
• Tools and techniques for creating effective prototypes.
• Best practices for visualizing and testing design ideas.
• Create and present a low-fidelity prototype for one of the solutions developed in Day 2.

Module 4: User Testing and Feedback Integration

• Methods for conducting user testing and gathering feedback.
• Analyzing feedback to identify areas for improvement.
• Iterating on designs based on user insights.
• Conduct user testing on the prototype from Day 3, analyze feedback, and refine the prototype accordingly.

Module 5: Final Presentation and Implementation Strategies

• Preparing and presenting a final product design based on iterative feedback.
• Developing implementation strategies and plans for scaling the design.
• Discussing best practices for integrating Design Thinking into organizational processes.
• Present the refined prototype and implementation plan for a product, incorporating lessons learned throughout the course.