Design Thinking - Micro-Credential
Self Development
A course by
Media Design School
Essential upskilling for working professionals, leaders, and managers to creatively solve problems and develop innovative products, services, processes, and systems using design thinking, a human-centred iterative design approach.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
It will take a total of 8 weeks
This course requires 2 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Creative problem solving
Develop the ability to creatively solve specific problems through convergent and divergent thinking processes.
Critical reflection
Develop the ability to critically reflect on your practice and outcomes.
Kaupapa Māori design thinking
Learn and apply a Kaupapa Māori approach to design thinking and practice.
What You're Signing Up For
This Design Thinking micro-credential teaches a practical creative problem-solving approach that involves empathising, defining, ideating, prototyping, and testing to develop better and more innovative products, services, processes, and systems. It is highly relevant across all sectors and provides skills to creatively solve problems through convergent and divergent thinking, critical reflection, application of a Kaupapa Māori approach, and delivering a solution to a real-world organisational problem.
Course Content
- Human-centred and iterative design approach
- Empathising, defining, ideating, prototyping, and testing phases
- Creative problem solving using convergent and divergent thinking
- Critical reflection on practice and outcomes
- Kaupapa Māori approach to design thinking
- Developing a creative solution to a real-world organisational problem
- Collaboration with professionals and industry guest speakers
What you need to know first
Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification OR equivalent and relevant professional experience
English language proficiency: Academic IELTS 6.5 (minimum with no bands less than 6.0) or minimum TOEFL 100 with minimum sub-scores of 25 for international students
What sort of industry will this job lead to
All industries and sectors
Future employment opportunities might be
Professional development in problem solving and innovation
Leadership and management roles requiring creative design thinking