Solving problems, inventing new things, driving innovations - thinking like inventors through Design Thinking
Design Thinking ist ein kreativer Innovationsprozess und Ansatz zur Problemlösung, der sich auf die Bedürfnisse und Wünsche der Benutzer, insbesondere der Kunden, konzentriert. Es handelt sich um einen iterativen Prozess, der in verschiedenen Phasen durchlaufen wird, um innovative Lösungen für komplexe Probleme zu entwickeln: „Denken wie Erfinder“
Der Ansatz wurde ursprünglich im Bereich des Produktdesigns entwickelt, ist jedoch für verschiedene Bereiche nützlich und inzwischen etabliert, z.B. Technologie, Bildung und Sozialwissenschaften.
Design Thinking ist eine Abfolge von Schritten, mit denen eine möglichst diverse Gruppe systematisch ein Problem innovativ löst oder eine komplett neue Erfindung macht. Dabei werden möglichst viele Perspektiven, insbesondere die der (zukünftigen) Anwender, Nutzer oder Kunden berücksichtigt und getestet.
Es ist jedoch mehr als nur eine Anleitung, um Neues zu entwickeln. Design Thinking ist eine grundlegende Haltung, ein Mindset, das auf Offenheit basiert.
Es gibt verschiedene Einteilungen und Bezeichnungen der Schritte des Gesamtprozesses. Im Kern sind die grundlegenden Phasen des Design Thinking-Prozesses:
1st area: focus on the problem (“problem space”)
- Understand: Gathering information, observing user behavior, and delving deeply into user needs and challenges to understand the problem from the user's perspective.
- Empathize: Deepen understanding through interviews with potential users, customers.
- Define: Precise definition of the problem based on the information gathered from the understanding phase. It is about focusing on certain aspects of the problem and setting clear goals for the solution development.
2nd area: finding a solution (“solution space”)
- Ideate: In this phase, creative ideas are generated to solve the problem. Various approaches, concepts and possible solutions are developed without being limited to feasibility or implementation.
- Prototype development: The best ideas are turned into prototypes or models that give a tangible idea of the solution. These prototypes can come in a variety of forms, such as physical models, sketches, or simulations.
- Testing: The prototypes are tested with the users and their feedback is obtained. This helps to identify strengths and weaknesses of the solutions and make adjustments.
- Implementation: Based on the feedback from the test phase, the solutions are further developed and refined. Finally, the developed solution is implemented and put into practice.
The Design Thinking approach emphasizes collaboration, experimentation, openness to different perspectives and continuous improvement. It aims to bring forth innovative and user-centric solutions by focusing on people's actual needs and utilizing iterative loops of idea development and validation.
Introduction to Design Thinking: concept, background and meaning
Problem Space
- The basics of empathy (understanding) and why empathy is important
- Methods for collecting user information: interviews, observations, persona
- Problem definition (definition)
- How to formulate a problem precisely
- Identifying user needs and challenges
Solution Space
- Ideate
- Creativity techniques: brainstorming, mind mapping, generation of diverse ideas
- Prototyping
- Importance of prototypes
- Creation of simple prototypes: paper prototypes, sketches
- Introduction to the testing
- Why testing matters
- test planning and execution
- Evaluation of user feedback
- Iterative improvement of solutions
- Development of a final solution
- Implementation and integration planning
- Application of design thinking to different areas
- Examples from business, technology, education
- Success factors and challenges when using design thinking
- Tips for successful application
- Dealing with uncertainty and failure
Prerequisites
- There is no formal prerequisite.
Exam
- On request, a recognized basic certificate can also be offered.
- 2 days of training and material: 1.295 € plus VAT
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