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Design Thinking courses can help you learn user-centered design, prototyping, brainstorming techniques, and iterative testing. You can build skills in empathy mapping, defining user personas, and conducting usability tests. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe XD, Figma, and Miro, which facilitate collaboration and visualization throughout the design process. Additionally, you'll explore methods for gathering feedback and refining solutions, ensuring that your designs are not only innovative but also aligned with user needs.


Popular Design Thinking Courses and Certifications


  • P

    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Market Opportunities, Design Strategies, Business Risk Management, Design and Product, Experience Design, Risk Analysis, New Business Development, Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Innovation, Design, User Experience, Ideation, Business Modeling, Lean Methodologies, Market Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    ★ 4.7 (17) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Politecnico di Milano

    Platform Thinking: what’s beyond Uber?

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Strategic Thinking, Systems Thinking, Digital Transformation, Case Studies, Business Modeling, Business Transformation, Shared Media, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Social Impact, Market Opportunities, Market Dynamics

    ★ 4.8 (75) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • N

    Northwestern University

    Leadership Through Design Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Ideation, Human Centered Design, Design Strategies, Organizational Leadership, Brainstorming, Leadership, Storyboarding, User Feedback, Customer Engagement, Creative Thinking, Design Research, Collaboration

    ★ 4.2 (335) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    California Institute of the Arts

    Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Persona (User Experience), UI/UX Strategy, User Experience Design, Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, Wireframing, User Interface (UI), User Research, UI/UX Research, Web Design and Development, User Centered Design, Design Strategies, Persona Development, Design Research, Mockups, Usability Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Target Audience

    ★ 4.8 (1.3K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Politecnico di Milano

    Platform Thinking: designing a Platform

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Innovation, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Thinking, Computing Platforms, New Business Development, Business Strategies, Business Modeling, Growth Strategies, Business Transformation, Target Market, Customer Analysis, Value Propositions, Case Studies

    ★ 4.7 (19) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • T

    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Design and innovation of business model

    Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Business Architecture, Entrepreneurship, Storytelling, Design Thinking, Business Strategy, Process Design, Innovation, Strategic Thinking, Systems Thinking, New Business Development, Media and Communications, Case Studies, Market Opportunities, Agile Methodology, Value Propositions, Competitive Analysis, General Networking

    ★ 3.8 (10) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Discovery and Low-Fidelity Design with Sketch and Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Design Reviews, User Research, Prototyping, User Flows, Collaborative Software, Peer Review, Design Software, Ideation

    ★ 4.3 (6) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Michigan

    UX Design: From Concept to Prototype

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, User Story, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, Interactive Design, Ideation, Conceptual Design, Interaction Design, Persona (User Experience), User Interface (UI), Design, Usability Testing, Storyboarding, Mockups, Scenario Testing

    ★ 4.7 (303) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Maryland, College Park

    Product Ideation, Design, and Management

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Product Management, Product Development, New Product Development, Wireframing, Stakeholder Engagement, Financial Statements, Product Design, Financial Statement Analysis, User Experience Design, Team Leadership, Prototyping, Competitive Analysis, Product Marketing, Value Propositions, Proposal Development, Innovation, Target Market, Market Opportunities, Ideation

    ★ 4.5 (727) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • I

    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

    UX Design: An Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, Usability, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Software

    ★ 4.3 (12) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Politecnico di Milano

    Designing Learning Innovation: an introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Teaching, Pedagogy, Student Engagement, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Instructional Strategies, Instructional Design, Lesson Planning, Curriculum Planning, Student-Centred Learning, Innovation, Learning Theory, Quality Assessment, Infographics

    ★ 4.9 (12) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Storytelling, Design Software, Design, Storytelling, Layout Design, Adobe InDesign, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop

    ★ 4.7 (999) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design thinking courses

  • Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities: Parsons School of Design, The New School
  • Platform Thinking: what’s beyond Uber?: Politecnico di Milano
  • Leadership Through Design Innovation: Northwestern University
  • Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture: California Institute of the Arts
  • Platform Thinking: designing a Platform: Politecnico di Milano
  • Design and innovation of business model: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Discovery and Low-Fidelity Design with Sketch and Miro: Coursera
  • UX Design: From Concept to Prototype: University of Michigan
  • Product Ideation, Design, and Management: University of Maryland, College Park
  • UX Design: An Introduction: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

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