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Design Thinking Courses

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


  • U

    University of Michigan

    UX Research at Scale: Surveys, Analytics, Online Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Surveys, User Research, Survey Creation, Sampling (Statistics), A/B Testing, Web Analytics, Qualitative Research, Usability Testing, Research Methodologies, Web Analytics and SEO, Data Collection, Research Design, Sample Size Determination, Analytics, Data Analysis

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    212 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • V

    Vanderbilt University

    Hot Topics in Criminal Justice

    Skills you'll gain: Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Social Justice, Legal Proceedings, Social Sciences, Policy Analysis, Disabilities, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cultural Diversity, Case Studies

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    195 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • F

    Fractal Analytics

    Behavior Architecture - Understanding Human Behavior

    Skills you'll gain: Case Studies, Decision Making, Behavior Management, Behavioral Economics, Applied Behavior Analysis, Human Development, Emotional Intelligence, Psychology, Qualitative Research, Critical Thinking, Empathy, Communication

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    54 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • T

    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient cities

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Experimentation, Program Evaluation, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Research, Human Centered Design, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Creative Problem-Solving, Case Studies, Critical Thinking

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    44 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google

    Google Data-Driven Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Ethics, Data Literacy, Data Analysis, Tableau Software, Data Integrity, Statistical Methods, Stakeholder Communications, Responsible AI, Small Data, Decision Making, Stakeholder Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Big Data, Sampling (Statistics), Data Sharing, Spreadsheet Software, Verbal Communication Skills, Solution Design, Root Cause Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    52 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • L

    LearnQuest

    Combining Scrum with Other Agile Methodologies

    Skills you'll gain: Behavior-Driven Development, DevSecOps, Test Driven Development (TDD), Kanban Principles, Continuous Integration, Agile Software Development, Lean Methodologies, DevOps, Agile Methodology, Scrum (Software Development), Software Development Methodologies, Continuous Deployment, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Continuous Improvement Process

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    553 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Politecnico di Milano

    Introduzione alla Storia dell'Architettura Contemporanea

    Skills you'll gain: Architectural Design, Art History, Architecture and Construction, Aesthetics, European History, Design Elements And Principles, Design

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    185 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • N

    National Taiwan University

    頑想學概率:機率一 (Probability (1))

    Skills you'll gain: Probability, Probability Distribution, Statistics, Data Literacy, Logical Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    367 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of California, Davis

    Social Network Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Data Wrangling, Social Sciences, Graph Theory, Statistical Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Simulations

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    243 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • D

    Dassault Systèmes

    SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD for Education

    Skills you'll gain: Assembly Drawing, 3D Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, Drafting and Engineering Design, Engineering Drawings, Mechanical Design, Product Design, Technical Design, Design Elements And Principles, Mechanical Engineering

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    197 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Build a Website using an API with HTML, JavaScript, and JSON

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Cloud API, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Responsive Web Design, Real Time Data, Javascript

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    42 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Regression Analysis, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Classification Algorithms, Business Ethics, Governance

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    61 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design thinking courses

  • UX Research at Scale: Surveys, Analytics, Online Testing: University of Michigan
  • Hot Topics in Criminal Justice: Vanderbilt University
  • Behavior Architecture - Understanding Human Behavior : Fractal Analytics
  • Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient cities: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
  • Google Data-Driven Decision Making: Google
  • Combining Scrum with Other Agile Methodologies: LearnQuest
  • Introduzione alla Storia dell'Architettura Contemporanea: Politecnico di Milano
  • 頑想學概率:機率一 (Probability (1)): National Taiwan University
  • Social Network Analysis: University of California, Davis
  • SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD for Education: Dassault Systèmes

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