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About the Course

The evolution of design has seen it become a discipline no longer limited to the concerns of a singular, specific domain and develop to become a pathway for solving complex, nonlinear problems. Design is becoming a capability-enhancing skill, equipping people with the ability to deal with uncertainty, complexity and failure. In this course, we demonstrate how you can use design as a way of thinking to provide strategic and innovative advantage within your profession. Suitable for anyone who is curious about design and translating the processes and tools of design thinking into innovative opportunities, over 5 weeks we explore, apply and practice the design process: think, make, break and repeat. Through introducing theoretical concepts and examining industry case studies with leading Australian design firms, we investigate design as learning about the context (the thinking part), building prototypes as tangible representations (the making part) and testing potential solutions (the breaking part). We build on this by showing the productive value of moving through the process quickly and often (the repeating part), to improve ideas and develop new insights. Throughout the course, you will follow us through three of Australia’s most exciting design offices and learn from practicing designers and leaders in design. This insight into industry will enable you to develop a comprehensive understanding of design and the role it can and does play within the innovation landscape. You will leave this course with a set of practical tools and techniques to apply to situations within your own professional context, to translate problems into opportunities and solutions, and ultimately to innovate through design....

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RS

Aug 29, 2021

Awesome experience. Learned a lot by undertaking the course. Willing to use it in future endeavors. Thank you University of Sydney, Professors and the entire team behind this course. Thank you again

LL

Nov 8, 2020

Great overview of the design innovation process! The content is up-to-date and the professors really go above and beyond to make the course feel like a regular university course as much as possible.

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Apr 8, 2023

Excellent course. Logically structured and well presented. I particularly liked the blend between academic lectures and comments from designers in the industry. I found the multiple-choice tests a little tricky, but the practical assignment was very insightful.

The only drawback was the lack of much meaningful interaction with other participants. In other courses that I've done on Coursera (e.g. Introduction to Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, and Introduction to Psychology, Yale) there was a lot more meaningful discussion at the end of each module between the participants (who seemed more serious about the subject).

Other than that, a really good course that gave me a lot of insights in a relatively short period (it took me five days to complete). Am looking forward to reading Dr. Tomisch's book. Thank you!