Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector by University of Virginia (Coursera)
This Course has been developed by the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. It is intended for those who work in a nonprofit or in the social sector and are seeking insights into successful methods for understanding and solving problems that the society faces today.
Often times organizations in social services struggle to meet the needs of the people they serve and are not able to bring out the new and innovative solutions needed to solve tough problems. This Design Thinking training shows how and why human-centered design is a powerful tool for solving such problems. Whether you work in education or health care or government – at any organizational level – this course teaches design thinking principles that can help to reframe problems, ideate potential solutions and iterate towards better answers.
Social sectors around the world are increasingly using Design thinking to address intractable educational, medical, agricultural, security and transportation issues. This course shares such stories to illustrate how collaborative creativity helps even the most entrenched bureaucracies arrive at innovative solutions. It helps managers understand why adding design thinking to their organizations toolkit is highly important for success.
This is a 4 module course designed around four questions: What is, what if, what wows and what works. Each module focuses on the tools, techniques and mindset needed to use design thinking to uncover new and creative solutions in the social sector.
Key Highlights
- Learn what design thinking is and how to use it to address major social issues
- Prepare to see and take action when opportunity arises
- Learn to understand the problem you’re trying to solve, generate testable ideas and make small bets quickly
- Understand how to take the many ideas you generate and determine which ones are likely to produce specific, desired outcomes
Duration : 4 weeks, 2-4 hours per week
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