Entrepreneurial Design Thinking (New) | Hands-On Approach

Think entrepreneurially, design creatively. Use Design Thinking to create solutions for a valuable tomorrow | 17 tools

What you'll learn

A great startingpoint to drive innovation and create real value for customers and stakeholders.

A deeper understanding of the principles and values of an entrepreneurial mindset and how it can be applied to business and innovation.

Improved problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively and come up with innovative solutions.

The ability to identify and validate business opportunities through customer discovery and prototyping techniques.

Improved presentation skills, including the ability to communicate ideas and prototypes effectively to sponsors, potential investors and customers.

A better understanding of customer needs and desires, and the ability to use this understanding to build and maintain a strong customer base.

Enhanced team management skills, including the ability to productively lead and facilitate design thinking workshops and sessions.

Requirements

No innovation or entrepreneurial experience required.

Description

Learn to bring a unique perspective and skillset to any challenge or organization. Our Entrepreneurial Design Thinking Course provides a great startingpoint to drive innovation and create real value for customers and stakeholders. Through interactive lectures and hands-on exercises, you'll develop the skills and mindset to think entrepreneurially and design creatively. Which is needed to solve complex problems, validate business ideas, and execute on a plan for growth and success.Perfect for anyone interested in design thinking, innovation and entrepreneurship. This course will give you lots of practical tips and examples on how to lead and facilitate design thinking sessions, empathize with stakeholders, generate and develop ideas, and bring your ideas to life through prototyping and testing. The course provides excellent tools that can be modified to meet individual needs.As an entrepreneurial design thinker you bring a valuable combination of design thinking skills and an entrepreneurial mindset to an organization, potentially leading to more innovative and successful outcomes.Design thinking involves approaching problems from a human-centered perspective, considering the needs and desires of users or customers when developing solutions. This approach can lead to more effective and innovative solutions that better meet the needs of customers or clients.Additionally, entrepreneurs are known for their willingness to take risks and think outside the box. They may be more comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty, which can be valuable in a rapidly changing business environment. Entrepreneurial design thinkers may be more likely to identify new opportunities for growth or disruption and develop creative solutions to capitalize on those opportunities.Join us in this course to create solutions for a valuable tomorrow: Think entrepreneurially, design creatively!

Overview

Section 1: Welcome

Lecture 1 Welcome to this course

Lecture 2 What you'll learn in this course

Lecture 3 Mastering Entrepreneurial Behavior: Mindset, Skillset, and Toolset

Section 2: Getting started

Lecture 4 Entrepreneurial Problem Solving: The Dutch Design Delta Model

Section 3: Context Design: Frame the right problem with Design Thinking

Lecture 5 Introduction to design thinking

Lecture 6 Empathize to design successfully

Lecture 7 Create an Inclusive Solution with the Stakeholder Canvas

Lecture 8 Gaining Insights into Target Groups: Techniques and Examples

Lecture 9 Turning Knowledge of Your Target Group into Opportunities

Section 4: Concept Design: Creative Problem Solving Process

Lecture 10 Introduction to creative problem solving

Lecture 11 Tips for generating ideas

Lecture 12 Idea Generation Technique 1

Lecture 13 Idea Generation Technique 2

Lecture 14 Idea Generation Technique 3

Lecture 15 Mastering the Decision-Making Process in Groups

Lecture 16 Developing and Framing Your Concept

Section 5: Market Design: Implement through Prototypes

Lecture 17 Introduction to prototyping and experimentation

Lecture 18 Using the assumptions-mapping for determining prototypes and testing.

Lecture 19 Testing assumptions by experimenting

Lecture 20 Building the right prototypes

Lecture 21 Analyzing test results and creating an improvement plan

Section 6: Extra: Activities in the life of an Entrepreneurial Design Thinker

Lecture 22 Introduction to changing the way we work

Lecture 23 Turning Boring Meetings into Engaging Workshops

Lecture 24 Involving the Right People in Idea Implementation

Lecture 25 Creating Ownership and Innovation Through a Structured Problem-Solving Program

Section 7: Conclusion

Lecture 26 Retrospective on Entrepreneurial Design Thinking

Designers, engineers, and product developers looking to improve their problem-solving skills and develop new products and services.,Entrepreneurs and small business owners looking to use design thinking to validate business ideas and create and scale a business.,Professionals in any industry looking to learn a structured approach to problem-solving and innovation.,Students and educators interested in design thinking as a way to develop creativity and problem-solving skills.,Managers and leaders looking to incorporate design thinking into their organizations as a way to drive innovation and creativity.,Nonprofit organizations and social entrepreneurs looking to use design thinking to address social and environmental challenges.,Anyone with an interest in creativity and innovation, and a desire to learn a structured approach to problem-solving and idea generation.