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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Design Thinking for Innovation by University of Virginia

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    About the Course

    Today innovation is everyone's business. Whether you are a manager in a global corporation, an entrepreneur starting up, in a government
    role, or a teacher in an elementary school, everyone is expected to get lean – to do better with less. And that is why we all need design
    thinking. At every level in every kind of organization, design thinking provides the tools you need to become an innovative thinker and uncover
    creative opportunities that are there – you're just not seeing them yet. In this course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the
    University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, we provide an overview of design thinking and work with a model con...
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    Top reviews

    SP

    Aug 16, 2020

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    Excellent program to learn lots of tools towards Design Thinking !! Thanks a lot! Very interactive and the last activity of completing the assignment was very thought provoking !! thanks to all pears!

    MV

    Dec 1, 2016

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    As a design manager I should say this course actually opened my eyes to a new world. I hope be able to make good changes in my world by using this knowledge more and more in my life. Thanks to All :)

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    Mar 6, 2020

    I'm loving this course. It works and explains the ideas in a very clear way. The tools are very usefull and I'm just thinking about learning more and more with this team and with coursera plataform. Thanks a lot and move on!

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    By Jorge R

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    Jul 25, 2017

    Great introductory course on design thinking. I found it very useful to have an overall idea of how to use design thinking for innovation. Furthermore, it provides guidelines on how to apply design thinking on your own work.

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    By Sachin K

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    Mar 19, 2017

    This course is so elegantly structured that in spite of very busy schedule of mine I could still complete it and also could quickly apply. I think the fundamental thinking of "Fail or succeed fast" is built in to this course

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    By Arun

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    Oct 2, 2019

    The whole course is structured in a very systematic way to make everyone understand the concept. we can feel the experience of professors who are teaching the subject. Live examples made this course interesting and engaging

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    Jul 26, 2023

    useful course for every professionals

    useful course for every professionals

    useful course for every professionals

    useful course for every professionals

    useful course for every professionals

    useful course for every professionals

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    By Olatunbosun O

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    May 9, 2023

    The course equipped me with perspectives and tools to approach problem-solving more creatively and skillfully. The delivery of the course materials was excellent, and the description of the concepts was clear and succinct.

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    By Dan B N

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    Sep 12, 2022

    Course was easily understood and well-paced. One of the most valuable and engaging videos was "Learning Launch Tool" by Ed Hesse. Peer-graded reflection was assessed quite quickly, showing an active pool of participants.

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    By Erica I

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    Nov 2, 2020

    This course was great! It was really easy to follow along and I appreciate how it was broken out into easily digestible sections. I would recommend this to those looking for a fresh perspective on how to tackle challenges!

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    By Dr. N V V J

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    May 15, 2020

    Its really an awesome course which gave a very good knowledge about innovation and design thinking through many examples - mainly story telling. we are great that we are introduced with four important tools generally used.

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    By Suryanarayanan K

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    Oct 23, 2017

    Very well structured and organized course. The learning material was just right. I got the value I expected from this course. Jeanne is an excellent tutor. The effort Darden has put in to develop this course is impressive.

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    By Harish

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    Jun 20, 2016

    Absolutely awesome course. Makes you really go back to the drawing board and re-evalate if we are building products the right way with our customers in mind. A must have course for every product developer and entrepreneur.

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    By Raul I J

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    Oct 26, 2020

    It's a good introduction to design thinking and how we could use this methodology to achieve our goals.

    Considero que es una buena introducción al pensamiento de diseño y como usarlo para lograr nuestras metas al innovar.

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    By Josué C M O

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    Mar 28, 2017

    It is a very interesting course that helps people undertand new methologies for innovation. I recommend taking this course if you want to provoke change in your company and in your life, but till now you do not know how.

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    By Aditya S

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    Apr 7, 2021

    For the time duration this was a great course which outlines the building blocks of design thinking. The topics were well chosen and the examples were well put together. The delivery of the course was simple and concise.

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    By Antonieta A

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    Mar 10, 2021

    Excelente curso donde aprendes el desarrollo de desing thinking y usarlo en diferentes contextos. Los ejemplos son claros y novedosos y los expertos invitados son maravillosos. Una gran guia or parte de Jeanne M Liedtka.

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    By Pallamraju Y

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    Oct 17, 2020

    It's a well laid out great course on Design Thinking. Narration & coaching by Leidtka is awesome, and course is structured in a way that it holds the student's eagerness to understand basics of Design Thinking easily.

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    By Melissa S

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    May 14, 2020

    I definitely recommend it. I explained in a broad way how this technique or method of Design Thinking could help corporations and individuals to create new services and products, and to improve the ones we already have.

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    By Sphiwe D

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    Dec 12, 2019

    This was a really nice course and I really enjoyed it. It was exactly what I needed since I am currently working on a project that requires my team members and myself to apply the Design Thinking methodology. Thank you!

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    By Tim M

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    Dec 4, 2019

    This course is an excellent overview of design thinking with case studies. It provides excellent foundational material and sources for further study and practice. The peer-review final assignment exercises the learning.

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    By Saad Y

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    Feb 8, 2017

    A very nice course for entrepreneurs and the people working for innovation to make the world a better place. In this course, I learnt about the basics of design thinking, it's tools and their application in the process.

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    By Pedro C

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    Jan 23, 2017

    I think its a straightforward course thus being effective. It talks about the mindshift needed and the tools available. It also brings several good examples. I also like Professor Liedtka enthusiasm and holistic vision.

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    By Mellina M Y Y

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    Mar 21, 2016

    Filled with real world examples and step-by-step process, Design Thinking for Innovation is an awesome course to get started on Design Thinking. This was specially useful for my upcoming projects so thank you very much!

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    By Chandan V

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    Mar 31, 2020

    This course is designed well and the examples are also very properly placed with the course content. Learnt a lot from the course, I think this course would be helpful for all irrespective of the Industry they work in.

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    By Amod K

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    Mar 10, 2020

    Content was well covered with case studies and examples. Tools shared in this course are useful in day to day practice and to derive outcome. It helped me in structuring thought process well during innovation process.

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    By Purushottam B

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    Jul 10, 2020

    Very nicely developed with powerful videos, content and resources. For a beginner who is interested in DT I think it is one of the best courses. My heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Jeanne for floating such a nice course.

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