We introduce Design Thinking to business leaders and inspire innovative ways to run business. Learn the methods and tools via a systematic approach to bring positive change to workflows, products and services, with a human-centred focus.
We need leaders that can deal with the future complexity and uncertainty. Design Thinking strengthens creative confidence, critical thinking, collaboration, clarity and empathy.
Learning modules developed under the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s EMBA programmes help executive-level business decision makers strategise, plan, organise and deliver creative business solutions. Partnering with international faculties, modules focus on design leadership and innovation management across the public, non-profit and private sectors.
This introductory course brings students through the basic principles of Design Thinking. Through hands-on learning, participants get their first experience in the mindsets and process used in this approach.
Learn the ways of thinking that help you lead innovation and navigate complexity and uncertainty: creative confidence, critical thinking, decision-making, collaboration, empathy.
Follow the design process: discover, define, develop, deliver. Try Design Thinking using a problem statement that is relevant to your own field of work. Learn how to apply the skills in your everyday work.
Learn about how Design Thinking is being used through cases and design stories relevant to your own field.
This course gives students a more in-depth experience of practicing Design Thinking. Participants are guided through a detailed design process to tackle a design challenge over two days.
You’ll learn about user needs, observe situations and draw insight from them, work together in teams to brainstorm, frame a problem and come up with ideas. Then prototype your concepts for presentation.
A significant portion of the course is dedicated to experiencing and practicing the design process. You’ll discover new ideas, define a problem statement, develop concepts and deliver your concepts in a presentation to the group.
Get hands-on experience practicing the mindsets and methodology that help you navigate complexity and uncertainty: creative confidence, critical thinking, decision-making, collaboration, empathy.
