Final reflection for Design Thinking Course

1. Take It Home:
Design Thinking

2. Take Aways
1. An understanding of how to teach
Design Thinking
2. A clear roadmap for creating a
problem statement
3. An insight in how to ensure teams
operate in a course.

3. Empathize
Define
Ideate
Prototype
Test
Present
Findings
Design Thinking Process: Class

4. Empathize
Analise
Research
Define
ReDefine
ReDefine2
Ideate
Ideate2
Prototype1
Prototype3
Prototype2
Prototype4
Test
Test2Present
Findings
Design Thinking Process: My Variation

5. Final Thoughts
I teach graphic and communication design. My seniors struggle
with creating their thesis projects; many are only invested with the
product and do not appreciate the design process, even after 3
years of higher education. I took this course to see how you teach it,
and I learned a lot.
First, I was being too vague with the students. And, when I was that
vague, it opened the door for them to not work hard. Your specifics
(especially on the Empathy Map and the Ideate portions) were really
helpful. I’m working with advanced students, but they still require
limits, and the limits you impose are great ones.
My Design Process Map is what we will do over the next 15 week
semester. Thank you so much, for this course, I’m looking forward to
the next!