Foundations in Design Thinking

About the DY Patil Institute of Management Studies' Design Thinking Value Added Course: 

The 30 hours Value Added Design Thinking Course is a transformative approach to problem-solving that empowers students to think creatively, empathize with users, and develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges. As a value-added course, it equips learners with the mindset and tools to excel in various fields, from business and education to technology and social innovation. 

Participants deep dive into the 5 stages of Design Thinking:

1. Empathy Building: Participants pick up a real life design challenge and develop understanding of their user’s perspective through observation and interaction.
2. Defining the PoV: Participants pick up the tools to frame the right problems to address the root causes.
3. Ideate: They brainstorm creative and diverse solutions around the PoV.
4. Prototyping: Students translate their ideas into tangible concepts for testing.
5. Test and Iterate: Participants checks impediments and refines solutions based on user feedback.

The outcomes of Design Thinking as a Value Added Course: 

• Participants gain interdisciplinary relevance: As an experiential course, students gain knowledge of different industries, cross functionalities and power of collaboration.
• Real-World Impact: Students get encouraged to build actionable solutions for real business and societal challenges.
• Continuous Learning: Students develop curiosity, adaptability, and resilience by falling early and failing cheap only to succeed sooner. 
• Career Enhancement: Adds a unique and in-demand skill to the learner’s profile.

This value-added course bridges the gap between traditional learning and the demands of a rapidly evolving world. It enables learners to think differently, act confidently, deliver impactful results in any field they choose and be nimble in the face of ever changing user needs.