Understanding the Value of Human-Centered Design
Learn to apply human-centered design principles to solve problems and create innovative solutions focused on user needs and experiences.
Learn to apply human-centered design principles to solve problems and create innovative solutions focused on user needs and experiences.
Explore the principles and practices of human-centered design, focusing on understanding human needs, goals, and experiences to frame problems and develop solutions. Learn to gather and synthesize data about human attitudes and behaviors, extract insights, and apply them to the design process. Develop skills in navigating ambiguity, working strategically, understanding needs, exploring possibilities, and coordinating action among stakeholders. Gain practical experience through hands-on exercises and reflection, preparing you to collaborate effectively with design practitioners and deepen your own practice.
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What you'll learn
Understand concepts around gathering and synthesizing data about human attitudes, behaviors, and circumstances
Match research methods to specific goals and subjects
Synthesize data into actionable frameworks that guide the design process
Recognize human-centered issues and value understanding people's experiences
Extract insights from diverse data for effective design
Communicate ideas clearly to build strong connections
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
20 Minutes PreRecorded video
10 quizzes
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to human-centered design, focusing on its value and practical application in various fields. Learners explore key concepts such as navigating ambiguity, working strategically, understanding user needs, exploring possibilities, and coordinating action among stakeholders. Through a series of hands-on exercises, video lessons, and reflective activities, participants develop skills in gathering and synthesizing data about human attitudes and behaviors, extracting insights, and applying them to the design process. The course emphasizes the importance of collaboration, creativity, and empathy in developing innovative solutions. It is designed to prepare learners to work effectively with human-centered design practitioners and to integrate these principles into their own work, regardless of their professional field.
Course Introduction and Module 1: How to Navigate Ambiguity
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
How to Work Strategically
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
How to Understand Needs
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
How to Explore Possibilities
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
How to Coordinate Action
Module 5 · 2 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Director of the Siebel Center for Design at the University of Illinois specializing in human-centered design and design thinking.
Rachel Switzky is the inaugural Director of the Siebel Center for Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. With over 20 years of experience as a global design leader, she has worked with Fortune 100 companies and previously served as an Executive Director at IDEO, where she focused on digital design and emergent technologies. At the Siebel Center, her mission is to practice, model, and teach design thinking through human-centered design, aiming to reimagine both campus and community environments. She teaches courses such as "Understanding the Value of Human-Centered Design," which emphasize the importance of user-centered approaches in problem-solving and innovation.
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