Design Thinking Practice

Course Content

1. Design Thinking and Creative Strategies to Enhance Team Understanding

• Communicate the principles and concepts of innovation, creativity, and design thinking processes to team members

• Topics include the concept of design thinking, its importance, and how to articulate these principles to team members

2. Design Thinking Fundamentals and Their Real World Applications to Simulate Creativity and Innovation

• Formulate design thinking strategies to drive creativity and innovation in real-world applications

• Facilitate the application of design thinking by outlining each stage through effective facilitation techniques

• Topics include developing a design thinking mindset, facilitating the use of design thinking processes, and understanding the stages in the design thinking process

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3. Design Thinking to Propel Innovation and Asses Its Effectiveness

• Apply design thinking methods to create innovative solutions, integrate principles of innovation management, and establishing metrics for measuring the effectiveness of design ideas and prototypes

• Topics include measuring design thinking outcomes, applying design thinking methods, and understanding innovation management concepts

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4. Design Thinking with Business Strategies to Optimise Innovation Results

• Align design concepts with the organisation's innovation management strategies and values

• Topics include aligning design thinking with strategy and understanding the role of leadership in driving innovation

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5. Design Thinking Techniques to Address Organisational Issues and Measure Success 

• Implement design thinking as a tool for solving problems and challenges in the organisation and eliminate obstacles and hinderances

• Topics include the utilisation of design thinking in various organisational settings, promoting design thinking solutions, and removing implementation barriers

Entry Requirements 

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for professionals across various sectors who are looking to enhance their skills in creativity and innovation 

Required years of experience in relevant domain:

They would require at least 1 year of work experience in any industry.

Academic Qualifications

This course has no minimum educational requirements. However, it is recommended for professionals with at least one year of working experience

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The skills and knowledge assumed:

Read, write and speak English at WPL level 4

Schedule

Mode of Delivery 

Classroom facilitation 16h​

Assessment
Written

Oral Presentation

Duration

Day 1: 0900 - 1800 (8 hours, excluding of 1 hr of lunch break)
Day 2: 0900 - 1800 (8 hours, excluding of 1 hr of lunch break)
Total Course Hours: 16 Hours (Inclusive of 1.5hr Written Assessment)
*Note that both days require your physical attendance to meet SSG's attendance requirements. ​

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