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    Starweaver

    Effective Service Innovation by Design in Hotel Management

    Skills you'll gain: Customer experience strategy (CX), Service Design, Design Thinking, Change Management, Process Mapping, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Customer Service, Hospitality Management, Hospitality, Customer Analysis, Innovation, Corporate Sustainability, Continuous Improvement Process, Feasibility Studies, Digital Transformation, Collaboration

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Prototyping, Conceptual Design, Design, Product Design, Aesthetics, Technical Drawing, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Needs Assessment, Problem Solving, Brainstorming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Northwestern University

    Leadership Through Design Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Ideation, Human Centered Design, Brainstorming, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Storyboarding, Customer Engagement, Creative Thinking, Collaboration, Qualitative Research, Empathy

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    UX Design: Research, Prototyping, Accessible Interactions

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Usability, Figma (Design Software), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Experience Design, Interactive Design, User Centered Design, Mockups, Usability Testing, Persona (User Experience)

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Design Research para Estratégia e Inovação

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Design Research, Innovation, Design Strategies, Human Centered Design, User Research, Ideation, Service Design, Organizational Strategy, Creativity, User Experience Design, Storyboarding, Product Development, Process Development, Market Research, User Experience, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research, Data Collection

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Design, Typography, Adobe InDesign, Content Creation, Design Research, Information Architecture, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    UX: Interaction Design

    Skills you'll gain: Interaction Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience Design, Usability, Human Computer Interaction, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Persona (User Experience), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Flows, Wireframing, Software Design Patterns, User Research, Design Elements And Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Open Design

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Workplace inclusivity, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Creativity, Cultural Diversity

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Politecnico di Milano

    The Learning Innovation Network

    Skills you'll gain: Educational Materials, Instructional Design, Innovation, Higher Education, Collaboration, Learning Strategies, Adaptability, Planning, General Networking, Digital Communications, Communication Strategies

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Understanding the Value of Human-Centered Design

    Skills you'll gain: Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Stakeholder Engagement, Design Thinking, Creativity, Research and Design, Ideation, Stakeholder Analysis, Surveys, Data Collection, Storytelling, Design Strategies, Collaboration, Innovation, User Research, Presentations, Communication, Goal Setting

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    University of Cambridge

    User experience design

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Storytelling, Design, User Centered Design, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Public Speaking, Design Research, Usability Testing, Empathy, Creativity, Collaboration

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Discovery and Low-Fidelity Design with Sketch and Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Persona (User Experience), User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Usability, UI/UX Research, User Research, Prototyping, Interactive Design, Design, User Flows, Mockups, Ideation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design thinking courses

  • Effective Service Innovation by Design in Hotel Management : Starweaver
  • Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society: University of Pennsylvania
  • Leadership Through Design Innovation: Northwestern University
  • UX Design: Research, Prototyping, Accessible Interactions: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Design Research para Estratégia e Inovação: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview: University of Colorado Boulder
  • UX: Interaction Design: Packt
  • Open Design: Duke University
  • The Learning Innovation Network: Politecnico di Milano
  • Understanding the Value of Human-Centered Design: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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