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Design Thinking Courses

Design Thinking courses can help you learn user-centered design, prototyping, brainstorming techniques, and iterative testing. You can build skills in empathy mapping, defining user personas, and conducting usability tests. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe XD, Figma, and Miro, which facilitate collaboration and visualization throughout the design process. Additionally, you'll explore methods for gathering feedback and refining solutions, ensuring that your designs are not only innovative but also aligned with user needs.


Popular Design Thinking Courses and Certifications


  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Psychedelic Science and Medicine

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Pharmacology, Clinical Research, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Research Design, Research Methodologies, Mental Health Therapies, Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Research Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Research, Psychiatric Assessments, Psychology, Informed Consent, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Neurology, Social Studies, Ancient History

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    27 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Starweaver

    AI Leadership & Strategic Implementation

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Enablement, Technology Roadmaps, Organizational Change, AI Product Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, Market Opportunities, Change Management, Google Gemini, Business Strategy, Generative AI, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Communications, Enterprise Security, Prompt Engineering, Corporate Sustainability, Business Communication, Communication Strategies, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Communication

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    34 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Building No-Code Apps with AppSheet: Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Application Deployment, Application Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Data Integration, Cloud Applications, User Interface (UI), Spreadsheet Software

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    181 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Copenhagen Business School

    Business Models For Sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Development, Business Modeling, Innovation, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Marketing Communications, Business Strategies, Case Studies, Systems Thinking, Strategic Partnership

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    42 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • B

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Introduction to Programming

    Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Algorithms, Operating Systems, File Systems, Computer Hardware, Debugging, Data Management

    Build toward a degree

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    56 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • I

    Illinois Tech

    Artificial Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), OpenAI, Business Management, Supervised Learning, Market Intelligence, Human Machine Interfaces, Emerging Technologies, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Market Data

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    56 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    Universidad de Palermo

    Plan de Negocios

    Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Market Analysis, Value Propositions, Project Planning, Business Strategy, Market Opportunities, Risk Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Competitive Analysis, Business Risk Management, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Organizational Structure

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    151 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of California, Davis

    Computer Simulations

    Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Agentic systems, Social Network Analysis, Model Evaluation, Sociology, Economics, Scientific Methods, Computer Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    85 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    IBM

    Build Multimodal Generative AI Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, Generative Model Architectures, OpenAI API, Application Development, Prompt Engineering, Web Applications, Flask (Web Framework), Web Development, Software Development

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    49 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Escalamiento exitoso e Innovación en los Negocios

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Strategies, Financial Management, Growth Strategies, Business Strategy, Business Development, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Management, Global Marketing, Governance, International Finance, Organizational Structure, Fundraising

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    152 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • M

    Microsoft

    AI agent fundamentals with Azure AI Foundry

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Development Testing, Application Deployment, LLM Application, Multimodal Prompts, Artificial Intelligence, Test Case, Agentic systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Information Architecture, Natural Language Processing, Technical Documentation

    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

    Generative and Agentic AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Agentic systems, OpenAI, ChatGPT, AI Workflows, AI Product Strategy, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Model Evaluation, Responsible AI, AI Security, Decision Making

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    85 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Psychedelic Science and Medicine: Johns Hopkins University
  • AI Leadership & Strategic Implementation: Starweaver
  • Building No-Code Apps with AppSheet: Foundations: Google Cloud
  • Business Models For Sustainability: Copenhagen Business School
  • Introduction to Programming: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Artificial Intelligence: Illinois Tech
  • Plan de Negocios: Universidad de Palermo
  • Computer Simulations: University of California, Davis
  • Build Multimodal Generative AI Applications: IBM
  • Escalamiento exitoso e Innovación en los Negocios: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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