Course

Design Thinking: Developing Innovative Solutions

Enhance your creative thinking and problem-solving skills with our two-day Design Thinking course. Whether tackling business challenges or improving customer experiences, this hands-on program provides a structured approach to developing innovative solutions. Learn to identify problems, generate impactful solutions, and refine them for real-world success. Through interactive exercises, gain practical tools to tackle challenges confidently.

Delivery

On-Campus

Level

Introductory

Supplies and Materials

Laptop Is Required

Achievement

Certificate of Completion

On completing the course you will receive a shareable certificate

maximum capacity 14

£549

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Duration

2 Days

Upcoming Dates

9th – 10th June

What Will You Learn?

The five key stages of design thinking and understand design thinking methodologies.

Explore how these methodologies can be applied across industry sectors to create innovative, user-focused solutions.

Gain insights into the human-centred design approach and learn how to incorporate empathy, user research, and customer insights into your problem-solving process.

Problem-solving skills and techniques to tackle complex challenges effectively.

Explore the human-centred design approach and learn how to incorporate empathy, user research, and customer insights into your problem-solving process.

How to define problems, ensuring a clear understanding of user needs and challenges before developing potential solutions.

Visualise, prototype, and evaluate solutions, applying critical analysis to refine your ideas and ensure they are practical, scalable, and impactful.

What Skills and Benefits Will You Gain?

Learn to apply creative problem-solving frameworks, allowing you to approach challenges systematically and generate more effective solutions.

Build your critical thinking, adaptability, and innovation capabilities, equipping you to lead and drive change within your organisation.

Understand and follow design thinking methodologies and human-centred design, enabling you to create solutions that prioritise real user needs and experiences.

Strengthen your ability to generate, test, and refine ideas, ensuring your solutions are well-developed, feasible, and impactful in real-world scenarios.

Obtain a clear framework for evaluating solutions, ensuring that the outcome aligns with user needs, business goals, and long-term success.

Who Is This Course For?

Professionals across industries looking for structured methodologies to drive innovation and solve complex problems creatively.

Managers and leaders seeking to develop stronger strategic problem-solving skills to enhance business operations and decision-making.

Entrepreneurs and business owners aiming to design user-focused products and services that meet customer needs effectively.

Designers, engineers, and software developers who want to integrate design thinking into their workflow to enhance user experience and innovation.

Course Lead

Dr. Pinar Yelmi

Lecturer in Digital and Interactive Design

Specialism Lead: Digital Design and Communications

Dr. Pinar Yelmi brings significant international design experience to PACE, joining the University of Leeds in 2022. She teaches in the fully online MA Digital Design and Communication program, focusing on design thinking. With over a decade of collaboration with cultural institutions worldwide, Dr. Yelmi's expertise includes industrial product design and visual communication, particularly in interactive and participatory design experiences. Her courses integrate current digital and interactive design trends, encouraging creativity and innovation through hands-on projects and interactive workshops. Dr. Yelmi holds a bachelor's degree in industrial design from Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Türkiye), a master's degree in visual communication design from Politecnico di Milano (Milano, Italy), and a PhD in Design, Technology, and Society from Koç University (Istanbul, Türkiye). Before joining Leeds, she taught at Işık University (Istanbul, Türkiye) and managed undergraduate and graduate programmes.

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Course Contributors

Design Thinking: Developing Innovative Solutions

Dr. Pinar Yelmi

Lecturer in Digital and Interactive Design

Specialism Lead: Digital Design and Communications

Dr. Kimberly Sheen

Lecturer in Digital Design and Communication