Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- classify the principles of design thinking
- apply design thinking approach and basic tools in innovation processes
- develop the skills required in creative thinking

Teaching methods

Lectures, hands-on workshop, group work, assignment in pairs, individual assignment

Learning materials and recommended literature

Brown, Tim 2009. Change by design: how design thinking can transform organizations and inspire innovation. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
Creating desired futures: how design thinking innovates business 2010. Edited by Shamiyeh, Michael. Basel: Birkhäuser.
Cross, Nigel 2011. Design thinking: understanding how designers think and work. Oxford: Berg Publishers.
Kelley, David and Kelley, Tom (2013) Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All. Crown Business. (http://www.creativeconfidence.com/)
Design thinking: integrating innovation, customer experience and brand value 2010. Edited by Lockwood, Thomas. New York: Allworth Press.
Liedtka, Jeanne & Ogilvie, Tim 2011. Designing for growth: a design thinking tool kit for managers, New York: Columbia University Press.
Meinel, Christoph 2011. Design Thinking: understand - improve – apply. Dordrecht: Springer.
Michlewski, Kamil 2015. Design Attitude. Farnham, Surrey: Gower.
Mootee, Idris (2013) Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation: What They Can't Teach You at Business or Design School. Wiley.
Sangiorgi, D. & Prendiville, A. 2017. Designing for service. Key issues and new directions. Bloomsbury.

The final literature list will be published in Canvas e-learning environment.

Important dates

Based on the degree regulations (2024), the student accepted for the implementation is required to confirm his/her participation by showing activity at the start of the study in the following way:

In order to demonstrate activity, the student must be present at the first contact lesson or notify the teacher in charge of his/her absence to confirm his/her participation in the study. Registration will be rejected if the student does not report his/her absence at the start of the study or the reason for the absence cannot be considered justified. Another student can be taken in his place. The first contact lesson is 6 May 2024.

Forms of internationality

International student group and instructor

Students workload

5 ects credits = 135 hours (1 credit = 27 hours of work)
Contact sessions
Reading the literature for the pre-assignment and the coursework
Writing the coursework (a blog post)

Further information for students

The instructor of the course during the contact sessions is Daniela Marzavan.

It is compulsory to attend the contact sessions.

This course is for the master degree students only.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Passing the Design Thinking study unit requires:
1) Presence and constructive activity on the contact days AND 2) pre-assignment and coursework