Overordnede kursusmål
This course focuses on the relationship between creativity and
innovation, and how design thinking and user involvement can be
used to develop socially sustainable solutions through empathy
building, use of dialogue tools and design methods. There will be
an active focus on the SDG pledge of Leaving No One Behind, where
course participants will be introduced to universal design and
inclusion.
Læringsmål
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
- Analyze and reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of
involving stakeholders in the design processes.
- Explain their significance in and for the involvement of
different types of participants.
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using universal
design to promote interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Stage and reflect on the use of workshop co-creation techniques
in the design process
- Design and facilitate an innovation sprint with the support of
the acquired learning material
- Debate the importance of inclusion and universal design in
innovation processes
- Apply appropriate facilitation style in an innovation
sprint
- Provide peer feedback on sustainability driven innovation
solutions
Kursusindhold
This course focuses on the relationship between creativity and
innovation, and how design thinking and user involvement can be
used to develop socially sustainable solutions through empathy
building, use of dialogue tools and design methods. There will be
an active focus on the SDG pledge of Leaving No One Behind, where
course participants will be introduced to universal design and
inclusion.
The course is divided into two parts, with the first part
(September sessions) focusing on a general introduction to
creativity, design thinking, and inclusion. The first part will
culminate in an assignment facilitated by the lecturers where the
participants utilize tools designed to enable a different focus
when developing user understanding to develop a more inclusive
solution. The second part will focus more specifically on
co-creation, user-involvement, and facilitation of innovation
processes. The second part (October sessions) will culminate in an
innovation sprint, where the course participants will deploy their
knowledge and actively try out different methods and facilitation.
Sidst opdateret
15. november, 2023
