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. The course introduces a consultancy case process which
will also cover later courses.
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
- Understand the significance of stakeholders in and for the
involvement of different types of design process participants
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using universal
design to promote interdisciplinary collaboration
- Apply appropriate facilitation style in in an innovation
sprint
- 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
- Provide peer feedback on sustainability driven innovation
solutions
Kursusindhold
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. We focus on a general introduction to
creativity, design thinking, and inclusion. The first part of the
course will finish with culminate in an assignment facilitated by
the lecturers where the students 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 and will culminate in an innovation sprint,
where the course participants will deploy their knowledge and
actively try out different methods and facilitation. The course
introduces the start of the consultancy project, that runs
throughout the whole semester. The consultancy project with a
company can involve collaborating to identify and implement
strategies that improve the company’s environmental, social, and
economic performance. The goal is to create long-term value for the
company by helping to adopt practices that are environmentally
friendly, socially responsible, and economically viable, aligning
with global sustainability standards and enhancing the
company's brand reputation.
Sidst opdateret
10. februar, 2025
