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IIT Madras Design Thinking Lectures: Design Thinking for Data-Driven App Development

BSMS400273 lectures12 weeks

Weeks

  1. Week 17 lecturesBuilding blocks of dtd-dad 1 · Introduction to design from everyday life · Introduction to design thinking | part 1 · Introduction to design thinking | part 2 | ancient wisdom & design · Why take up design thinking before you build · Stages & objectives of design thinking · Human-centered design with east method
  2. Week 210 lecturesPersona creation 1 | why name age & location matter · Persona creation 2 | empathy & detail in user profiles · Empathize & customer journey map · A story about empathy & impactful problem solving · Design paradox why simplicity gets complicated · Guest interaction Dr.R Raman part 1 · Guest interaction Dr.R Raman part 2 | visualizing data & identifying probability patterns · Guest interaction Dr.R Raman part 3| vision for the future of education · Guest interaction Dr.R Raman part 4 | technology integration & vision for academia · Guest interaction Dr.R Raman part 5 | guest perspectives on academia & education
  3. Week 33 lecturesEmpathize tips to improve customer insights · Empathize problems that matter · Empathize how might we (hmws)
  4. Week 44 lecturesIntroduction to analyze phase · Multi-why analysis find the real problem · Conflict of interest in analyze phase · Tips for analyze phase unlocking root causes
  5. Week 54 lecturesSilent brainstorming unlock creative thinking · Introduction to theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ) & its applications · Merge ideas into a concept with triz & brainstorming · Understanding TRIZ through popular movies
  6. Week 69 lecturesTesting the prototype for real feedback · Story of inventions · Assumptions in the test phase · Features that matter in the test phase · Modified customer journey map · Introduction to digital marketing strategy · Digital marketing strategies part 1W6L8 · Digital marketing strategies | part 2 · Digital marketing strategies | part 3
  7. Week 74 lecturesIntroduction to website development · Introduction to user experience design explained · Types of prototypes · Types of prototypes
  8. Week 84 lecturesEmpathize phase 2 · Analyze phase 2 feedback · Reintroducing conflicts | using the env framework · Figma overview
  9. Week 91 lectureSolve phase 2
  10. Week 102 lecturesTest phase 2 & empathize phase 3 · Quarkcube app demo by Mr. Gunasekaran Kandasamy
  11. Week 112 lecturesAnalyze phase 3 · Human factors in design
  12. Week 124 lecturesLaunching your apps right · Intrapreneurship for business innovation · Future prospects and opportunities · BIIG Leap

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Lecture 2 · 9:58

Getting Started with Figma: Creating Your Account

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