Design Thinking and Multidisciplinary Development Projects

Aim

After completion of the course, the student should on an advanced level be able to:

• plan, develop, realize, test, evaluate and deliver a product, service, system and/or process that is viable (business aspects), feasible (technical aspects) and desirable (human aspects), and to do so within predetermined timeframes.
• collect, organize and evaluate the information necessary to diagnose a complex problem
• communicate across borders, in multidisciplinary teams, give and take feedback, coordinate multiple tasks and activities as well as prioritize between them, in order to reach common goals.
• communicate results orally and in writing to a multidisciplinary audience.

Content

In the course students from different disciplines and nationalities brings together to tackle corporate partners' real-world problems using a (Stanford) Design Thinking process. During the course the student will learn how to use a Design Thinking process in product development, and is concentrated in practice-based learning. Student teams prototype, test and iterate in order to develop and implement innovative solutions to real world design challenges posed by corporate sponsors.