Course Description
Design Thinking with AI
Unlock the power of AI-enhanced Design Thinking with the “Design Thinking with AI” course. This training course helps to master how to use AI when developing new solutions. The course will identify areas where AI can drive efficiency and effectiveness.
This high-energy, 2-day intensive workshop is designed for today’s leaders and innovators. This course equips you with the essential tools and insights to identify, prototype, and validate solutions that address real business challenges with AI.
Explore how AI can augment your design thinking process, enhance human creativity and innovation to develop impactful, human-centered solutions. We will integrate AI tools and techniques into the design thinking framework, and learn how to use it to drive AI supported business performance.
Develop solutions that prioritize human needs and experiences, with AI serving as a supportive tool to enhance processes.
Structure
A dynamic mix of lectures, group exercises, case studies, and hands-on experiments (labs) designed for practical, real-world application.
Who This Program Is For
- Changemakers and innovators: Those corporate professionals who are learning to drive efficiency and change
- Emerging leaders: Explore innovative, AI-enhanced strategies that redefine organizational processes.
- Problem-Solvers: Ideal for professionals new to integrating Design Thinking with AI.
- Consultants: Professionals who need new tools to innovate
- Strategists: Those strategists driving change and shifting the organisations strategic focus
Learning Outcomes:
- Master the Fundamentals: Understand the core principles, mindsets, and ethical considerations of design thinking to establish a solid foundation.
- Identify Opportunities: Use design thinking frameworks to pinpoint key challenges and uncover opportunities within your organization.
- Prototype & Plan: Develop rapid prototyping skills and create a strategic implementation plan for a small-scale project.
- Embrace Technology: Learn the essential concepts of AI—including its capabilities, limitations, and ethical implications—setting the stage for technological integration.
- Drive Innovation with AI: Identify how AI can catalyse innovation and gain hands-on experience with accessible tools for data analysis, ideation, and prototyping.
- Integrate and Validate: Seamlessly blend Design Thinking with AI-driven insights to validate and enhance your solutions
Take the Next Step
Elevate your strategic edge and transform challenges into opportunities. Enroll in AI and Design Thinking for Everyone and begin your journey toward leading AI-powered innovation.
Application in the workplace – Utilize AI to accelerate ideation, prototyping, and testing, making your design process more efficient without compromising on creativity.
Early Bird Price
R13 950
Length
2-days
Language
English
Standard Price
R14 995
Involvement
8 hrs a day
Course Type
In-person
Setting the Stage for Innovation Establish a strong foundation by exploring the core principles of design thinking and the basics of AI. Understand essential mindsets and ethical considerations to prepare for transformative work.
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Uncovering Challenges & Opportunities Dive into frameworks that help you identify critical pain points and opportunities. Learn to map organizational challenges and spot areas ripe for both design and AI-driven solutions.
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Embracing AI-Powered Tools Experience hands-on sessions with accessible AI platforms designed for non-technical users. Develop proficiency in tools for research, data analysis, ideation, and prototyping that enhance your design process.
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Rapid Prototyping & Real-World Testing Build and test low-fidelity prototypes using a blend of design thinking methodologies and AI insights. Engage in interactive sessions that simulate real-world challenges.
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Strategic Implementation & Validation Create a n initial implementation plan. Learn how to set key performance metrics and drive your AI-enhanced solution forward, ensuring it’s readiness, utility and relevance for real-world deployment.
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