A Complete Guide to Design Thinking Process

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A Complete Guide to Design Thinking
Process MITID Innovation
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Maybe one of your coworkers did an online course
on it, or you've just heard the phrase thrown
about so much that it feels like a concept you'll
never really comprehend. Simply put, the design
thinking process is a human-centered method of
problem-solving that has gained a lot of traction
in recent years on online platforms and
elsewhere.
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Even though design thinking has become
increasingly popular these past few years, the
notion itself has been around for years. And, as
is often the case, the more famous it became, the
more it was used out of sense, causing even more
ambiguity.
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Top 5 Steps of the Design Thinking Process
Design Thinking, to put it simply, is a thought
process that allows you to solve problems
innovatively. Design thinking, in particular, is
a human-centered design approach. It aids teams
in finding the delicate balance between what
makes meaning to end-users, what is
technologically possible, and what is
commercially viable.
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Design Thinking further gets regarded as a
process of encouraging organizations to focus on
the individuals they're going to create for,
resulting in better products, facilities,
internal systems, and feedback from the
users. Mentioned below are five steps of an
effective design thinking process.
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Empathize
Even though design thinking is a non-linear
process, most projects start with the empathizing
phase. This is because empathy for end users is
at the heart of the creative thinking
mentality. The principal goal of this phase is to
get a thorough understanding of the participants
for whom you are designing. What motivates them,
what causes them to be troubled? What do they do
during the day?
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Define
The second phase of the design thinking process
includes identifying the problem statement that
you attempt to fix for the user. When polished
diversions compete for your focus, outlining a
problem is like locating a North Star in the sky,
it directs your choices and helps to keep you on
track.
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Ideate
This process aims to trigger ideas rather than to
come up with a ready-to-use and refined solution.
Don't be concerned about the feasibility or
usefulness for the time being. Many of the
suggestions that your team generates will have to
be rejected, which is perfectly fine. For the
ideation phase to become productive, your team
should feel comfortable while challenging the
universally believed opinions and notions in the
people's minds.
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Prototype
In this step, you obtain an uncomplicated and
comfortable means of evaluating your ideas in the
real world by developing a prototype. It is
crucial to keep prototypes simple, and the goal
of this stage is to make intelligent design
choices. Also, try to keep in mind that both
validating ideas and refuting them are equally
important.
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Test
The testing step is the simplest of the five
steps. Here you provide the prototype to real
people, let them try it, and collect their
comments. Following the testing step, you will
know which elements of your product your
customers prefer and which they'd rather ignore.
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Testing provides teams with a firm foundation as
well as information for revision and improvement.
But, in the end, it discloses the product's
viability and allows teams to save both time and
expenses. Design thinking can get applied to
every aspect of a business. If you are looking
for specific innovation courses to take your
career in design to a whole new level, you should
undoubtedly join MIT ID Innovation.
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Conclusion
MIT ID Innovation Programme curates knowledge and
experiences that challenge the very paradigm of
evolution. And that's why we have set out to
define the future of industries, communities,
cities and ecosystems. MIT ID Innovation offers
the best Design Thinking Courses in India.
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