The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at UCT is the home of Design Thinking and is a first for Africa and its people. Much like its predecessors in the USA (d.school) and Germany (HPI School of Design Thinking), d-school Afrika at UCT offers training and capacitation in design-led innovation. Their aim is to spread the ideals of Design Thinking across the continent, creating design-led innovators and creative problem solvers.
Introduction to Design Thinking is a programme specifically designed to provide students with the opportunity to enhance their critical thinking capabilities whilst working in diverse, multidisciplinary teams on real world problems. The programme simultaneously aims to build confidence in dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity as well as a human-centered approach to problem solving.
Participants will be provided with the opportunity to work in an environment that incorporates the uncertainty and complexity that goes along with operating in real life. In addition to this, participants will learn how to use design thinking structurally so as to enhance cross-disciplinary collaboration and co-creation.
BENEFITS OF INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN THINKING
- Exposure to the design thinking process.
- Development of empathy for users.
- Learning to work in multidisciplinary teams.
- Learning to develop low-fidelity prototypes.
- Receive a certificate of completion at the end if they have attended 100% of the course.
REQUIREMENTS
- You must be a registered higher education student (HED) or a HED student that has not graduated more than a year ago
- Between the age of 18 – 35 years
- Able to attend both days
HOW DOES IT WORK?
This is a 2-day in-person Introduction to Design Thinking that exposes participants to working in multi-disciplinary teams on real world problems.
Course Details:
Dates: 07 & 08 May 2025
Time: 11:00 - 17:00 both days
