Innovative problem solving: 2-day course
17 November 2023 9:00am–24 November 2023 5:00pm
UQ alumni receive 20% off all short courses delivered by Executive Education
Learn how to apply Design Thinking methodology to address your business's challenges in this 2-day course held on 17 and 24 November.
Organisations face many challenges in an increasingly dynamic and volatile landscape, including cut-throat competition, surging costs, and tight budgets. To survive, organisations need to adapt and reimagine their business models through innovation.
This interactive course will equip you with high-quality, cost-effective techniques to solve complex challenges, seize new opportunities, and expand your service offerings. You’ll address a real-life organisational problem using Design Lab – an approach to creative problem-solving popularised by IDEO, Google and IBM – plus you’ll receive a one-hour post-course individual coaching session to follow up on how you’re applying what you have learnt.
Through the application of design-led methods, this course allows professionals and teams to resolve corporate challenges and create opportunities for success.
What you'll learn:
- Apply Design Thinking to solve organisational problems and gain a competitive advantage.
- Understand how to improve customer satisfaction and diversify your revenue streams.
- Develop techniques to plan, set up and lead a design-led project in your organisation.
- Discover opportunities for growth by connecting and collaborating with peers across industries.
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