Issued by Foundryy · Design & Product
Design Thinking and Problem Solving
Learn a repeatable way to turn a vague problem into a tested solution. You will interview real users, frame the problem, generate and compare ideas, prototype one, and test it, using the same steps product and design teams follow.
- Duration
- 3 months
- Study time
- 76 hours
- Modules
- 7
- Cost
- At enrollment
- Design Thinking
- User Research
- Problem Framing
- Prototyping
- Usability Testing
Curriculum
- 18 h
Understanding the problem
Problem versus symptom, Choosing who to study
- 214 h
User research
Interviewing, Observation, Synthesising findings
- 310 h
Defining the problem
Personas and journey maps, How-might-we statements
- 48 h
Ideation and choice
Divergent thinking, Prioritisation methods
- 512 h
Prototyping
Paper and clickable prototypes, What to leave out
- 610 h
Testing and iterating
Running usability tests, Deciding what to change
- 714 h
Capstone
Putting it together, Presenting your decision
Who can enroll
Open to every stream. No design tools or prior experience needed.
To earn the certificate
- Complete every module of the curriculum
- Submit a capstone project: a problem brief, five user interviews, a prototype and a usability test report on a problem of your choice
- Pass a final review by a Foundryy reviewer
- Follow Foundryy’s academic-integrity policy: the work you submit must be your own
Issued by Foundryy after the team has reviewed your capstone against the requirements.