Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector

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Created by: Jeanne M. Liedtka

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Course Description

Do you work for a nonprofit or in the social sector? Are you struggling to solve the problems and meet the needs of the people you serve? Come learn more about how design thinking, a human-centered approach to problem solving, can help you truly understand an issue, generate ideas worth testing and iterate to find solutions that make a real difference. Through global stories from areas as diverse as government, health care, and education, we'll show you the tools, techniques and mindset needed to use design thinking to uncover new and creative solutions in the social sector.The development of this course was supported by the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. For more about the Batten Institute, see:https://www.darden.virginia.edu/batten-institute/ @BattenInstitute@DesignatDarden

Time: 15h

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Jeanne M. Liedtka

4.2 Rating
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Education B.S., Boston University; MBA, Harvard University; D.B.A., Boston University graphy Jeanne M. Liedtka is a faculty member at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and former chief learning officer at United Technologies Corporation, where she was responsible for overseeing all activities associated with corporate learning and development for the Fortune 50 corporation, including executive education, career development processes, employer-sponsored education and learning portal and web-based activities. At Darden, where she formerly served as associate dean of the MBA program and as executive director of the Batten Institute, Jeanne works with both MBAs and executives in the areas of design thinking, innovation and leading growth. Her passion is exploring how organizations can engage employees at every level in thinking creatively about the design of powerful futures. Jeanne's current research focuses on design-led innovation in the government and social sector, as does her forthcoming book, Designing for the Greater Good. Her previous books include: The Catalyst; How You Can Lead Extraordinary Growth (winner of the Business Week best innovation books of 2009); Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers (winner of the 1800 CEO READ best management book of 2011) and its accompanying field guide, The Designing for Growth Field Book: A Step by Step Guide; The Physics of Business Growth: Mindsets, System and Process; and Solving Busines

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By Maria E d D on 4-Mar-18

The course isnt bad but I didnt find it engaging or practical enough. Examples ran too long, I prefer courses that are more practical in nature.

By Amy C on 10-Sep-18

It seems minimal effort was put into making this into a course separate and built on the book this course is based on. Other than videos, there are no other materials except a short useless excerpt from the book - no accompanying handouts, nothing put into a nice table or graph or anything to take away. I guess they're just trying to get you to buy the book.

By Kwame K A on 22-Jan-19

It is a great course that helps you rethink your idea of what a problem is by asking more questions about it. Course could do with more practical examples but a great course nonetheless

By margherita v on 26-Nov-18

much needed to implement my cv! Thanks!

By Ramakrishnan V on 20-Apr-18

Well structured and great flow.

By Nastassja Q on 18-Jun-18

Great course!

By Vijila E on 31-Jan-18

Enjoyed learning the course

By Kalpesh B R on 3-Jan-18

Super Awesome. The course is amazing and at the same time inspiring. Looking forward to pick up projects in the social sector for goals that are larger than life. Looking forward for continuous guidance and assistance to make a difference in the community and humanity.

By Jos L P C on 11-May-19

Excellent course and all the new knowledge that i learnt

By Tania B on 21-May-19

Finished the videos and it was an excellent course

By Kishori G on 28-Aug-19

Design Thinking for socail sector was a very useful course. the videos, clarity of concept and explaination with examples were really very good. The e- learning software was also very helpful. I am happy I completed this course. Thanku team corsera and team verginia University.

By Abigail V H on 3-Sep-19

Excellent content and knowledgeable instructors. The case studies were very helpful in reinforcing the concepts of the framework. The information is practical, and along with the field guide and the book (of the same name), provides a powerful toolkit for any nonprofit professional.

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