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Welcome to our Macromedia MOOC Design Thinking at iversity!
https://iversity.org/courses/design-thinking
What exactly is Design Thinking? The term Design Thinking seems to indicate that design has moved on from being mainly concerned about the surface of things and it seems to emphasize the thinking behind the design process. However, design has already used the Design Thinking approach for example by using human-centered design methods, in order create designs, which incorporate deep understanding of the needs, aspirations and hopes of users and customers. So why do currently so many people talk about Design Thinking? Maybe, because we seem to face a lot of fundamental changes at the moment, some people even talk about a paradigm shift. At the same time we encounter a massive increase of complexity and this of course, has an impact on the way we approach problems. Design Thinking promises help when trying to find what all companies and organizations are now striving for: they are looking for true innovation, which is relevant to people's lives and has meaning. Design Thinking provides an approach to create new insights and new perspectives. Its methodology combines well-established design methods like human-centered design, with creativity infused by multidisciplinary teams and iterative design phases. Associated with structured managerial methods, Design Thinking has the potential to provide solutions for problems, where existing innovation- and management strategies are not successful on their own. Looking at Design Thinking from this perspective, and considering its innovative powers, Design Thinking could provide not only a new toolset for designers, but also a new management attitude." (Prof. Oliver Szasz, Macromedia University)
CREDITS
Design Thinking MOOC Team:
Prof. Oliver Szasz (Design Thinking MOOC Creator and Project Manager)
Doris Wedemeier M.A. (Production Manager)
Dr. Inga Heins (Press Relations)
MOOC Professors and Lecturers:
Prof. Dr. Alyosh Agarwal (Programme Media und Communication Management / Lecture: Business an Innovation)
Silvio Barta (Programme Media and Communication Design / Lecture: Design as a Discipline)
Prof. Jürgen Faust (President Macromedia University / Lectures: Design Models and Theory, Design Systems)
Prof. Lars Grau (Vice Chair Media and Communication Design / Lecture: Strategic and Concept Design)
Prof. Oliver T. Hellriegel (Chair Brand- and Communication Design, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences / Lecture: Problem Space,Wicked problems)
Paul Neervoort (Head of UX ExB Group, T-UX / Lecture: Prototyping and Testing)
Prof. Tanja Schmitt-Fumian (Chair Media and Communication Design / Lecture: Design Today)
Prof. Dr. Barbara Stelzner (Chair Journalism / Lecture: Intercultural Communication Competence)
Thomas Stegmann (Programme Media and Communication Design, Lecture: Design Thinking Process)
Prof. Oliver Szasz (Programme Media- and Communication Design / Lecture: Experience Design)
Prof. Egbert van Wyngaarden (Professor Film and Television, Programme Screenplay / Lecture: Storytelling)
Gary York (CEO venture GAINED / Lecture: Multidisciplinary Teams and Communications Skills)
Guest Lecturers:
Johann Knott (Lecture: Creativity and Ideation, Theory and Methods)
Bret Sheridan (Lecture: Creativity and Ideation, Theory and Methods)
Astrid Thomaser (Lecture: Human Centered Design
Film Production Team:
Albert Werner (Assistant Production Manager)
Fabian Widmann (Director)
Dennis Huszak (Director)
Lukas von Stein (Director)
Davis Prax (Assistent Director)
Lorenz Zitzelsberger ( First Camera, Light)
Lukas von Stein (Second Camera)
Patrick Hoffmann (Light)
Laura Lipp (First Camera)
Billy Gropper (Second Camera)
Fabian Gruber (Second Camera)
Sebastian Biermaier (Grip)
Malte Wilhelm (Continuety)
David Helmut (Grip)
Maximiliane Krause (Sound)
Nelson Vunda (Cutter)
Benjamin Desai (Assistant Coordinator & Media and Design M.A. student)
Graphic Design Team:
Luisa Forster (student B.A. media and communication design)
Stefanie Hickel (student B.A. media and communication design)
Lena Hubertus (student B.A. media and communication design)
My-Linh Le (student B.A. media and communication design)
Mara Schmidt (student B.A. media and communication design)
