Today innovation is everyone's business. Whether you are a manager in a global corporation, an entrepreneur starting up, in a government role, or a teacher in an elementary school, everyone is expected to get lean – to do better with less. And that is why we all need design thinking. At every level in every kind of organization, design thinking provides the tools you need to become an innovative thinker and uncover creative opportunities that are there – you're just not seeing them yet.

Design Thinking - creativity as a method is a short introductory course. It gives you a quick overview of the main principles of the method in just 2 hours so that it fits into your schedule easily! Design Thinking is an approach that combines different tools. The goal is to create innovations and support idea generation. It does not matter whether you want to "reinvent" things at work or in your private life. Design Thinking can help you structure problems and enjoy work. It helps you find solutions that nobody knows about yet. You can create real innovations and value for your customers.

This short course is designed for you to take away concise and solid information in a short time frame. It allows capturing the essentials of Design Thinking in just a few hours. We will discuss the concept of innovation and different perspectives on the topic. From this, we will derive the goal of Design Thinking. We will also discuss key success factors and elements of the method. Then, we will also focus on the actual design-thinking process. In the end, you will see the best way to use Design Thinking in practice.

This course is designed for both practitioners and students. It is suitable as an introduction to this exciting topic. Even if you are passionate about innovation and want to learn more, my course is perfect for you. You will have a comprehensive overview of the central contents of the method.