Design Thinking is a process-driven, human-centered approach to problem-solving. Teachers, students, innovators, entrepreneurs, and professionals in any domain can read this book to learn Design Thinking and its applications in the design of products and services. Karmic Design Thinking can be used as a self-guided handbook or a companion to a Design Thinking course. Key topics covered in this book are: - Understanding human-centered design - Empathizing with users or customers - Analyzing insights to unearth latent or unsaid needs - Solving problems using thinking patterns of renowned inventors - Testing to validate your ideas by using real prototypes "Prof. Bala Ramadurai's exemplary style and method of teaching Design Thinking come alive in this book." - Prof. R. Raman, Director, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune "Design Thinking is fundamentally changing the way we design products, processes and systems. This is a tool that everyone needs to have in their toolkit. Through a clever mix of cases, principles and...
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2020 September
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Dr. Bala Ramadurai is a professor, innovation consultant, and executive coach. He facilitates Innovation and Design Thinking workshops for multinational companies and academic institutions. He is an Adjunct Professor at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, India, and a Professor at National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). Over 15,000 learners have taken his Design Thinking course at NPTEL. Dr. Bala Ramadurai was a Marie Curie Research fellow at Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy. He has been cited as a creativity expert by Harvard Business Review. He co-founded TRIZ Innovation India (https://trizindia.org).