📌 Lesson Title
Introduction to Design Thinking
🎯 Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to:
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Understand what design thinking is
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Explain the stages of design thinking
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Recognise the importance of user-centered solutions
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Apply design thinking to simple problems
📖 Lesson Content
🔹 1. What is Design Thinking?
Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that focuses on:
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Understanding users
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Defining real problems
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Creating innovative solutions
👉 It is widely used in AI, software development, and innovation.
🔹 2. Why Design Thinking Matters
Traditional problem-solving focuses on the problem only.
Design thinking focuses on people + problem + solution.
Benefits:
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Encourages creativity
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Improves user experience
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Leads to innovative solutions
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Reduces risk of building the wrong product
🔹 3. The 5 Stages of Design Thinking
1. Empathise
Understand the user and their needs
👉 Example: Interview users about their challenges
2. Define
Clearly state the problem
👉 Example: “Students struggle to manage study time”
3. Ideate
Generate possible solutions
👉 Brainstorm ideas without limitations
4. Prototype
Create a simple version of the solution
👉 Sketch, mockup, or basic model
5. Test
Test the solution and improve it
👉 Get feedback from users
🔹 4. User-Centered Thinking
Design thinking always asks:
👉 “What does the user need?”
Not:
👉 “What do we want to build?”
🧠 Quick Check (Knowledge Questions)
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What is design thinking?
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List the 5 stages of design thinking
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Why is empathy important in problem solving?
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What is a prototype?