Individual Inspire Part 1:

Identifying the right problem

Are you a change maker, entrepreneur, social innovator, or someone looking to learn more about human-centered design and design thinking?

Course Introduction

Are you ready for Individual Inspire? A self-directed, online innovation program that teaches people like you how to use human-centered design and design thinking as an approach to problem solving. We work to enable individuals to improve project outcomes and develop sustainable innovation practices wherever they may be. Individual Inspire aims to accelerate impact on the critical issues facing our communities and we believe that design can be a powerful tool to achieve this positive social change.

Throughout this program, you will learn a variety of toolsets, skillsets, and mindsets that you can use to cultivate novel solutions within your organization and community. Inspire is built on a structure called the Double Diamond, a common framework that focuses on finding the right problem first and then designing the right solution.

Throughout inspire, you will learn different design thinking frameworks, where to start, how to develop empathy and gather research, how to narrow your focus, and various strategies for ideation, prototyping, and testing. You will also learn how to use a business model canvas and move through the problem-solving process all the way to launching a product or service.

Course Format

Here is what you have access to as part of your Inspire Course Package:

  • Access to all virtual Inspire content
  • 6 – 9 hours of online material per module (2-3 hours/week)
  • Tested frameworks for solving complex problems
  • A network of like-minded peers

You can use the Inspire process to:

  • Validate your problem
  • Generate innovative ideas
  • Prototype, test, and implement your solutions

Enroll in both modules at once to receive a discount!

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Price
CA$105.00
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