Design Thinking: Lead and Innovate Successful Projects
A course by Lisa Weinsberger , Innovation Consultant
Level up your project workflow by improving your design process and working more efficiently with clients and teams
Design Thinking is an innovative approach to problem-solving within teams, with clients, or for projects. By keeping her approach solution-based and human-centered, Lisa Weinsberger has been helping businesses and students across the globe radically improve their design process and workflow. Some of her clients include Novartis, IKEA, Usersnap, and Talent Garden.
In this online course, she takes you step-by-step through her time-tested process in Design Thinking. Learn how to optimize your workflow and achieve better results alongside an award-winning Design Thinker and Innovation Consultant.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 21 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (103)
- 4,742 students
- 17 lessons (2h 36m)
- 21 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Develop an app prototype by following an innovative approach to Design Thinking.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone interested in learning about how Design Thinking can radically improve how you approach projects, design better products and services, and collaborate with clients and teams efficiently.
It is ideal for freelances, remote teams, designers, and business owners.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience required.
All you need is curiosity, pen and paper, lots of energy, and a business problem to solve! Lisa will share with you some free online tools throughout the course to help further develop your Design Thinking.
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Lisa Weinsberger
A course by Lisa Weinsberger
Lisa Weinsberger is an award-winning Innovation Consultant, Design Thinker, and Workshop Facilitator from Vienna, Austria. Her goal is to empower corporates, innovation hubs, and startups to accelerate team collaboration, build better digital products faster, and save valuable time, money, and resources.
She runs remote innovation workshops and webinars for corporate teams and Design Thinking students. Alongside her team, she won the Facebook Community Award for developing a social business app in 2018.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Design Thinking Basics
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Design Thinking: The Meaning and Purpose
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The Mindset: Thinking Like a Designer
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The Process: The 5 Phases of Design Thinking
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The Right Start
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U3
Understanding the Customer's Needs and Providing Solutions
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Customer Empathy: Who Are You Designing For?
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Customer Empathy: Conducting Interviews and Creating Empathy Maps
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Defining the Problem
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Framing the Problem
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The Ideation Process: Brainstorming
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Developing One Idea to Build the Concept
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U4
Prototyping, Testing, and Evaluating
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From Concept to Prototype
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User Testing: Getting Feedback
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Evaluation
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U5
Applying Your Skills: What Now?
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Strategic Workshops: Moving Up a Level
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How to Stand Out as a Designer
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FP
Final project
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Design Thinking: Lead and Innovate Successful Projects
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FAQs
Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that involves empathizing with users, defining problems, ideating solutions, prototyping, and testing. It helps solve complex problems by focusing on user needs and iterative experimentation.
Yes, this course is designed for beginners with no prior experience in design thinking or design sprints. It covers foundational concepts, practical tools, and step-by-step guidance for newcomers.
You’ll learn how to lead design sprints, facilitate remote and in-person workshops, apply empathy-driven research, create user personas, prototype solutions, and test ideas with real users for rapid product development.
No design or technical background is required. All essential concepts and tools will be explained from the ground up, making the course accessible to complete beginners.
The course teaches facilitation and leadership skills, enabling you to guide teams through structured workshops, foster creative confidence, and encourage diverse collaboration for innovative outcomes.
You’ll use tools like Mural for online collaboration, Figma or XD for prototyping, and templates for empathy mapping, personas, and user interviews. Simple materials like paper and markers are also recommended.
Yes, the course covers strategies for running virtual design sprints, facilitating online workshops, and engaging remote teams effectively using digital collaboration tools.
An excellent course delivered by the inspiring Lisa. She presented the topic of design thinking in a highly engaging way and gave me a clear understanding of principles I can apply directly in my work as an interior and graphic designer. Understanding clients’ needs and expectations now feels much more accessible. Lisa also inspired me to explore collaborative teamwork more deeply—not only through further reading, but by taking additional courses as well. Thank you, Lisa—this was truly valuable!
Me gustó mucho este curso, es muy útil y práctico.
Corso consigliassimo, il docente è una persona davvero ispirante e i contenuti sono molto illuminanti!
Excelente curso!
Muy buen curso