CREATING BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATIONS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing. Not open to students with credit for E P D 619 . Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Express what innovation is and how innovation is driven by design thinking Audience: Graduate 2. Plan and conduct design research Audience: Graduate 3. Synthesize themes, patterns, and insights from qualitative design research data Audience: Graduate 4. Plan, structure, and facilitate ideation and concepting sessions Audience: Graduate 5. Use design thinking tools to frame, plan and execute a challenge relevant to their work, community or personal Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Express what innovation is and how innovation is driven by design thinking Audience: Graduate 2. Plan and conduct design research Audience: Graduate 3. Synthesize themes, patterns, and insights from qualitative design research data Audience: Graduate 4. Plan, structure, and facilitate ideation and concepting sessions Audience: Graduate 5. Use design thinking tools to frame, plan and execute a challenge relevant to their work, community or personal Audience: Graduate