Karmic Design Thinking: A Buddhism-inspired Method To Help Create Human- centered Products And Services

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Register before 15th of October, 2024 to avail an discounted price ₹2,950  ₹ 2,301  (₹ 1950 + GST )

Last Date of Registration : 19th October,2024

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SKU: 22nd - 25th October, 2024 Categories: ,

Course Description

Inspired by Lord Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, Karmic Design Thinking is a process-driven, human centered approach to building better products and services for your customers and users. It puts people at the heart of problem- solving.

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to:
● Understand human-centered design and empathise with users or customers through observation and interviews.
● Analyse insights to uncover hidden needs and motivations.
● Apply the innovative thinking patterns of great inventors to solve complex problems.

● Test and validate your ideas with real-world prototypes.

Join us for an experiential journey where you’ll not just learn design thinking, but also create impactful solutions.

Profile of the Instructor

Dr. Bala Ramadurai is an author, coach, consultant and professor. He has authored a book on Design Thinking called Karmic Design Thinking (https://dt.balaramadurai.net). He has 3 patents to his credit and 10+ publications in international research journals. He co-founded TRIZ Innovation India (https://trizindia.org) and is an Adjunct Professor at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (India) (https://www.sibmpune.edu.in), Universidad Panamericana (Mexico), Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies and National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (https://nptel.ac.in). He is also a board member of the Board of Studies for Symbiosis International University.

 

Ms. Anita Nagarajan is an independent communications and editing consultant, specializing in technical, scientific, and educational content. She conducts workshops globally and works with academia, corporates, publishers, and nonprofits to create and edit communication materials in STEM, Business, and Education. She also designs training programs on communication skills for researchers and technical experts. Her clients include UNESCO MGIEP, IIM Ahmedabad, IISER Pune, and IIT Madras. She is a member of ACES: The Society for Editing, EASE (European Association of Science Editors), and the leadership team of EASE India. Previously, as a software engineer and team lead at Intel and a software engineer at IBM, she collaborated with clients and colleagues from various countries. Anita holds an MS degree from North Carolina State University and a BE degree from Government College of Engineering, Pune.

Workshop Schedule

Day 1 : Introduction & Empathise

Concepts Covered :

  • Introduction to Karmic Design Thinking
  • Empathise Phase: Understanding the target users or customers

Learning Outcomes:

Understanding human-centred design & Empathising with users or customers

Day 2 : Analyse

Concepts Covered:

  • Analyse Phase: 5- Whys and How might we.
  • Solve Phase: Silent Brainstorming and Triggering solutions using TRIZ

Learning Outcomes:

  • Analysing insights to unearth latent or unsaid needs
  • Solving problems using thinking patterns of renowned inventors

Day 3:

Concepts Covered:

  • Understand key steps in designing and creating an effective presentation on an idea/solution
  • Learn tips for effectively delivering a presentation on an idea/solution
  • Create and deliver a presentation on an idea/solution by applying the steps learned
  • Evaluate presentations through self- assessment and peer feedback

Learning Outcome:

Presentation Skills

Day 4: Solve & Test

Concepts Covered:

Test Phase: Prototyping and gathering feedback

Learning Outcomes:

Testing to validate your ideas by using real prototypes

Certification Criteria

Certificate Criteria:

Attendance for at least 2 hours on all 4 days (Total 8 hours)
Final project presentation participation.

Assessment Type :

  • There will be a project presentation by each participant.
  • Active participation, the discussion raised in the workshop and the presentation of the project idea during the workshop are essential.

Fee for the Workshop

₹2,301 (₹ 1950 + GST  from 8th – 15th October, 2024)

₹2,950 (₹ 2500 + GST from 16th – 18th October,2024)

 

Mode of Workshop : ONLINE

Date of the Workshop : 22nd – 25th October, 2024

Timings : 10:00 a.m. – 04:00 p.m.

Intended Audience

Learners enrolled/ registered/ certified in any SWAYAM- NPTEL Design Thinking course from any semester.

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