Design Thinking with AI
⏱ TBDDesign thinking works because it starts with people, not solutions. Design Thinking with AI teaches you the full five-stage method — empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test — and pairs each stage with an AI tool that removes the busywork without removing your judgment.
Six self-paced modules build one skill at a time. You start by framing a real design challenge, then move into empathy research and synthesis. Module 3 turns raw research into sharp point-of-view statements and personas. Module 4 opens the idea space with structured brainstorming and the Six Thinking Hats method. Module 5 maps the customer journey end to end. Module 6 gets you to a prototype you can put in front of real users.
Every module includes a purpose-built AI tool — Design Challenge Framer, Empathy Synthesizer, POV and Persona Builder, Ideation Amplifier, Journey Mapper, and Design Playbook Evaluator — plus a knowledge check and a workbook reflection that keeps the learning tied to your own work.
You get the complete Course Book and Learner Workbook, so you can work through the material alone at your own pace. No design background required. You finish with a documented design playbook you can run again on your next problem.
What you’ll learn
Frame a vague problem as a design challenge you can actually solve Run empathy research and synthesize what users really need Write sharp point-of-view statements and build usable personas Generate and sort ideas using structured brainstorming and Six Thinking Hats Map an end-to-end customer journey and find the moments that matter Build and test a prototype, then document a design playbook you can reuse
Who this course is for
Anyone who solves problems for other people — product, marketing, operations, teaching, or running your own business. No design background needed.
Course curriculum
- Get Started
Orientation: how this class works and how to use it.
- Get Started
- Course Book
The full self-guided Course Book for this class.
- Course Book
- Workbook
- Module 1: Introduction to Design Thinking
Module 1 — Introduction to Design Thinking.
- Introduction to Design Thinking
- AI Tool — Design Challenge Framer
- Module 1 — Knowledge Check
- Introduction to Design Thinking — Workbook Reflection
- Module 2: Empathize
Module 2 — Empathize.
- Empathize
- AI Tool — Empathy Synthesizer
- Module 2 — Knowledge Check
- Empathize — Workbook Reflection
- Module 3: Define
Module 3 — Define.
- Define
- AI Tool — POV and Persona Builder
- Module 3 — Knowledge Check
- Define — Workbook Reflection
- Module 4: Ideate Brainstorming and Six Hats
Module 4 — Ideate Brainstorming and Six Hats.
- Ideate Brainstorming and Six Hats
- AI Tool — Ideation Amplifier
- Module 4 — Knowledge Check
- Ideate: Brainstorming and Six Hats — Workbook Reflection
- Module 5: Journey Mapping
Module 5 — Journey Mapping.
- Journey Mapping
- AI Tool — Journey Mapper
- Module 5 — Knowledge Check
- Journey Mapping — Workbook Reflection
- Module 6: Prototype and Test
Module 6 — Prototype and Test.
- Prototype and Test
- AI Tool — Design Playbook Evaluator
- Module 6 — Knowledge Check
- Prototype and Test — Workbook Reflection
- Conclusion
- Course Conclusion