Design Thinking and Innovation
Harvard Summer School
MGMT S-5425
Section 1
CRN 35886
The world is changing at an unprecedented pace and ambiguity is everywhere. Design thinking, innovation, agile, and many other approaches to problem solving have never been more important. But often these methods are only accessible to an exclusive club of people who are certified in a methodology and allowed to practice design and innovation. In this course, we believe in radical access to design and innovation. We believe that for design and innovation to change the world for the better it has to be inclusive, human centered, and accessible to everyone everywhere. In this course, students learn how to leverage the foundational mindsets and abilities of design thinking and innovation to make change in their lives, organizations, and the world. Students hone their ability to learn from others, find unexpected insights, tell world changing stories, and generate innovative ideas through ongoing collaborative course work. This is a practical, hands-on course that requires group work and comfort with ambiguity (just like design in the real world).
Registration Closes: June 17, 2025
Credits: 4
View Tuition Information Term
Summer Term 2025
Part of Term
3-week session I
Format
On Campus
Credit Status
Graduate
Section Status
Open