# Design Thinking - A Primer

- Institution: IIT Madras
- Department: Management
- Taught by: Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam, Prof. Bala Ramadurai
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/110106124)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/110106124)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Design thinking is a systematic method of solving problems. This method is unique that it starts and ends with humans. The design thinkers start by observing, interviewing or just plain experiencing a situation. Then, they proceed to improve the situation of the humans by solving problems for them.

Intended audience: General

## Lectures

1. [Design Thinking - A Primer _Start -Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/40da63d18236) (YouTube)
2. [Design Thinking - A Primer _Start -Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/dd15287830b1) (YouTube)
3. [Design Thinking - A Primer _Start -Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/2509ebf09e16) (YouTube)
4. [Intro to Design Thinking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/9d6f247adc56) (YouTube)
5. [Case Study - Arcturus IV by John E. Arnold](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/3a0919f2af98) (YouTube)
6. [Course Preview and History of Design Thinking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/13da7c4d1a1c) (YouTube)
7. [Discussion (Intro to Demo problem)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/67e53a297827) (YouTube)
8. [Empathize - Lecture 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/826e7b7be2f9) (YouTube)
9. [Empathize - Workshop 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/9b46783750be) (YouTube)
10. [Empathize - Workshop 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/b0c7a34609de) (YouTube)
11. [Empathize - Skit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/b1d3be5a4870) (YouTube)
12. [Interviews](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/72988d6e7474) (YouTube)
13. [Analyze - 5ys - IIT Stadium levels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/45993d767053) (YouTube)
14. [Analyze - Lecture 01 5Whys](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/b3b865a68485) (YouTube)
15. [Analyze - Lecture 02 Conflict of Interest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/1f86fab1f1b8) (YouTube)
16. [Analyze - Workshop - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/f39a072eb4de) (YouTube)
17. [Analyze - Workshop - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/681f8f9bd330) (YouTube)
18. [Solve - Tea cup story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/af1c165b1024) (YouTube)
19. [Solve - Lecture 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/8eae8a5492e6) (YouTube)
20. [Solve - Workshop 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/2c443495a756) (YouTube)
21. [Elephant and blind men](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/b3a310bc1574) (YouTube)
22. [Test - Lecture 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/076e9086d988) (YouTube)
23. [Test - Workshop 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/438bdc0799d3) (YouTube)
24. [Test - Customer reactions to prototype](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/5e3ae67f0af0) (YouTube)
25. [The END - Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/cb2074e9f916) (YouTube)
26. [The END - Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/7baa19505c3b) (YouTube)
27. [Finale & Appeal for proposals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/110106124/921c71564bd0) (YouTube)