Design Thinking in Educational Advances

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DESIGN THINKING IN EDUCATIONAL ADVANCES
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Discussion..................................................................................................................................2
Visualization..........................................................................................................................2
Journey Mapping....................................................................................................................3
Value Chain Analysis.............................................................................................................3
Mind Mapping........................................................................................................................4
Brainstorming.........................................................................................................................4
Concept Development............................................................................................................5
Assumption Testing...............................................................................................................5
Prototyping.............................................................................................................................6
Customer Co-creation............................................................................................................6
Learning Launch....................................................................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
References:.................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
As stated by the great scientist Einstein, “we can’t solve problems by using the same
kind of thinking we used when we created them”. With the rapidly changing societal
structure, the methods that were used to solve the problems before need a transformation and
this required transformation can be brought in by design thinking. The solutions to the
problems can be refined by the use of new ways of thinking (Kolko, 2015). Design thinking
has its applications in almost spheres such as service, social, digital nature and commercial.
This new process has stepped in with a systematised and beeline human-centric approach. In
this report, design-thinking tools have been discussed and their applications in educational
advancements included.
Discussion
Education has stepped into an epoch of transition. The change in student
demographics, new technologies and the emerging stakeholders demands are making it
obligatory for the universities to review abiding presumptions related to the geography,
quality and time. Design thinking provides essential pathways for developing these vital new
models (Liedtka, 2015). The tools of design thinking can help achieving these changes are
listed below:
Visualization
Visualization is considered as the source of all the available design thinking tools as it
is used in almost every step of design thinking. The visual tools, which can be made use of
for understanding the problem are personas, mind map and many more. These tools are
associated with visual thinking. It encourages the user to express himself in a different way
rather than the same way of using words and languages (Andrews, 2015). The tool helps in
unlocking different parts of the brain and thus allows the users to think nonverbally. In the

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educational sector, design thinking has enabled the students to get a better understanding of
the theories with the aid of interactive websites supported by images, simulations, videos and
in certain cases, games are also used (Yeager et al., 2016). Pedagogues can use interactive
displays in order to present multimedia content and these high quality contents help the
students to acquire a clear conception of the subject.
Journey Mapping
Journey mapping is a design thinking tool that visualizes the process in which the
person maps his way to accomplish the set target. It refers to the process of compiling steps
related to the actions of the user into a specific timeline. The next step is to relate the timeline
with the thoughts of the user and emotions to develop a narrative. The particular narrative is
concentrated and polished that paves the path towards visualization (Glen, Suciu, Baughn &
Anson, 2015). As design thinking creates user-centric atmosphere, the tool journey mapping
is termed as customer’s experience mapping. This tool is effective in projects related to
higher education (Brenner & Uebernickel, 2016). The process helps in combining the
quantitative and qualitative data from the various stakeholders in the campus and then
transferring these data to insights, which help reshape the experience of the student.
Value Chain Analysis
Value Chain Analysis is a vital tool for working out on how maximum value can be
created for the customers. This analysis is associated with the distribution of the newly
developed methods, offers better ways of recreation, and uncovers the clues that are
important to enhance the capability of the partners (Köppen & Meinel, 2015). The value
chain analysis when discussed based on its implications in educational advancement can be
an effective tool that analyzes the supply chain of the educational framework and hence
considers the relationships between the feeder schools, where from students come and the