Design Thinking Modules: A Reflective Journey

This assignment delves into the multifaceted world of Design Thinking through a series of 12 modules. Each module explores a distinct aspect of the design process, ranging from foundational concepts like user empathy and ideation to practical applications in entrepreneurship, marketing, and fundraising. The assignment culminates in a reflective report where the student analyzes their learning journey and outlines an action plan for future application of Design Thinking principles.

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Blog 1: Design IT
The first week the initial concept of Design Thinking has been explained. I have
learned the key concepts of Design Thinking, the theories associated with the practice and
interrelationships. In the end of this module I understood the need of Design Thinking in the
process and how these designs can be implemented in future aspects in innovation of design
thinking. Then an assessment has been provided to make a poster according to the module
that has been explained to us in the first class.
Blog 2: Design Processes
In Week 2, the class explained us about the secondary concept of Design Thinking
that included the Design Processes. This followed by the various ‘wicked problems’ associate
to DT and how these are solved. The design methods were provided in the module by the
solution based approaches in order to solve the issues in Internet Technology are generally
represented as the Design Processes. Solving the problems in ‘Governance and legal
requirements of fast food businesses’ as this was my first assessment of the previous week.
The five stages for Design Thinking are: Empathize, Define (the problem), Ideate, Prototype,
and Test. Design thinking includes "building up" ideas, with few, or no limits on breadth
during a "brainstorming" phase unlike analytics thinking.
Blog 3: Design Theory
In Week 3, the workshop presents us the Design Theory which includesreasoning
logics, Convergent thinking, Triple Loop Learning, Action Research, Divergent
Philosophical Worldview, Co-creation/co-design and Creative Learning Spiral. The aim of
this module was to identify the theories and models underlying the practice of design
thinking.

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Blog 4: Design Problem
In the fourth week, the topic discussed are Problem solving vs finding, creativeness
and ideations exercises for assessment 2, Design Thinking tools Brainstorming, Problem
finding through spotting the obvious and Visualisation as a Design Thinking tool. The
objective was to make an understanding over the various problem finding and problems
solving. And critically discussing the role of the Design thinking to find problems and
understand the real aspects and thus follow up with some ideas to solve the problems. Design
Thinking tool that includes Brainstorming, Visualisation and Spotting are mainly used in
such cases.
Blog 5: Design Research 1
In Week 5 workshop the main aim was to understand and be able to carry out Design
Thinking tools including Journey mapping, Value chain analysis and Mind mapping as well
as introduction to the researches conduct. Along with the introduction to the research I have
also learned the Journey mapping, Value chain and Value Mapping that includes the benefits
of Assessment 2. I have done the assessment on legal requirements and governance of fast
food business. Concludes that Australian government gives special attention that are served
to the customers are safety and hygiene in every aspect. All the fast food business must get its
license first and then comes the other requirements. The food safety standards is though
placed on Australian fast food business that is safe and suitable for the customers to be
manufacturing food.

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Blog 6: Design Research 2
I have learned the Data types, Research approaches, Data sources and Ethics along
with designing an ethical research project. Co-creation and Brief prologue to information
investigation. The targets in this module were to comprehend investigate approaches,
information sorts and information sources, to have the capacity to plan and lead moral outline
drove look into and moral co-creation and to end up noticeably mindful of information
examination different wellsprings of information: poll study, interviews, perceptions, centre
gatherings, archives, recordings, sites, measurements, reports, and some more.
Blog 7: Design Prototype
In the 7th week, the class design has been examined through changes by Suspicion
testing, lively prototyping. Examination of information is a mind boggling process in which
extensive measure of information inspected and to place them in close request. This
technique has two or three phases which combines dismember, asking for, sorting out and
testing or recombining the confirmation.
Blog 8: Design the (Learning) Launch
In Week 8, the primary goal of the module was to instruct the Learning Launch, Real
Launch and Launch Readiness design. Learning dispatch depends upon model and it is
speedy and preservationist. The motivation behind this occasion is to learn not to expand
offers. Learning dispatch is comfortable in an open market that feels goof the customers.
Blog 9: Design Entrepreneurial Marketing Campaigns
In week 9, , the learning destinations were to pick up a review of showcasing, to have
the capacity to utilize personas in configuration considering, to have the capacity to do
contender investigation, to present entrepreneurial promoting, to comprehend outline as

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correspondence lastly to workshop your dispatch preparation design. Additionally, makers
must be open for input. While simply old news new is about examination in party room,
revealing a got done with thing, satisfying flawlessness and making financials.
Blog 10: Design Entrepreneurial Fundraising Campaigns
The 10th week module explained us the Design Entrepreneurial Fundraising
Campaigns. The objective of this week was the source of capital for entrepreneurial
advancements, to comprehend the fundamental ways to deal with raising support from
business holy messengers, swarm financing and give suppliers, to acquaint achievement
gathering pledges crusades and with comprehend the rest of the components of the dispatch
availability design.
Blog 11: Design the Designer
On the 11th week the main objectives were to complete the assessed presentation and
to write down a reflective report on the modules till date. And to engage with the tutor about
assessment 3. In the 4th week it has been already explained how a blog and reflective has been
made, now it was the time to implement the ideas in writing. The action plan of this
assessment Distinguish key occasions and exercises.
Blog 12: Design for the Future Workshop
On the 12th week, the total area of Design Thinking workshop has been displayed.
Where I understood to Design as aesthetics – in business and in someone’s life, wider
applicability of Design Thinking, Design Thinking in Established Organisations, Continuous
Design, Re-Design an Industry, Design for Growth and Growth and Strategy.

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