Design Thinking in Education

Issued by Northeastern University

Recipients of the design thinking badge applied human-centered principles and processes of design thinking to problem solving and innovation. Recipients designed learning, practiced empathy-based problem-solving, and communicated ideas and challenges using a design-thinking framework. This is a Level 3 badge.

Skills

Empathy-based Problem Solving
Human- Centered Design
Story Telling
Team Collaboration

Earning Criteria

Successful completion of signature team-based design challenge • Created individual professional development plan using design framework • Applied design methodologies to solve problems • Demonstrate knowledge of design theories and applications in multiple fields