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Free Course Preview! Design Thinking for Innovative Problem Solving

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Summary

Please join us for this free webinar, which previews our upcoming course, Design Thinking for Innovative Problem Solving, offered online this winter through UW–Madison Continuing Studies.

What you'll learn
Design thinking is a powerful and people-centered approach to solving complex challenges. In this preview webinar, we will introduce the five stages of the design thinking process and share how this method helps professionals (not just designers) drive creativity and innovation in real-world scenarios. You will also participate in a brief, interactive, fun activity to get a glimpse of the full course content.

Learning Objectives
  1. Identify the five modes of the human-centered design thinking cycle: Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test.
  2. Recognize that design thinking can be utilized to solve problems in various settings, not only in design.
Course instructor Holly Anne Burns, founder of Burns Design Strategy and expert in innovation and collaboration, will lead the webinar along with program staff.

Who should attend?
This free webinar is open to anyone interested in learning how to solve complex problems using design thinking techniques. Whether you lead teams, manage projects, support learning and development, run a business, or are simply curious about innovation tools, you are welcome to join. Take the first step and join us for this interactive introductory session on November 13!

You can learn more about the full course, coming in January 2026, here. 

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Contact Brittany Browning at brittany.browning@wisc.edu or 608-265-7939

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