Due to technical difficulties with the Course Catalogue, students should confirm course availability with Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) and Minerva. In cases where the Course Catalogue differs from these systems, VSB and Minerva should be considered the source of truth.

RETL 647. Design Thinking and Innovation

Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
View offerings for Winter 2027 in Visual Schedule Builder.

Description

The design thinking process and its application to our professional/personal lives, leading to better, more innovative solutions. Methods from engineering and design, combination of ideas from the arts, tools from social sciences, and insights from the business world. How to build creative confidence. Tools to help define problem statements and design challenges, empathize with the users, develop new ideas, and prototype and test the designs.
  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken RETL 661 when topic was "Design Thinking".

Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.

Launch Visual Schedule Builder
Back to top

What are you comfortable with?