Course Overview
Master Design Thinking – Crash Course + Toolbox + AI Tools
Take part in the complete Design Thinking experience – a hands-on masterclass that combines
Crash Course + Toolbox + AI Tools in one powerful training.
Built from years of live workshops, consulting projects, and feedback from thousands of participants worldwide.
What You’ll Learn
In this interactive course, you will:
Master the Design Thinking process step-by-step by working through a real example challenge.
Explore 50+ proven methods and 25+ ready-to-use templates to apply immediately at work, in studies, or in workshops.
Leverage AI-powered tools and prompts to accelerate every phase – from research and brainstorming to prototyping and testing.
Practice with AI role plays to sharpen your interviewing and user-testing skills.
Learn how to facilitate workshops, design prototypes, and lead innovation processes in any organization.
Course Structure & Time Investment
1.5 h Crash Course: Theory + complete Design Thinking challenge walkthrough.
3.5 h Toolbox: Deep dive into 50+ methods, facilitation techniques, and best practices.
2 h AI Extension: Discover how to use ChatGPT, Midjourney, Figma Make, Attention Insight, and more in each Design Thinking phase.
Interactive assignments & role plays: Apply everything to your own challenge or follow the guided example.
Total: 7+ hours of structured video training + optional practice tasks.
What You Will Gain
After completing the course, you’ll be able to:
Apply Design Thinking and AI tools to real business, product, or service challenges.
Facilitate creative workshops confidently – on-site or online.
Choose the right methods and AI prompts for every phase.
Boost your brainstorming and prototyping speed with AI co-creation tools.
Communicate and test ideas using prototypes, mockups, storyboards, and MVPs.
What’s Included
7+ hours of high-quality video content
50+ Design Thinking methods explained & demonstrated
25+ downloadable templates (Word, PowerPoint, PDF)
AI-powered role plays & prompt libraries
Assignments & quizzes to track your progress
Downloadable handouts & checklists
Certificate of Completion (optional Responsive Strategy certificate available)
About Your Instructor
I’m Julia Lettinger, founder of Responsive Strategy Berlin.
Since 2017, I’ve helped companies and individuals apply Design Thinking in practice.
Lecturer in Strategic Management @ Berlin School of Economics & Law
Facilitator @ Stanford’s LISA LEAD Incubator & Silicon Valley Design Thinking Club
Head of Berlin chapter, International Design Thinking Association
Host of the Design Thinking Crash Courses Meetup (1,500+ members)
Thousands of students and professionals have already learned how to solve challenges creatively with Design Thinking – now enhanced with the power of AI.
Why This Course?
Beginner-friendly: Start with the Crash Course.
Advanced & practical: Deep dive with Toolbox methods.
AI-enhanced: Learn to apply ChatGPT, Midjourney, Miro AI & more.
Proven in practice: Built on real workshops & consulting projects.
Join now and get access to the most complete Design Thinking + AI training on Udemy –
from basics to advanced methods – all in one course.
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Course curriculum
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How Long is a Design Thinking Workshop or Process?
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How to Stay Time Efficient?
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Exemplary Agenda for a One Day Workshop
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Who to Add to Your Design Thinking Team?
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How to Choose a Suitable Room? (Physical & Virtual)
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How to Work with "Boards"?
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How to Work More Visually With Sketchnoting?
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Demo: Get Started with Sketchnoting
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Design Thinking in an Agile Work Environment
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From Design Thinking to a Viable Business Model
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How to Phrase a Design Thinking Challenge (HMW question)?
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What is Your Design Thinking Challenge?
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Learn the "How Might We" Statement Starter
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Phrase the HMW Question for Your Challenge
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Problem Framing Technique: The Problem Tree Analysis
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Problem Framing Technique: The Abstraction Ladder
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Challenge Your Challenge (Problem Framing)
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Collect and Prioritize Your HMWs
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Define Your Key Stakeholder with Stakeholder Mapping
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Map the Stakeholders Relevant to Your Challenge
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Integrate Market Research and Surveys
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Preparation of Stakeholder Interviews
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How NOT to Do a Stakeholder Interview - Bad Example
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How to Do it Better - Good Example of a Stakeholder Interview
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Summarize Your Insights - The Customer or Stakeholder Journey Map
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Create a Journey Map for Your Stakeholder
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The Ideation and Brainstorming Principles
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Download Your Brain With Brainwriting
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Inspiration Through Association
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Go Into More Detail With Plus 5
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Work Visually With Crazy 8
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Reverse Brainstorming - When Nothing Works Anymore
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Team Brainstorming With Hot Potato
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Disney and the 6 Thinking Hats for More Perspectives
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The 6-3-5 Method for 108 Ideas
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Team Brainstorming With Swarm Design
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More Ideas Through Method Stacking and Creative Breaks
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Select the Best Ideas - Filtering, Selection & Prioritization Methods
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Experiment: Brainstorming and Selection with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Reflection: Which Brainstorming and Selection Methods Do You Choose?
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Introduction to Prototyping
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Paper Prototyping - Draw Your Prototype on a Piece of Paper
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How to Use Story Boards and Mood Boards
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Make a Paper Prototype
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For Little Time: Prepare a Gaddie Pitch
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Scenario Plays Combined with Rapid Prototyping
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Lego and Prototyping Boxes
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Visualize Digital Ideas Through Wireframing
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Quick Tutorial: Wireframes with Balsamiq
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Visualize Digital Ideas Through Mockups
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Tutorial: Mockups With Figma
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"Fake It Until You Make It" with Pretotyping
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Create a Digital MVP With Bubble
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Reflection: Which Prototyping Variants do You Choose?
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Intro To Empathize
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Conduct Market Research With An LLM (Part 1)
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How To Write Promts For Design Thinking Projects
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Link to the full Chat GPT Conversation
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Conduct Market Research With an LLM (Part 2)
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Generate Interview Questions With an LLM
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Fill Out An Empathy Map With an LLM
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What If You Do Not have Time for Real Stakeholder Interviews?
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AnswerThePublic for Uncovering User Search-Intent Insights
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Why you Should Bring in Real Stakeholders at Some Stage
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Auto-Transcribing & Summarizing User Interviews with Zoom + Otter, Fireflies ...
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Additional Useful Prompts for the Empathize Phase
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Pros & Cons: Speed vs. Depth, Privacy Consideration
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Quick Intro To Prototyping
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Design a Visual Concept Mockup (Low-Fi-Prototype) with an LLM
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Create a Mockup (Low-Fi-Prototype) With Midjourney
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Practical Tips for Working with Mockup Tools
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Build a Prototype (High-Fi) With Figma Make
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Build a Prototype (High-Fi) With Base44
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Similar AI Tools You Can Use For Prototyping
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Additional Useful Prompts for the Prototyping Phase
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Pros & Cons: Speed vs. Fidelity & Customization
Requirment
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No previous Design Thinking knowledge required.
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Active engagement with and completition of the course assignments is required to earn the personally signed Design Thinking Certificate.
Outcomes
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Learning the 5 Design Thinking steps and their application in practice
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Learn Design Thinking by working through your own challenge
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Learn Design Thinking in a very structured and efficient way
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Learn user centric research and innovation
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Tool box of popular METHODS for design thinking processes
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TEMPLATES you can use for your own design thinking process
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Real EXAMPLES from design thinking projects
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Tips for design thinking WORKSHOPS & PROCESSES
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