Design Thinking and Creativity

1	Title of the course (L-T-P-C)	Design Thinking and Creativity (1-0-0-0)
2	Pre-requisite courses(s)	Nil
3	Course content	Problem Exploration- Students move around and find problems that need solutions. They analyse the problem (not solution) and evolve a problem space. The problem space is converted into a story boar and presented in a poster session. Feedback at the poster session is used to refine the problem definition(s). Solution Exploration: Creative solutions (solution space) are now explored and presented using story boards. The solutions are converted into “embodiments”
4	Texts/References	“Stuff Matters” Prof. Mark Miodownik, Penguin “Design and Technology” by James Garratt, Cambridge University Press. How it works in the home: Walt Disney:9780894340482- Amazon.com. How it works in the City (Walt Disney available on Amazon.com) Change by design – Tim Brown There are some additional books in this “How it Works” series.