Ideation Courses and Certifications

The Ideation Process

Discover how to transform ideas into viable products through design sprints, sketching, prototyping, and customer interviews to validate your concept.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Five-Step Creative Process

953 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Don't just generate a list of ideas. Follow this five-step process and make sure you are developing the most effective solutions for your creative challenges.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Salesforce

Learn Strategy Design

Employ strategy design best practices emphasizing values, relationships, and accountability.

• Trailhead
• 4 hours 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

How to Design Your Career Using Design Thinking - Kathy Davies of Stanford Life Design Lab

Learn to apply design thinking principles to shape your career path, exploring self-understanding, defining goals, generating ideas, prototyping solutions, and testing career options for a fulfilling professional life.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Design Thinking and the Art of Critique - I Like-I Wish

Explore the "I like/I wish" technique for constructive feedback and ideation in design thinking, fostering open communication and collaborative problem-solving within teams.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How to Cultivate Creativity Using Design Thinking

Unlock your creative potential through design thinking, reframing problems and exploring innovative solutions. Learn techniques to enhance ideation, collaboration, and problem-solving in your professional endeavors.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

UX (User Experience) Capstone

73 ratings at Coursera

Conduct a multi-stage UX project, from research to prototyping, to design a product from scratch. Gain hands-on experience and improve communication skills in UX design.

• Coursera
• 18 hours 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

User Experience Research and Design

Master UX research and design through hands-on projects, from initial concept to user testing. Gain practical skills in prototyping, analysis, and creating user-centered products that meet real needs.

• Coursera
• 39 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 6 courses

UX Design: From Concept to Prototype

289 ratings at Coursera

Hands-on exploration of UX design process, from concept to prototype. Learn ideation, wireframing, and user testing techniques to create compelling user experiences and refine designs through iterative feedback.

• Coursera
• 15 hours 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Learning Experience Design: Orientation to the Profession

52 ratings at Coursera

Explore LXD fundamentals, from design processes to inclusive practices. Gain insights into technology's role, career paths, and real-world applications through expert perspectives and hands-on activities.

• Coursera
• 17 hours 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Learning Experience Design: Theories and Frameworks

27 ratings at Coursera

Explore learning theories, taxonomies, and design frameworks to create effective educational experiences. Develop learner personas, define outcomes, and use conceptual tools for ideation and course planning.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Entrepreneurship for Global Challenges in Emerging Markets

Learn how to start a business and build your network in various cultural and social contexts in emerging economies.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship in the Family Business

Learn best practices, entrepreneurship and innovation models and how to take advantage of the strengths of the family business in order to achieve success. During this course you will carry out a transgenerational entrepreneurship project.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 7-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Design Thinking

Learn to innovate and solve problems creatively using design thinking principles. Develop empathy, ideation, prototyping, and user testing skills to create user-centered solutions for various challenges.

• edX
• 24 weeks, 8-12 hours a week
• On-Demand
• $1,348.00
• 5 courses

User Experience: Research & Prototyping

905 ratings at Coursera

Learn user experience design through research, ideation, synthesis, and prototyping techniques. Gain practical skills to understand user needs, generate ideas, analyze data, and create effective prototypes for meaningful design solutions.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)