Design Thinking and Business Transformation

Module 1: Transforming business

• Innovation vs transformation vs change
• Types of transformation and common failure points
• Strategic outcomes and transformation goals

Module 2: Introduction to design thinking

• Definition and principles of design thinking
• Historical background and evolution
• The importance of design thinking in business management
• Five stages: Empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test

Module 3: Strategies for organizational transformation

• Leading transformational change across business units
• Developing strategies for organizational renewal
• Aligning vision with transformation goals
• Creating a compelling case for change

Module 4: Aligning goals, people & systems

• Managing resistance and people through change
• Identifying pain points, needs, and motivations
• Piloting, monitoring, and course-correcting in real time

Module 5: Financial impact

• Reading balance sheets, income, and cash flow statements
• Assessing transformation investment and profit impact
• Reframing business challenges

Module 6: Feedback and impact assessment

• Impact assessment across brand, user behavior, clients, vendors, and teams
• Leveraging insights to sustain and scale transformation
• Role of design thinking and impact

Module 7: Sustaining and leading innovation

• Role of innovation in leadership
• Creating systems for continuous innovation
• Evaluating and refining change processes
• Leading the organization into the future of innovation

Module 8: Ideation and creative problem solving

• Divergent vs. convergent thinking
• Brainstorming, SCAMPER, and Other Ideation Tools
• Facilitating Idea Generation Sessions
• Prioritizing and Evaluating Ideas for Feasibility and Impact

Module 9: Prototyping and experimentation

• Rapid Prototyping techniques
• Low-fidelity vs. high-fidelity prototypes
• Visualizing business models and processes
• Business model canvas & lean canvas (Creating MVPs)

Module 10: Business transformation through design thinking

• Aligning Innovation with business strategy
• Organizational Readiness for transformation
• Change management and design culture
• KPIs for measuring innovation and impact
• Case Studies: successful business transformations
• Technology enablers: Digital Tools, AI, Data