Ideation for Design Thinking Courses

2 Design Thinking courses that teach Ideation — filtered to the courses where it is actually part of the syllabus, not just a mention.

This filter targets the ideation phase of design thinking, where the goal is to produce many ideas quickly. It is useful for learners who want to practice brainstorming, mind-mapping, and group exercises rather than just the earlier empathy or later prototyping steps.

Courses that include ideation training

• Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design — Coursera’s 12-hour course covers the full design-thinking cycle, including ideation techniques and mind-mapping exercises.
• Design Thinking for Innovation — Also on Coursera, this beginner course devotes explicit time to brainstorming methods and idea-generation exercises.

Neither course is free; both carry a certificate on completion. Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design runs longer at about 12 hours, while Design Thinking for Innovation is under 7 hours. Both are beginner-level and self-paced.

This filter is the wrong call if you are looking for the very first step of design thinking — empathy research and user interviews. In that case, open the Design Thinking courses hub instead, or look at the beginners facet to stay at the introductory level.

Link back to the parent hub: Design Thinking courses. Related facet: Design Thinking Courses with Certificate.