03.007A Innovating with Design and AI-1
Innovating with Design and AI (IDeA-1) introduces students to the early stages of human-centred innovation through the integration of design thinking and artificial intelligence techniques.
Students will learn to conduct empathy-driven user research and formulate problem statements for a real-world challenge. Emphasizing creative ideation and divergent thinking, the course guides students in generating and evaluating novel ideas using both traditional methods and AI tools.
At the end of the course, students will present a low-fidelity prototype to demonstrate their ability to translate insights into thoughtful design concepts—laying the foundation for more advanced prototyping and testing in the course IDeA-II in term 2.
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify stakeholders and their relationships in a complex system
- Frame problem statements and opportunity areas
- Generate and evaluate diverse and creative solution ideas using traditional and AI-augmented techniques
- Plan and execute effective teamwork
- Formulate and produce effective communication with multi-media content
- Gain proficiency in using AI tools to accelerate design
Measurable outcomes
- Students conduct and communicate user and contextual research
- Students craft and iterate “How Might We” statements based on user research insights
- Students submit distinct, creative concept directions
- Students demonstrate collaboration and contribution to group tasks
- Students create low-fidelity prototypes
Grading scheme
Students will be graded based on class activities, design reviews, homework, teamwork and class participation.
Prerequisites
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Workload: 5-0-7
*The first number represents the number of hours per week assigned for lectures, recitations and cohort classroom study. The second number represents the number of hours per week assigned for labs, design, or field work. The third number represents the number of hours per week assigned for independent study.