Design Courses

Stanford Seminar - What Comes After Design Thinking?

Explore the evolution and impact of design thinking, its benefits, and the emergence of design leadership as a transformative approach in problem-solving and innovation.

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

Assignment Control Plots for Causal Inference Study Design - Rocky Aikens

Explore visual tools for causal inference study design, focusing on assignment-control plots to analyze covariate distribution and improve observational and experimental studies.

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

Rethinking Architecture Design for Data Heterogeneity in FL - Liangqiong Qu

Explores innovative architecture designs for federated learning in medical AI, focusing on Transformers to address data heterogeneity challenges and improve model performance across diverse healthcare institutions.

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

Energy Efficiency - Integrative Design, Barriers, and Policy Solutions for Decarbonization

Explore energy efficiency fundamentals, integrative design approaches, policy barriers, and decarbonization strategies with Stanford's comprehensive lecture series.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Integrative Design for Superefficient Buildings - Part 1

Discover integrative design principles for creating superefficient buildings that achieve extreme energy savings through whole-systems optimization rather than isolated improvements.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Energy Efficiency - Introduction to Applications, Design Approaches, and Decarbonization Role

Discover energy efficiency fundamentals, applications, integrative design approaches, and its crucial role in decarbonization efforts in this concise Stanford overview.

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

Genome Modeling and Design Across All Domains of Life

Discover Evo 2, an open-source biological foundation model trained on 9.3 trillion DNA base pairs to predict genetic variation impacts and generate coherent genome-scale sequences.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Stories About Interaction Techniques - The Design and Evolution of User Interface Building Blocks

Explore the evolution and design of interaction techniques from buttons to VR with Brad Myers, covering fundamental UI building blocks and their impact on human-computer interaction.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Integrative Design for Extreme Energy Efficiency - Lecture

Explore integrative design methodology and whole systems thinking to achieve extreme energy efficiency, with insights on economic growth, natural systems, and the transition from fuel commodities to energy technologies.

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

Buildings Part 1: Integrative Design for Superefficient Buildings - Extreme Energy Efficiency

Discover integrative design principles for creating superefficient buildings through whole-systems approaches that maximize energy savings while reducing costs. Learn from real examples, retrofitting strategies, and innovative business models for extreme…

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

When Design Equals Planning - Computational Approaches to Robot Design

Exploring the intersection of robot design and planning, this seminar discusses computational approaches to simplify design processes and make formal statements about design feasibility across various robotic systems.

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

Engineering Design Optimization - Linear Constrained Optimization

Explore mathematical and algorithmic fundamentals of optimization for engineering systems design, covering linear and non-linear problems with emphasis on multidisciplinary applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Rethinking Design for Accessibility

Explores innovative approaches to accessibility in technology design, emphasizing collaborative, situated, and enacted perspectives. Presents case studies that challenge traditional views and highlight social and political dimensions.

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

Soma Design: Intertwining Aesthetics, Movement and Emotion in Design Work

Explore how Soma Design connects sensation, emotion, and technology through bodily awareness, creating more meaningful human-centered design experiences and ethical technological interactions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The State of Design Knowledge in Human-AI Interaction

Exploring challenges and progress in designing intelligent interactive systems, focusing on user control, mental models, and cognitive engagement with AI-powered interfaces.

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