Instructional Design Courses

MDCT Protocol Design for MSK Studies

Learn basic image acquisition and reconstruction concepts for designing musculoskeletal MRI protocols.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Stanford Seminar - Developing Design Spaces for Visualization - Tamara Munzner

Learn how to construct and evaluate visualization design spaces that organize design choices and support systematic reasoning about possible solutions.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Stanford Seminar - What Comes After Design Thinking?

A three-part design leadership framework—empathy, abstraction, and problem reframing—for systemic, holistic, and ethical approaches to complex societal challenges.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Design Thinking Hybrid - An Evolution of Innovation

A look at how design thinking can evolve to address new problems and bring innovation into everyday business culture.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Design Thinking vs. The Lean Startup

Compare design thinking and the lean startup, examining their core ideas, practical differences, and limitations for teams creating customer-driven products and services.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

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

The I like/I wish technique gives design teams a structured way to share constructive feedback and build on ideas during design thinking’s ideation phase.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Improve Work Process with Design Thinking

See how design thinking techniques can help teams solve challenges in their work processes.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Project Innovation through Design Thinking

See how project managers can use design thinking to reframe complex problems and turn ideas into actionable prototypes.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Applications of Generative Design for Fabrication in Healthcare Settings

Clinical experts help shape fabrication tools, from automated knitting design to generative systems for healthcare and accessibility.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - TechFail: From Intersectional Inaccessibility to Inclusive Design

Using gaming as a lens on technology, this talk traces intersectional barriers to access and explores how inclusive design can broaden participation.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Humanizing Robot Design - Aaron Edsinger of Hello Robot

A human-centered approach to collaborative robots, from safe actuation and assistive mobile manipulators to Stretch control by a person with quadriplegia.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Design Thinking - What Is It and Why Should I Care?

Explore design thinking through live audience challenges, using empathy, idea generation, and rapid prototypes to turn open-ended problems into testable solutions.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Leading Innovation and Design Thinking

A former HSBC risk leader shares how he introduced design thinking and built a corporate innovation training program.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Completing Projects Faster and Smarter With Virtual Design and Construction

See how Virtual Design and Construction aligns project teams around client value and rewarding stakeholder experiences.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Cultivate Creativity Using Design Thinking

Learn to cultivate individual creativity through design thinking, overcoming mental blocks, brainstorming effectively, selecting ideas, and creating spaces that support innovative problem-solving.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course