Introduction to Human-Centered Prototyping

Prototype to move ideas forward with confidence
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Prototyping is one of the most powerful skills for innovation. Whether you’re designing a digital product, a service, a business, or a physical experience, prototypes help you communicate your ideas and gather feedback. In this entry-level course, you’ll learn IDEO’s human-centered approach to prototyping so you can test ideas early, learn faster, and create work that truly works for people.

Course Outcomes
  • Shape ideas for digital and physical products and services using quick, low-fidelity prototyping.
  • Build something people will love by gathering feedback that will help you tap into real human needs and make your ideas even stronger.
  • Share a compelling vision for your product or service through prototypes to create alignment and earn support.
  • Save time and money and reduce risk by refining your concepts before moving to more high-fidelity prototypes.
Skills You’ll Gain
Prototyping Human-Centered Problem Solving Confident Decision-Making Risk Reduction Through Experimentation Assumption Testing Communicating Ideas Through Prototypes
Format Online Self-Paced Course
Start Date Start Anytime*
Quantity
Time 8-10 Hours
Price
Regular price
$250
Sale price
$250
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per 
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Go Deeper with Certificate Programs

Take your design thinking skills further with a certificate program:

What You'll Learn

Introduction

Why building great products and services is really about understanding people.
Watch a sneak peek
  • Prototyping for Digital Experiences—A sneak peek of the class

Lesson 1: Designing Human-Centered Interactions

Learn how products, services, and technologies can connect with people in more meaningful ways.

Lesson 2: Build to Think

Prototype to push your thinking and generate ideas.

Lesson 3: Build to Learn

Test your assumptions to see which ideas are the most viable.

Conclusion: Build to Communicate

Learn to use prototypes to help tell the story of your product or service.

Deepen Your Learning

Frequently Asked Questions

We offer three types of courses: self-paced courses, cohort courses, and certificate programs. Self-paced courses are fully online and flexible, so you can take them from any time zone, anywhere in the world. These courses take between 1-8 hours to complete, and you can complete the course any time within 90 days. Courses consist of a series of videos, activities, and small assignments.

All of our self-paced are fully online and flexible, so you can take them from any time zone, anywhere in the world.

All course materials, including videos, activities, and assignments will be available while you are enrolled in a course. We provide 90 days of access from the date of purchase, so you may spread your learning over multiple weeks, or refer back to it multiple times during your access period. You will only have access to the course materials while enrolled.

Self-paced courses are flexible courses meant to be completed independently. While you will watch videos from an instructor, there won’t be any feedback given on assignments. 

If you’d like to take a course where you can get feedback and coaching from our teaching team, check out our cohort courses

After completing a self-paced course, you will be able to add it to your “licenses and certifications” on LinkedIn.

We also have certificate programs that consist of multiple courses. After completing a certificate, you will receive a certificate of completion via email as a downloadable PDF within 1-2 weeks of completing the final required course. Certificates are configured for uploading and sharing on LinkedIn.

We offer a discount when you enroll in multiple courses at the same time through some of our certificate programs, including Foundations in Design Thinking, Business Innovation, Human-Centered Strategy, and Communicating for Impact

You can also enter your email address at the bottom of this page in order to receive updates on future offers or possible discounts. 

We also offer financial assistance for teachers, students, nonprofit workers, and those in need of government assistance – check out the financial aid application for more information and to apply for financial support. Please allow some time for the verification to process, so plan ahead if you are looking to join a course soon.

You can purchase a course on our website using a credit card, PayPal, or Shop Pay. For US customers, we also offer installment plans at checkout if you use the Shop Pay method of payment.

We typically are not able to accommodate bank transfer or invoicing. However, if your order includes 10 seats or more, please contact hello@ideou.com and our team will be happy to review your request.

Loved by Learners Across the Globe

Hiromi Sakae
Hiromi Deputy General Manager Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Trading & Investment
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Tom Manager, Connected Learning K-12 School Programs, Cleveland Clinic
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Atul Principal Consultant Wipro
Introduction to Human-Centered Prototyping
Self-Paced Course

“This course lowered the barrier to start making prototypes and to actually feel the power of how much prototypes can communicate.”

Hiromi Japan
Introduction to Human-Centered Prototyping
Self-Paced Course

“The courses offer knowledge and skills applicable to multiple audiences. They enable you to enhance and build upon existing knowledge and skills, think more broadly and deeply about the 'customer/client' experience, think outside your own industry, and own the belief that everyone can be creative.”

Susan Oakland, CA
Introduction to Human-Centered Prototyping
Self-Paced Course

“I loved the workbook and will refer back to it for years to come.”

Tom Beachwood, OH
Introduction to Human-Centered Prototyping
Self-Paced Course

“The learnings from this course are very important from a product-building perspective.”

Atul Pune, Maharashtra, India

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