Grundlagen von Human and Humanity Centered Design

What it is about

You learn how to systematically integrate human experiences and societal impacts into a design process. At the end you will be able to apply a design-research-based, Human and Humanity Centered approach, create initial prototypes, and convincingly communicate your solution as well as the underlying process.

What you will be able to do

• Apply design as a creative problem-solving methodology
• Develop a design-research-based strategy
• Think in different dimensions and design visionary solutions
• Work in multi- and transdisciplinary teams
• Critically question and integrate feedback
• Communicate ideas to target audiences
• Develop empathy

What the module consists of

• Seminar/ÜbungIntroduction to methods, reading discussions and practical design exercises
• TeamprojektWorking on a design task relevant to the field from research to prototyping
• Präsentationen/KritikenMid-term and final presentations for feedback and reflection

Teaching method

• Erfahrungsbasiertes LernenEnables applying the design process in practical exercises
• ImpulsvorträgeConveying foundational knowledge and methods
• Seminarartige DiskussionenDeepening method understanding and use cases based on the reading
• TeamarbeitApplication and deepening of methods in the collaborative project context
• Designkritiken und ZwischenpräsentationenFostering critical discourse and reflection on the work