Design thinking

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Design thinking is the process that helps eLearning professionals to solve the training and development challenges of the client and meet their performance goals. 

Stages of design thinking

Stage 1: Determine learning challenges.

Analyze the learning problems of your audience. Talk with members of the organization to figure out what knowledge the learners lack.

Stage 2: Define the reasons behind the learning challenges.

Hold interviews or conduct surveys to understand why the organization experiences this specific learning problems.

Stage 3: Creative and development.

Come up with ideas that can solve the problem, choose the best ones and create a simple prototype of the training.

Stage 4: Approval and launch.

When your client approves the prototype of the training, you can start developing the full functionality of the eLearning course.

Stage 5: Analyze learning results.

Gather information about the learning results and whether your training meets the goals that have been set in the beginning of the process.