Textbook: Karmic Design Thinking
This is the textbook for the course on Design Thinking available here - https://dt.balaramadurai.net.
| Unit/Chapter No. | Title |
|---|---|
| Preface | |
| Unit I | Introduction to Design Thinking |
| 1 | The Curious Case of Curio |
| 2 | What is Design Thinking? |
| 3 | Overview of Karmic Design Thinking |
| 4 | Pre-Work for Your Case Study |
| Unit II | Empathize |
| 5 | Empathy is the Name of the Game |
| 6 | Customer Journey Map (CJM) |
| 7 | CJM: The Method |
| 8 | Case Study for CJM |
| 9 | Curio’s CJM |
| 10 | Applying Empathize to Your Case Study |
| 10.1 | Task 1: Empathize Here |
| 10.2 | Fieldwork |
| 10.3 | Task 2: Empathize There |
| Unit III | Analyze |
| 11 | Down the Rabbit Hole |
| 12 | Analysis: Multi-Whys |
| 12.1 | Why, oh Why? |
| 12.2 | Multi-Whys Method |
| 12.3 | Case Study for Multi-Whys |
| 12.4 | Curio’s Multi-Whys |
| 12.5 | Curio’s Chosen How Might We Question |
| 13 | Analysis: Conflict of Interest |
| 13.1 | The Quandary |
| 13.2 | Conflict of Interest: The Method |
| 13.3 | Case Study: The Musketeer’s Tailor |
| 13.4 | Additional Case Study |
| 13.5 | ENV Model of Conflict of Interest: Exercises |
| 13.6 | Curio’s Conflict of Interest |
| 14 | Applying Analyze to Your Case Study |
| 14.1 | Task 3: Analyze Here |
| 14.2 | Fieldwork |
| 14.3 | Task 4: Analyze There (Bulletproofing) |
| Unit IV | Solve |
| 15 | Silent Brainstorming |
| 16 | The Scholar and the Teacup |
| 17 | Trial-and-Error Approach: Activity |
| 18 | Systematic Approach: Activities |
| 19 | Systematic Problem Solving |
| 19.1 | A Siberian Story |
| 19.2 | Inventive Principles |
| 19.3 | Systematic Problem Solving: Exercises |
| 20 | Curio’s Solutions |
| 21 | Five Blind Men and an Elephant |
| 22 | Applying Solve to Your Case Study |
| 22.1 | Task 5: Solve Here |
| 22.2 | Fieldwork |
| 22.3 | Task 6: Solve There |
| Unit V | Test |
| 23 | Testing Times |
| 24 | Copper Woes |
| 25 | Features and Assumptions: Activity |
| 26 | Prototypes |
| 27 | Curio’s Prototype and Testing |
| 28 | Applying Test to Your Case Study |
| 28.1 | Task 7: Test Here |
| 28.2 | Fieldwork |
| 28.3 | Task 8: Test There |
| 29 | Iteration |
| Unit VI | Liberation |
| 30 | Curio City |
| 31 | Final Report of Your Case Study |
| Videos | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Bibliography |