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3.2 Innovations and Design ThinkingJuliana VassilevaKatar%u00edna Chomov%u00e1 n Learning outcomes: The aim of this course is to provide participants with a comprehensiveunderstanding of the principles and practices of innovation and designthinking. By the end of the training, participants should be able to applythese principles and practices to create innovative solutions for complexproblems. In addition, the aim of the training is to build problem solving,creative and systematic thinking skills to integrate knowledge amongstudents for preparing them to actively engage in sustainabledevelopment and business practices in the future as young professionals.By the end of this training, participants will be able to:y Understand the principles and practices of innovation and designthinking.y Apply design thinking methodologies to create innovative solutions forcomplex problems.y Use various ideation techniques to generate creative ideas.y Understand the importance of user-centric design and how to conductuser research.y Understand the importance of prototyping and how to create effectiveprototypes.y Collaborate effectively in a team environment to create innovativesolutions.y Identify elements of sustainable opportunities.y Understand why designing for the sustainable economy is a positiveclimate action and can provide new and better solutions for the nextgeneration. n Keywords:innovations, innovation process, innovation life cycle, innovationentrepreneurship, design thinking, sustainabilityIntroduction Innovations and Design Thinking is a training that focuses on introducingparticipants to the principles and practices of innovation and design thinking. The1163 Frugal Innovations