{"id":81897,"date":"2022-08-01T11:04:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T18:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=81897"},"modified":"2025-03-29T12:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:39:59","slug":"design-thinking-and-lean-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/communication\/programs\/design-thinking-and-lean-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Thinking and Lean Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-awzxbc9-b61d486ea8905bf9c84b5e0c74ecc2e0\">\n.avia-section.av-awzxbc9-b61d486ea8905bf9c84b5e0c74ecc2e0{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU Communications Program - Social Media Strategy Micro Credentials - Intro Section' class='avia-section av-awzxbc9-b61d486ea8905bf9c84b5e0c74ecc2e0 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  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These skills are urgently needed in organizations that seek to respond to rapid change encountered in contemporary business, media, technology and policy contexts.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"heavy-man\">Completed your requirements and ready to collect your badge?<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/A5kAZGG1j4Zyf3Z5A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply to receive your micro-credential badge here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Required Courses<\/h3>\n<p>COMM222 \u2013 Creativity &amp; Design Thinking<br \/>\nOR both:<br \/>\nCOMM221 \u2013 Creative Industries &amp; COMM325 \u2013 Design Thinking<br \/>\nCOMM327 \u2013 Creative Careers Bootcamp<br \/>\nCOMM424 \u2013 Creative Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n<h3>Learning Outcomes\/Competencies<\/h3>\n<p class=\"heavy-man dig-4\">Students who complete the Design Thinking &amp; Lean Entrepreneurship Micro-Credential will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use Design Thinking practices to formulate user-centered solutions to complex problems 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