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Human-Centered Design is one of the core classes offered at the Hive. It is a multi-disciplinary approach to impactful problem solving that centers deep understanding of people\u2019s needs to propel innovation. In our liberal arts context, we draw from fields such as Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Behavioral Economics, Art, Improvisational Theater, and Engineering, to foster students\u2019 ability to empathize, define specific human needs, generate a high volume of ideas, create prototypes, and test the prototypes to learn more about what solutions actually meet those needs.<\/p>\n

Human-centered designers fall in love with problems rather than solutions and expect to be wrong before they create something truly worthwhile.<\/p>\n

Human-centered design teams navigate between the real and the abstract and between understanding and making. The practice requires collaboration between experts in multiple disciplines; it is sometimes referred to as design thinking and is best applied to ambiguous problems that do not have right answers.<\/p>\n

The Hive has been teaching a full for credit class in human-centered design (Harvey Mudd Engineering 180) each semester for the past few years. Students enroll in roughly equal numbers from all five of The Claremont Colleges and work in groups comprised of various majors. They work on real-world challenges, which have ranged from redesigning the library experience to redesigning the disaster preparation experience for a marginalized group, (complete list of class projects below).<\/p>\n

Whereas groups of engineers are likely to produce engineering solutions, and economists produce economic solutions, diverse teams have the greatest chance of producing breakthrough solutions. Collaborating in a diverse team and utilizing a human-centered mindset can be an extraordinary and valuable opportunity for students who desire to continue to work in diverse interdisciplinary teams across a wide range of fields after graduation.<\/p>\n

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE HIVE’S OTHER CURRICULAR COURSES HERE!<\/a><\/h3>\n

5C Human-Centered Design Class Guide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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