Design thinking has become an essential strategy for crafting effective and innovative solutions in the present business landscape. To highlight its importance to the students, the IT club Aavishkar hosted a 4-day workshop from 23rd to 26th March 2026 on Design Thinking, facilitated by experts from IBM.
Design thinking prioritises understanding the end-user experiences and challenges, enabling teams to develop solutions that truly resonate with customer needs. The workshop guided participants through the five key phases: empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test. This iterative process encourages experimentation and learning from failure, improving resilience and adaptability. The interactive sessions and group activities helped students apply these concepts to business problems, enhancing their capacity to collaborate and innovate under real-world constraints. This hands-on learning experience is invaluable for preparing students to lead projects that require both technical expertise and creative problem-solving.
The workshop enriched the methodology of students by imbibing a mindset geared toward continuous innovation and customer-centricity, which are the essential qualities for future business leaders. Around 150 students participated in this program integrating creativity and analytical thinking to solve complex problems.
