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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Designing the Future of Work by UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)

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About the Course

The workplace of tomorrow is an uncertain place. We live in a rapidly changing world, and design innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and big data are rapidly changing the fundamental nature of how we live and work. As these technologies continue to evolve at an exponential rate - it is becoming critical to understand their impact on contemporary work practices, and for businesses and employees to understand how to design a secure future amidst this disruption. What new, disruptive technologies are on the horizon? How will jobs change? What challenges will employers and employees face? How can the design process help businesses and employees to create innovative solutions to overcome such challenges? The course is a collaboration between UNSW Sydney Art & Design and AMP Amplify, AMP's innovation and ideas program. It brings together leading business and design thinking to help answer these questions, and investigates design strategies that businesses, employees and designers can adopt to find new opportunity in such a rapidly changing professional landscape. WHAT WILL I LEARN? The course provides you with a unique, authentic, and industry relevant learning opportunity. You will have access to current theory, industry examples and expert advice from leaders in the field. This course will help you to: • Recognise how the integration of design approaches are shaping technology and business practices, and how these changes bring immense possibility and uncertainty to the future of work • Analyse important skills and attributes that designers, employees, and businesses need to be successful in a speculative, technologically enhanced future • Understand the importance of unique human attributes in increasingly automated workplaces • Evaluate challenging issues related to potential change in processes, people and automation that might impact the future of your own employment or business • Plot your own possible, probable, and preferable trajectories, and synthesise a design strategy to maximise your ability to adapt, grow, and realise opportunities in your own work future. WHO WILL MY INSTRUCTORS BE? You will learn effective design thinking strategies from leading UNSW Australia Art & Design academics. You will also examine case studies from business and service design perspectives that demonstrate how design can transform business processes to become more adaptive to and predictive of technological and social change, and this can help to capitalise on new opportunities. Direct from our industry partner AMP’s innovative Amplify program, you’ll hear personal insights and advice about how to develop attributes and skills that will give you an advantage in the workplace of the future, from the following business leaders, futurists, entrepreneurs, and innovators from around the world: • Sean Brennan, Head of Design & Innovation, AMP • Megan Dalla-Camina, Co-Founder/CEO, Lead Like a Woman - via Amplify • Susan David Ph.D, CEO, Evidence Based Psychology - via Amplify • Dr. Norman Lewis, Director, Futures-Diagnosis Ltd - via Amplify • Heather McGowan, Author & Advisor, Work to Learn - via Amplify • Ramez Naam, Exponential technologies, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Singularity University - via Amplify • Dr. Andy Polaine, Regional Design Director, Asia-Pacific, Fjord • Michael Schrage, Research Fellow, Innovation Thought Leader, MIT Sloan School's Center for Digital Business - via Amplify • Chris Shipley, Curator, MIT Solve. via Amplify • Sue Suckling, New Zealand Qualifications Authority, Chair of Callaghan Innovation, Chair of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority - via Amplify • Professor Nick Wailes, Director, AGSM, and Deputy Dean, UNSW Business School. UNSW Sydney....

Top reviews

JR

Oct 12, 2020

I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I thought it would be interesting, but I did not expect to take away quite so many ideas and skills that I have immediately applied to my work practice.

SS

Apr 26, 2022

A​ great window to truly understand how AI and automation is likely to impact human behaviour and plan appropriate actions towards a successful change implementation and management.

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By Fernanda C S

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Mar 26, 2021

The BEST by Far, in this Field!! A lot of content and teorical content and discussion in the material.... and the team, the professors are AMAZING. Many thanks for everything. ;)

By Christopher G

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Jul 3, 2020

Well paced and a good level of work required that was just right. No prior knowledge was required and content was useful and insightful. Enjoyed this course and learning from it!

By Pamela F

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Jun 16, 2024

Found it an excellent course. Lots of information carefully collated and presented. Good introduction to the need for future planning and creation of possibility.

By maria a

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Feb 5, 2021

Superb! Really enjoyed it, but also made me design my own preferable future. Great provocative and insightful short course. Highly recommended.

By Carol M M

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Jun 2, 2020

It was a great course and I think similar courses should be developed to go on with the conversation and to keep learning something new.

By Annemarie F

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Nov 16, 2020

This is a rigorous course with forward-looking insights and great tools to consider how to integrate Design Thinking into your work.

By Anvar E R

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May 5, 2020

Awesome course, very interesting and helpful one! Helps to organize and improve your business and your future dream workplace.

By Md R

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Nov 16, 2022

This is an excellent course - the content, delivery and assessment was very useful and enjoyable. Thanks for offering.

By MERCY A

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Jun 1, 2022

This course has given me great insights on where work will be going and how to be ready to face the future of work

By Elisabeth G

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May 28, 2020

very inspiring course, excellent material provided, perfect combination between theory and case studies.

By Kevin D

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Dec 12, 2020

Very insightful, eye opening. I plan to integrate thinking into my organization. Thank You!

By Dr. A J

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Sep 2, 2023

This course taught me many new techniques for effective work design. Highly recommended!

By Cindy D

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Aug 25, 2020

I really enjoyed this course. Great articles. I loved the additional reading sections.

By G P

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Dec 23, 2021

Thanks to learning

Concepts and skill very much explained and will adopt in my work

By Dean R

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May 17, 2023

This is an excellent course. I was very impressed with the content and delivery.

By MIGUEL S

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Apr 6, 2025

Very interesting course explicit Information for the future of the Technology

By Harish R

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Aug 14, 2024

amazing and very useful course in growing one's career graph professionally

By Prapti s

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Apr 21, 2022

Learned a lot in this course. I am more aware on my future job requirement.

By Gary L

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Jun 15, 2020

A thoroughly fascinating course with an excellent range of contributors.

By Nasar M

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Jan 18, 2023

very valuable course. Stepping stone in getting yourself future ready.

By barad s

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Apr 14, 2020

very useful course, courser is helping me improve me day by day.

By Deleted A

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Feb 26, 2024

Well designed course that with excellent content and resources.

By Ruschdine J

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Nov 22, 2023

WOW I REALLY LOVED THIS COURSE ALOT. THANKS COURSERA GOD BLESS

By Suzana R M

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Nov 30, 2020

I appreciate this course a lot! Very dynamic and interesting!