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We have noticed that the training and the application of design thinking at universities and colleges are
spreading very fast. Problem-based learning is an important experience for many participants and students
not only in a design thinking course—it’s a contemporary way of conveying learning content in general!
They learn how agilely and radically teams work and network with other participants in the course of
actively processing the problem statements. Often, this gives rise to connections that help to find suitable
co-founders for the implementation of business ideas. Companies should also become more involved and
have their problem statements prepared by the students. Such possibilities are offered by the ME310
course at Stanford University: in the framework of SUGAR, various international student teams are search-
ing for the next great market opportunity. In addition, well-known programs are offered in Europe and Asia
plus at numerous institutions in North America.

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