The Power of Design Thinking in Medical Education

A goal of medical education should be to optimize educational experiences of our learners. How can we better understand their experiences and design educational activities that inspire them to learn? Design Thinking is a powerful process that consists of five iterative phases: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. Empathy with the user experience is at the core of Design Thinking. This helps define the right problem so that the right solutions can be developed. In this article, we share our experiences with using Design Thinking in radiology education. As educators, we are constantly learning and innovating. Design Thinking provides a powerful process and a growth mindset to help develop creative solutions as we move forward. We invite you to join us in this discovery quest for innovative solutions in medical education through the Design Thinking process.