Machine Learning for Smarter Innovation
A BSc-level course bridging Machine Learning and AI with Design Thinking methodologies.
The Innovation Diamond
Our core concept visualizes the innovation process: expansion from 1 challenge through divergent thinking to 5000 possibilities, then convergence through ML filtering to 5 strategic solutions.
Course Topics
ML Foundations
Introduction to machine learning concepts and the learning journey
Supervised Learning
Learning from labeled examples to make predictions
Unsupervised Learning
Discovering patterns in data without predefined labels
Neural Networks
Deep learning architectures for complex pattern recognition
Clustering
Discovering natural groupings in data for customer segmentation
NLP & Sentiment Analysis
Extracting meaning and emotion from text data
Classification
Categorizing data into predefined classes with decision trees
Generative AI
Creating content with large language models and AI systems
Topic Modeling
Discovering abstract topics in document collections
Responsible AI
Ethics, fairness, and explainability in machine learning
Structured Output
Generating reliable, formatted AI responses
Validation & Metrics
Evaluating and measuring model performance
A/B Testing
Statistical experimentation for data-driven decisions
Finance Applications
ML applications in financial services and risk management
Innovation Diamond
Capstone presentation: From 1 ESG challenge to 5 ML-driven strategic solutions
Learning Approach
This course demonstrates how machine learning augments human-centered design processes through:
- Practical Applications: Real-world case studies and hands-on projects
- Algorithm Understanding: Deep dives into ML algorithms with actual implementations
- Design Integration: Connecting ML capabilities with design thinking stages
- Ethical Considerations: Responsible AI and fairness in ML systems
Audio Podcasts
Listen to AI-generated audio summaries of each lecture (created with NotebookLM):
| Topic | Podcast |
|---|---|
| ML Foundations | Listen |
| Neural Networks | Listen |
| Classification | Listen |
| Clustering | Listen |
| NLP & Sentiment | Listen |
| Generative AI | Listen |
| A/B Testing | Listen |
| Finance Applications | Listen |
| Responsible AI | Listen |
More podcasts coming soon
Quick Links
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