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HCD and LCD Comparison

Designing with Love

Created on July 12, 2025

Use this comparison infographic to learn the key differences between human-centered design and learner-centered design.

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Human-Centered Design

Learner-Centered Design

  • Problem-solving approach
  • Start with people designing for
  • End with solutions tailored to their needs
  • Subset of HCD
  • Focuses on needs, goals, preferences, and prior knowledge

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What is the Goal?

The goal here is to create learning experiences that are:

  1. Relevant to the learner's context
  2. Engaging to their interests
  3. Challenging enough to promote growth
  4. Supportive of their learning goals

Key Stages

The key stages are often summarized as:

  • Stage 1: Empathize: Understand the user's needs through observation and interaction.
  • Stage 2: Define: Clearly articulate the problem you're trying to solve.
  • Stage 3: Ideate: Brainstorm and generate creative solutions.
  • Stage 4: Prototype: Create tangible versions of your ideas.
  • Stage 5: Test: Share your designs with real users, collect feedback, and refine.