Certificate in Design Thinking

Certificate in Design Thinking

The Certificate in Design Thinking is a noncredit program that empowers you to become a creative catalyst with a practical approach for generating new ideas and driving innovation. Whether you work in the public or private sector, this hands-on training in the core principles of design thinking and leadership will help you solve your toughest business and innovation challenges.

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What You'll Learn

  • Adopt a lean-thinking, human-centered design mindset
  • Position yourself and act as a forward-thinking leader in your organization
  • Conserve resources and generate better outcomes using a research-based approach to problem-solving
  • Break mental models to discover opportunities that already exist within your organization
  • Build the self and employee management skills that allow innovation to flourish
  • Surface, define and refine viable ideas quickly so that you spend less time and brainpower on stalled ideas
  • Share cross-departmental insights that break down silos, trigger collaboration and increase organizational momentum
  • Use a step-by-step process for solving your most pressing challenges, whether they be increased visibility for new products, improved resource allocation or honing your ability to inspire and help the customer you most want to serve

Who Should Attend

Designed for managers who want to explore the principles of design thinking and how a human-centered approach to innovation can transform their organization, this certificate program will benefit organizational leaders from the public and private sectors, including those in finance, engineering, technology and administration, as well as healthcare, education and social nonprofit causes.

Continuing Education Credit

An additional benefit of getting your Design Thinking Certificate is that you can also earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs). The three-program series is worth 6 CEUs, which is equivalent to 60 hours of contact work.

Everything you need to know about Design Thinking is included in this well-planned online program, which introduces the collaborative learning technique. If you have a problem to solve — small or big — design thinking offers a solution.

Smitha Rao
Talent Acquisition, PWC SDC