Certificate in Design Thinking for Innovation

Course Overview

The hype around innovation is hard to miss. The pressure on businesses to define an innovation strategy and the process that delivers it is growing, as the success stories of innovative organisations like Airbnb and Netflix continue to be well-documented.

The key question for many organisations is how to start innovation, knowing that doing nothing is not an option in the fast-changing world we live in today. But daily routines, time and budget are barriers to take first steps.

Benefits Of Attending

• Complex problem solving
• Critical Thinking & Creativity
• Brainstorming techniques
• Mindset for Innovation
• Narrowing down problems to be able to start innovation at a small scale

Who Should Attend?

This course is for anyone that is involved in innovation, whether it is the core of your job (e.g. being an innovation manager, innovation team lead etc.) or if you participate in projects or programs aimed at creating new value (by developing new or improving existing products, services or processes) for customers.

Attendees will go through a full Design Thinking process to understand the why, how, and what of each of the five process steps. They will work with hands-on tools that help and guide them in a clear and effective way and which are useful to get innovation started while reducing risks.

Learning Style

This training is a highly participatory program consisting of numerous group discussions, workshop sessions and interactive presentations. Participants will work in groups to develop a new desirable business proposition by the end of the course. Every day is built around a variety of explanations of theory, interactive presentations, energisers and hands-on group work. The content is a mixture of theory and practical exercises and aimed at learning by doing. By collaborating with other attendees, delegates will learn from each other through interaction and teamwork. During the whole training, there is room for discussion.

Certification Criteria

You must meet two criteria to be eligible for an Informa Connect Academy Certificate of Completion:

• Satisfactory attendance: You must attend all sessions of the course. If, for any reason, you miss more than 2 hours of the course sessions, you will not be eligible to sit the course assessment
• Successful completion of the course assessment: Assessments will be ongoing and based on in-class participation and activities

Delivered by Rody

Rody's career spans over two decades, during which he has become an esteemed entrepreneur and creative strategist, known for his work across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. His expertise in innovation, serious creativity, and design thinking has been applied in a variety of industries, helping organisations and individuals embrace transformative ideas and methodologies.

Delivered by Connor

Connor is an experienced trainer and facilitator specialising in Innovation, Agile, Design Thinking,and Google Sprints. With extensive experience across diverse industries and regions, Connor has workedwith organisations ranging from disruptive technology start-ups to seasoned leadership teams within globalinstitutions.

Certified by CPD UK

The CPD Certification Service is an independent accreditation centre working across all sectors, disciplines and further learning applications and supports policies of institutional and professional organisations globally.

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