Certificate in Design Thinking 2.0: Tools and Techniques with a User-Centred Approach
Long-term business success requires the ability to develop and sustain innovations that anticipate, meet and exceed users’ current and future needs. This five-day certificate program prepares any leader to be an expert in the approach to innovation and gives them the tools and techniques used to solve every business challenge.
This course is a component of the Masters Certificate in Innovation Management and counts towards your completion of certificate requirements.
This program has been approved for the OSAP for Micro-credentials assistance program. Eligible students can apply online through the OSAP website.
Top Reasons To Choose This Program
Solve the challenge of operating in a period of disruption
Create new opportunities by identifying users’ un-met needs
Learn to apply design-thinking to increase innovation success rates
Fail fast and learn from experimentation to increase future success rates
Increase your organization’s innovation capacity
About This Program
Innovative businesses understand that the development of innovative products and services utilizes a different approach to product and service development than traditional incremental thinking. Using the most relevant tools and techniques with a focus on customer needs at the outset increases the likelihood that proposed solutions will achieve commercial success. This course prepares any leader of innovation to be an expert in the approach and tools and techniques used to solve every business challenge.
This course is one of two that lead to earning a full Masters Certificate in Innovation Leadership. This course is also recognized for continuing education credits for the Professional Engineers of Ontario.
What You Will Learn
How to solve a business challenge end to end
Identify un-met user needs to create new opportunities
Apply different tools and techniques including design thinking to increase innovation success rates
Conduct experiments and build models and prototypes to test your innovative ideas
Fail fast and learn from experimentation to increase future success rates
Use design processes and tools to increase your organization’s innovation capacity
Choose the right tools and approaches to tackle any challenge
Who Should Attend?
Professionals from all levels interested in building innovations
Innovation Practitioners
Market Researchers
Innovation Project Leaders
Chief Innovation Officers
National, Regional and International Division Managers
VPs, Senior Directors, Directors, Senior Managers
Additional Program Features
Online video pre-work
Exposure to a design lab
Intensive group work on a common real-world challenge
Hands-on practice with a dozen tools and techniques
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35 HRPA-CPD Hours
This program has been approved for CDP hours under Section A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA). Be sure to note the program ID number on your CPD log. For more information about certification or continuing professional development, visit the HRPA website at www.hrpa.ca/hrdesignations_/Pages/Continuing-Professional-Development.aspx
