Certificate in Design Thinking for Innovation and Creativity

An Intensive 5-day Training Course

Certificate in Design Thinking
for Innovation and Creativity

Fostering Creative Problem-Solving and Transformative Innovation

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Classroom sessions
DateVenueFee
05-09 May 2025Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
14-18 Jul 2025Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
15-19 Sep 2025Barcelona - Spain$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
10-14 Nov 2025Dubai - UAE$5,950RESERVE A SEAT
29 Dec 2025-02 Jan 2026Riyadh - KSA$5,950RESERVE A SEAT

Training Course Overview

Design Thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that blends creative problem-solving with strategic insight. This course is designed for professionals eager to unleash creativity, drive innovation, and inspire meaningful change within their organizations. By concentrating on understanding user needs, redefining challenges, and generating transformative ideas, participants will learn to tackle problems in fresh, impactful ways.

The Certificate in Design Thinking for Innovation and Creativity training course offers a comprehensive exploration of design thinking principles and methods, with a focus on their practical application in both individual and team contexts. Participants will gain hands-on experience in developing innovative solutions, creating prototypes, and testing ideas to achieve user-centered results. Earning this certificate demonstrates mastery of the key skills needed to thrive in today’s fast-evolving and competitive business landscape.

Training Course Objectives

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the core principles and methodologies of design thinking
  • Cultivate creativity to address complex problems with innovative solutions
  • Develop empathy and user-centric thinking to redefine challenges
  • Master ideation, prototyping, and testing techniques for practical application
  • Apply design thinking frameworks to real-world organizational scenarios
  • Earn a recognized certificate validating their expertise in innovation and creativity

Designed for

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Innovation leaders and business strategists
  • Professionals in product development, UX/UI, and customer experience roles
  • Entrepreneurs and startup founders seeking to enhance creative problem-solving
  • Team leaders aiming to foster a culture of innovation and collaboration
  • Anyone passionate about leveraging creativity to solve complex challenges

Learning Methods

This Anderson training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes an interactive mixture of lecture-led learning & group discussions.

The Course Outline

Day One: Foundations of Design Thinking
  • What is design thinking? History and evolution
  • Core principles: Human-centeredness, collaboration, and experimentation
  • The 5 stages of design thinkin
  • Understanding the role of creativity in innovation
  • Case studies of successful design thinking applications
Day Two: Empathizing with Users
  • Building empathy: Understanding user needs and challenges.
  • Tools for empathy mapping
  • Journey mapping
  • Persona development
  • Observation and interview techniques
  • Identifying key pain points and opportunities
  • Workshop: Conducting user interviews and creating empathy maps
Day Three: Defining Problems and Ideating Solutions
  • Defining the problem with clarity: How Might We (HMW) questions
  • Techniques for problem framing and reframing
  • Fostering creativity through ideation
  • Brainstorming and idea clustering
  • Role-storming and reverse thinking
  • Workshop: Generating and refining innovative ideas
Day Four: Prototyping and User Testing
  • Prototyping as a tool for experimentation:
  • Types of prototypes (low-fidelity and high-fidelity)
  • Tools for rapid prototyping
  • Conducting user testing to gather actionable feedback
  • Iteration: Refining solutions based on user input
  • Workshop: Creating prototypes and testing with peers
Day Five: Applying Design Thinking to Real-World Challenges
  • Scaling design thinking for organizational impact
  • Embedding a culture of creativity and innovation in teams
  • Developing action plans for implementing design thinking initiatives
  • Group project: Solving a real-world business challenge using design thinking
  • Presentation of solutions and peer review
  • Certification assessment and course closure

The Certificate

  • Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course.
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