Design Thinking Certification Program

Start your innovation journey of leading and driving design led projects with this program. Get mentored by Industry Leaders and Subject Matter Experts through personalized and timely doubt resolution sessions.

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3 Months

Recommended 6-8 hrs/week
Mar 30, 2021

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About the Program

Master Design Thinking from one of the top corporate education firms in the world - Duke CE. Get personalised student support, timely doubt resolution and much more from upGrad.

Collaborate with an International Learner Base

Be a part of the learning experience with senior professionals from global organisations and regions.

Personalised Mentorship and Networking

Get a dedicated student mentor with proactive support at every step of the way. Resolve your doubts and network with your peers via the discussion forum.

Industry Expert Led Learning

Enjoy Industry Led Learning with Design Sprints and Live Sessions with Global Experts. Learn how to manage external disruption for improved business performance

Program Overview

Key Highlights

Certification from Duke CE
Networking with International Learner Base
Global Faculty and Instructors
Learn while you Earn through 100% Online Format
Dedicated Student Support
Timely Doubt Resolution and Discussion Forums
Virtual Studio Experience and Design Tools
Hands-on Case Studies

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works” — Steve Jobs

Syllabus

Best-in-class content by leading faculty and industry leaders in the form of videos, cases and projects

Top Subjects

Design as a Culture, Identifying user needs to define the client challenge, Extracting Ideas and narrow down to a solution, Creating a prototype of the solution to test, Testing the prototype with users, Creating a Scalable Solution after MVP Validation
Program Outcome

Build business plans/service design through research, product roadmapping and innovating existing practices
Who is this Program for?

Top-line Innovation Management professionals, Product Specialists, Designers, Business and Social Entrepreneurs, Product and Marketing Managers
Minimum Eligibility

Valid Bachelor's Degree

Design Thinking Certification Program

Joint certificate from Duke Corporate Education and upGrad :

Duke CE, the Corporate Education firm of Duke University
Access to Duke CE Digital Library
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Instructors

Rob Devine

Instructor

Expert in Critical Thinking, Whole Brain Inventory, Creativity, Innovation, Design Thinking and Leadership Development.

Jim Antonopoulos

Instructor

Purposeful business & innovation advocate. 20+ years experience in understanding how people interact with brands, culture, and technology.

Julia Goga-Cooke

Trainer and Facilitator

Leads the Academy of Design Thinking. Teaches Design Thinking at Loughborough University London & Central Saint Martins, University of Arts.

Anish Tripathi

Vice President

A '03 Lynn University graduate. Currently leading the product team at Media.net with design thinking. Has 8+ years of experience.

Ajay Aggarwal

Practice Lead

Founding Partner, Humane Design & Innovation. Set-up and led the Design Thinking Practice at KPMG India. Human design & innovation expert.

Bhaskar Bhatt

Co-Founder

20+ years in innovation consulting, institution building, teaching & research. Advisor to Student Start-ups and Innovation Policy, Gujarat.

Getting Started with Design Thinking
- 2 Hours
Design as a Culture
- 2 Hour
Empathy to Action
- 4 Hours
Defining the Problem
- 2 Hours
IDEATE - Ideation to Challenge Assumptions
- 5 Hours
Define Solution with Prototyping
- 2 Hours
Testing Solutions
- 3 Hours
Innovation Execution
- 4 Hours
Scale the Solution
- 2 Hours

20

Hours of Recorded Content
6+

Boot Camps and Workshops
10+

Live Sessions
5+

SGC Sessions
1

Visual Design Sprint
6+

Assignments

The upGrad Advantage

Strong hand-holding with dedicated support to help you master Design Thinking.

Learning Support
Doubt Resolution
Networking

Industry Mentors
- Industry mentors, teaching assistants and graders help you along the way to resolve any subject matter related queries
- They grade your assignments and share one-on-one feedback
Student Success Mentors
- A dedicated Success Mentor is allocated to each student so as to ensure consistent progress
- Success Mentor is your single point of contact for all your non-academic queries
Q&A Forum
- Timely doubt resolution by industry experts and peers
- 100% expert verified responses to ensure quality learning
Expert Feedback
- Personalised expert feedback on assignments and projects
- Regular live sessions by experts to clarify concept-related doubts
Bootcamp
- Learning sessions with industry experts
- Interaction with peers and group activities / assignments
Industry Networking
- Live sessions by industry experts
- One-on-one discussions and mentoring from industry experts

Our Learners Work At

Top companies from all around the world have recruited upGrad alumni

upGrad Alumni

Sanchi

Manik Singla

Roehit Kamana

Guneet Chaddha

Vipul Gaur

Anish Gupta

Snehil Singh

Gauri Mathur

Bhavya Mihira

Manish Aswani

Kaushik Byna

Harshita Makhija

Program Fee

Rs. 1,50,000 + GST

No Cost EMI Options Available

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Features/Benefits

Globally Recognised Program
Rigorous and Customised Feedback on Assignments
One-on-One Industry Mentorship

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