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Accelerator Programmes

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Design Thinking

From Ideas to Impact

This programme explores the powerful principles of design thinking. You will gain practical skills to foster collaboration, experiment with solutions, and translate ideas into actionable plans. With hands-on activities, team-based exercises, and real-world experiments, this programme will guide you through every step of the design thinking process, ensuring you leave with the tools and knowledge to ignite innovation within your organisation.

Programme Highlights

This programme cultivates an innovation mindset, encouraging creativity and collaboration. You will:

  • Set Up Contexts and Map Stakeholders: Learn how to conduct thorough research and stakeholder mapping to effectively define the problem space.
  • Master Ideation and Prototyping Techniques: Explore various ideation methods and prototyping strategies, ranging from low to high-fidelity, to bring your ideas to life.
  • Create Impactful Solution Representations: Gain expertise in creating detailed representations through storyboarding and user journey mapping for comprehensive design solutions.
  • Evaluate and Pitch Designs: Develop the skills to gather and analyse feedback, pitch designs effectively, prepare presentations and iterate based on critique for continuous improvement.
  • Foster a Culture of Continuous Innovation: Learn how to embed design thinking principles into your organizational culture, encouraging ongoing experimentation and learning.

Participant Profile

This programme is ideal for executives and senior leaders who want to sharpen their problem-solving abilities, enhance their design-thinking skills and drive innovation within their organisations. It is also suitable for leaders looking to adopt more creative, human- centred approaches to addressing complex challenges and accelerating strategic progress.

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