Course Description
2-Day AI Design Thinking Leadership Retreat: Change Leadership for Creating Innovative Business (AI Tools Included)
Language: Cantonese (粵語) with English Materials
Course Aim:
- This 2‑day, 1‑night leadership retreat is designed for senior executives, such as Chief Innovation Officers, Head of Innovation
- To strengthen senior executives’ capability to lead change and design innovative business models powered by AI and Design Thinking
- To help leaders envision new opportunities, enhance strategic adaptability, and foster an innovation mindset to sustain business transformation.
Target Participants:
- Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors leading organizational transformation.
- Executive Directors and Senior Business Leaders responsible for strategic growth initiatives.
- Chief Innovation or Strategy Officers driving innovation and digital transformation.
- Heads of Business Units or senior managers preparing to lead large‑scale innovation programs.
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
- Develop foresight capabilities to identify emerging market trends and new growth opportunities through AI‑empowered analytics.
- Apply advanced Design Thinking methods to define innovation strategies for sustainable organizational transformation.
- Cultivate transformational leadership to align people, culture, and purpose for enterprise agility.
- Execute agile innovation initiatives using cross‑dimensional ideation, prototyping, and validation powered by advanced AI tools.
- Create data‑driven go‑to‑market strategies that convert visionary ideas into measurable business performance.
Early Bird Price
HKD 9,800 (up to one month prior to the start of the course)
Length
2-Day
Language
Cantonese with English Materials
Standard Price
HKD 10,300
Involvement
7.5 hours per day
Course Type
In-person
What you'll learn
This interactive course equips participants with the mindsets, skill sets, and AI‑empowered toolsets essential for effective AI Design Thinking Execution, enabling them to lead and deliver breakthrough business innovations. Grounded in a “Leadership‑in‑Action” approach, participants will engage in immersive, collaborative projects that address real organizational challenges and generate measurable strategic impact.
Each stage of the Design Thinking journey integrates AI‑enhanced demonstrations and hands‑on leadership exercises conducted within dynamic virtual innovation environments. Participants will learn to harness data‑driven insights, guide cross‑functional innovation teams, and transform emerging opportunities into scalable, high‑value business models and growth strategies.
Pre‑Course Preparation Session:
Prior to the retreat, participants attend a facilitated online orientation to identify their organization’s transformation focus and desired leadership outcomes. The session prepares participants to connect course learning directly with business model innovation initiatives.
Session 1: Discover Stage
Leaders engage in stakeholder value management and AI‑driven design research to identify emerging trends, customer shifts, and business gaps. This stage equips them to sense opportunities for change within evolving market landscapes.
Case Study: Mastering Emerging Market Trends
Session 2: Define Stage
Participants perform advanced sense making, multi‑persona mapping, and value proposition analysis using AI and sentiment tools. They structure business challenges into innovation roadmaps that define where and how transformation can deliver measurable results.
Case Study: Defining Blue Ocean Opportunities
Session 3: Develop Stage
Leaders explore cross‑dimensional ideation and reverse ideation to reframe and co‑create innovative business models. This stage promotes dynamic collaboration and agility in designing future‑ready strategies supported by data‑driven insights.
Case Study: Creating Agile Innovation Workforce
Session 4: Deliver Stage
Participants conduct AI‑assisted prototyping, ACES analysis, and lean canvas development to test, validate, and build scalable change plans. The focus is on converting conceptual frameworks into tangible, innovative business models that can be implemented rapidly.
Case Study: Developing Go-To-Market Strategies
After‑Class Follow‑Up Session:
After the retreat, participants join a leadership follow‑up workshop to share implementation results, gain advisory feedback, and strengthen ongoing innovation projects. This ensures continuous learning, peer exchange, and sustained impact of change leadership practices within their organizations.
Meet your coaches
Our executive coaches are seasoned in organizational change and experienced certified Design Thinking facilitators. They will share their extensive experience and effective strategies for implementing Design Thinking in innovation projects and organizational transformations. This practical approach enables you to integrate Design Thinking immediately principles into your managment decision and leadership perspectives.
David Chung
Dean of DTA China, Senior Facilitator
Certification and Recognition
Upon completing the course and required exercises, participants receive a Digital Certificate of Completion from the DesignThinkers Academy, verified through a secure blockchain-based certification system for authenticity and global recognition.
Those completing a 2-day course and meeting all class exercise requirements also earn the Design Thinking Practitioner Digital Badge, confirming their applied competence in AI-Empowered Design Thinking (DT3.0) methods and tools.
