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2-Day Competency-Based DesignThinkers™ Certified Design Thinking Facilitator Course

This course is specially designed for those who want to become influencing and dynamic leaders to guide a team through the full Design Thinking process. We will use a competency-based approach where you would be able to:

  • Foster a creative multi-disciplinary team culture geared to emerge insights and preferred situations
  • Facilitate divergent and convergent thinking
  • Cultivate a Customer-Centric approach
  • Enable holistic and eco-system thinking to establish value-based outcomes
  • Drive multiple iterations to produce desirable, feasible and viable outcomes

Early Bird Price

S$1,500

Length

Advanced

Language

2 days

Standard Price

S$1,500

Involvement

7 hours a day

Course Type

In Person

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Aug
04

Singapore - Harbourfront Centre

2-Day Design Thinking Fundamentals (August 2025)
DATE
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About this course

Facilitation is an indispensable medium in running successful Design Thinking workshops or projects to bring people together from diverse backgrounds to work on specific challenges. We focus on creating an environment where people acknowledge creative confident.

In DT Advanced and Facilitation courses, we will focus on developing your capabilities in facilitating the design thinking process in teams. We selected the six most essential competencies you will need to ensure you are well prepared to guide through the process.

  • Foster a creative and multi-disciplinary team culture
  • Lead the DT process
  • Develop the end-user centric mindset
  • Collaborate with stakeholders
  • Create and implement a pilot structure
  • Focus on value propositions

We strongly believe in ‘learning-by-doing’; will be exemplified with high energy and hands-on attitude throughout the two courses.

You will work in small teams on a challenge while at the same time learning to work with Design Thinking way and tools. Together with our recognized facilitators, you will find answers to the following:

  •   How to successfully apply Design Thinking in a complex business environment?
  •   How can you build empathy in an organization, transform user feedback and insights into opportunities?
  •   What is the value of Design Thinking?
  •   How can it be implemented to competitive advantage?

What you'll learn

We strongly believe in ‘learning-by-doing’; will be exemplified with high energy and hands-on attitude throughout the two courses.

You will work in small teams on a challenge while at the same time learning to work with Design Thinking way and tools. Together with our recognized facilitators, you will find answers to the following:

  • How to successfully apply Design Thinking in a complex business environment?
  • How can you build empathy in an organization, transform user feedback and insights into opportunities?
  • What is the value of Design Thinking?
  • How can it be implemented to competitive advantage?

This course is specially designed for those who want to become influencing and dynamic leaders to guide a team through the full Design Thinking process. We will use a competency-based approach where you would be able to:

  1. Foster a creative multi-disciplinary team culture geared to emerge insights and preferred situations
  2. Facilitate divergent and convergent thinking
  3. Cultivate a Customer-Centric approach
  4. Enable holistic and eco-system thinking to establish value-based outcomes
  5. Drive multiple iterations to produce desirable, feasible and viable outcomes

Your Global Facilitators:

  • Mr. Jeroen van der Weide
  • Mr. Daryl Lim
  • Mr. David Chung

Welcome & Self Assessment

Introduction
Facilitation Principles
Facilitation Opportunities

Mindsetters & Appearance

Energy Management
Personal Presentation
Facilitation Opportunities

Develop & Team Dynamics

Problem Framing
Managing Groups
Facilitation Opportunities

Implement & Personal Plan

Facilitation Opportunities
Action Plans
Personal Coaching

Coaching Session

Follow-up call with facilitators to discuss any challenges you experience regarding your on-the-job Facilitation Opportunity

Meet your instructors

Facilitation is an indispensable medium in running successful Design Thinking workshops or projects to bring people together from diverse backgrounds to work on specific challenges. We focus on creating an environment where people acknowledge creative confident.

In the DT Advanced and Facilitation courses, we focus on developing your capabilities in facilitating the design thinking process in teams. We selected the six most essential competencies you will need to ensure you are well prepared to guide through the process.

  • Foster a creative and multi-disciplinary team culture
  • Lead the DT process
  • Develop the end-user centric mindset
  • Collaborate with stakeholders
  • Create and implement a pilot structure
  • Focus on value propositions

Daryl Lim

Co-Founder & Senior Facilitator DesignThinkers HK & Singapore

Daryl Lim brings 15 years of experience in designing and creating a wide range of people related solutions

Wayne Ho

Co-Founder & Senior Facilitator DesignThinkers HK & Singapore

He has been in the Education industry for over 17 years now and has been in working through the ranks from IT, Sales & Marketing, Facilities Management and Human Resources.

DesignThinkers™ Certified Design Thinking Facilitator

After successful completion of the 2-Day Design Thinking Facilitation course, participants are required to complete an assignment and present it to the global panel of assessors. If you are deemed competent,  you will be awarded a the “DesignThinkers™ Certified Design Thinking Facilitator” Certificate and you can celebrate your achievement of becoming a true Design Thinking facilitator. All tools and materials will be available after the course for personal use.

Online Facilitation Course

COVID-19 Protocol

At DesignThinkers Academy, we take our social duty very serious when it comes to protecting the health of our valued participants and dear team members. For this reason, participants interested in joining us at our Creative Studio in Amsterdam are more than welcome, if you are able to provide:
A) Digital COVID Certificate (QR code);
B) Proof of a negative PCR-test, within 24 hours of the first day of training;
C) Proof that you recovered from COVID-19 less than 6 months ago.

If a participant cannot comply with the above mentioned requirements, they will not be able to participate in the course. Our goal is to create a safe environment in which we can continuously stimulate creativity and allow all participants and facilitators to feel comfortable.

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Choose your session

Aug
04

Singapore - Harbourfront Centre

2-Day Design Thinking Fundamentals (August 2025)
DATE
...

Request Incompany

Tailor-made coaching around your challenge

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