Course Description
Design Thinking Facilitation Training with certification
The Design Thinking Facilitation Training with Certification helps participants enhance their facilitation and design thinking capabilities. Participants will increase their confidence in running programs for multi-disciplinary teams. This inspirational learning experience opens new career paths and opportunities to shift teams and guide value creation.
The objective of the 3-day Design Thinking Facilitation Training is to leave participants with the experience to confidently facilitate teams in the workplace.
This course is perfect for aspiring analysts, changemakers, disruptors, mavericks and leaders. It enables facilitators to guide a collaborative approach to develop novel solutions using Design Thinking.
Why do this course
Do you aspire to be an agent for change? Do you want to shift people into a fresh understanding of a problem?
As a Design Thinking facilitator, you will activate teams to be collaborate and co-create preferred solutions.
With this program under your belt, you will be able to better plan for and facilitate teams towards clarity. You will be better equipped to manage team dynamics and deal with disruptions. You will be trained in how facilitate transitions across different stages of Design Thinking.
We will simulate real-world workshop experiences. This will give you the opportunity to learn and practice in a safe environment. This powerful learning experience will enable you to lead teams through the process.
Certification of Competence
The program includes a certification of competence (post the course) enabling participants to embed and practice what they learnt.
*Certification program cost is waivered for 1) participants who have completed a DT Fundamentals training with DTA 2) individual participants 3) small companies.
*PAYMENT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE – contact [email protected] for more info
Early Bird Price
R19 895 + R 4995 ex vat for certification program
Length
3 days + self-paced Certification Program
Language
English
Standard Price
R 21 995 + R4995 ex vat for certification program
Involvement
8 hours a day for 3 days & self-paced certification to be completed in 8 weeks
Course Type
In-person
ABOUT THIS COURSE
Facilitation is an essential element for running successful Design Thinking workshop sessions. Creating a space and an environment in which people feel confident and creative is the key responsibility of the facilitator. Throughout the course you will be challenged to work in small teams to practice all aspects of facilitating workshops.
You will practice facilitating teams to reach new insights and identify novel outcomes. You will obtain first-hand experience in the methods that work to keep teams energised, to stimulate flow and to generate future possibilities.
The focus is on developing your facilitator confidence, overcoming fears and working on your strengths. You will directly facilitate Design Thinking principles and mindsets using diverse techniques in a safe environment (putting yourself on the edge of your comfort zone).
What you'll learn
During the course, you will practice various aspects of facilitating Design Thinking sessions by working on a challenge. With a strong focus on your personal facilitation style, group dynamics, energizers and mind-setters (warm-ups), you will learn how to run high-energy and effective workshops across diverse groups.
Welcome & Self Assessment
- Introduction and course orientation
- The essence and purpose of Design Thinking (when to use DT)
- Facilitation principles and mindsets
- Setting up the program - opportunity selection
Facilitating Opportunities
The facilitation of participative processes across divergent and convergent thinking during the program include:
First Diamond or Problem Exploration:
- Divergence in the Discovery mode : Project kick-off, Research, Sensemaking
- Convergence in the Discovery mode: Insights and Opportunity Gathering, Reframing
Second Diamond or Solution Emergence
- Solution Divergence: Ideation and Idea Selection
- Solution Convergence: Prototyping, Testing and Pitching
Mindsetters & Energy Facilitation
Facilitating across ambiguity, working towards desirable, feasible, and impactful concepts:
- Workshop Planning and Key transitions
- Team set-up and team dynamics
- Energy Management
- Project vision statement
Personal Action Plan and Certification
- Early and frequent feedback
- Develop Action Plans
- Personal Coaching and guidance on your certification program
Coaching Session
Follow-up call with facilitators to discuss any challenges you experience regarding your on-the-job Facilitation Opportunity to develop your proof of work completed for certification
Participant profile
This course is designed for:
Executives . . .
...with solid experience in creative problem-solving methodologies and the use of tools and methods to converge and diverge towards new concepts
Teamleads . . .
...seeking to guide their teams in using Design Thinking and concept development in their daily work
Professionals (individuals)...
...coaches, consultants and change agents aspiring to guide Design Thinking sessions with confidence
Facilitators & Moderators from different fields & sectors...
...looking for advice and guidance on how to integrate Design Thinking into facilitating projects & processes including Agile and Lean practitioners
NOTE: We expect participants to know the flow of Design Thinking as we won’t emphasize the tools but the facilitation opportunities.
CERTIFICATION
This will help embed DT facilitation capabilities and provide a platform for your growth as a Design Thinking facilitator. You will apply your learning on a relevant project and provide a portfolio of work performed to be evaluated by our global evaluation panel. On successful completion you will receive a globally recognized Certification of Competence that will stand you in good stead for advancing your career.
What is it?
In parallel to and beyond the course, you will be encouraged to identify and run a Design Thinking project. Should you wish to be certified you will need to submit work completed according to templates provided within 8 weeks.
A formal evaluation by Design Thinking experts from the global DesignThinkers Academy network will be conducted over an 8-week learning period.
What does it involve?
Submitting a Portfolio of Work Done (PoWD), which includes a minimum of 16 hours of fieldwork done over 8-weeks post the completion of your Design Thinking Facilitation Training.
Engaging in a 30 mins assessment oral (online), in which you discuss your submission and answer questions about your Design Thinking Facilitation project experience and lessons learned.
Meet your instructors
Robert Bloom
Director and Managing Partner Design Thinkers South Africa
Robert is the founder and managing partner of DT Academy South Africa, blending design thinking and systems thinking to help people co-create preferred futures.
Oran Cohen
Senior Associate and Experienced Innovation Facilitator
Oran is a seasoned facilitator and executive coach specializing in business transformation, leadership development, and innovation. With expertise in design thinking, behavioral science, and systems thinking, Oran enables teams to collaborate effectively, solve complex challenges, and implement scalable solutions.
"The process was needed and the support from DesignThinkers was outstanding. I highly recommend the DesignThinkers Facilitation course paired with certification of competence"