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Design Thinking
Fundamentals
Autumn
Learn the core principles of design thinking on our concentrated course. Our expert coaches will give you a solid introduction to the theory and then take you straight onto ‘learning through doing’.
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Catherine Collins
Service designer and educator
More than Metrics
Holly May Mahoney
Design Lead
Design Thinkers Academy
Belinda Abbott
Head of Faculty
Design Thinkers Academy
Blythe Wild
Programme Coordinator
Design Thinkers Academy
Shanna Bent
Customer Relationship Coordinator
Design Thinkers Academy
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27th – 28th Sept
09.00 – 18.00 
Central London 
Design Thinkers
Bootcamp
Autumn
Explore the transformative potential of design thinking with us. You’ll be guided on an intensive journey through every stage of the design and innovation cycle, gaining newfound confidence as a design thinker.
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Eddie Obeng
Innovation & change leader
Joe Ferry
Brand & experience architect
David Kester
Design evangelist & orchestrator
J. Paul Neeley
Designer & Researcher
Arnoud Koning
Design thinking champion
Holly May Mahoney
Design Lead
Design Thinkers Academy
Belinda Abbott
Head of Faculty
Design Thinkers Academy
Blythe Wild
Programme Coordinator
Design Thinkers Academy
Shanna Bent
Customer Relationship Coordinator
Design Thinkers Academy
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8th – 12th Oct
09.00 – 18.00 Central London 
Design Thinking
Facilitation
Autumn
Take your facilitation skills to the next level, supported by our coaches. In our dynamic two-day course, you’ll hone the skills you need to guide innovation and service design in business.
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Arnoud Koning
Design thinking champion
David Kester
Design evangelist & orchestrator
Payal Wadhwa
Service Design Lead
Fjord
Holly May Mahoney
Design Lead
Design Thinkers Academy
Belinda Abbott
Head of Faculty
Design Thinkers Academy
Blythe Wild
Programme Coordinator
Design Thinkers Academy
Shanna Bent
Customer Relationship Coordinator
Design Thinkers Academy
Fiona Myles
Leading brand strategist
Next course
12th – 13th Nov
09.00 – 18.00 Central London 
Design Thinkers
Bootcamp
Spring
Explore the transformative potential of design thinking with us. You’ll be guided on an intensive journey through every stage of the design and innovation cycle, gaining newfound confidence as a design thinker.
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Joe Ferry
Brand & experience architect
Eddie Obeng
Innovation & change leader
David Kester
Design evangelist & orchestrator
Arnoud Koning
Design thinking champion
J. Paul Neeley
Designer & Researcher
Holly May Mahoney
Design Lead
Design Thinkers Academy
Belinda Abbott
Head of Faculty
Design Thinkers Academy
Blythe Wild
Programme Coordinator
Design Thinkers Academy
Shanna Bent
Customer Relationship Coordinator
Design Thinkers Academy
Next course
4th – 8th Feb 2019
09.00 – 18:00 Central London Companies Graduated
Companies Graduated
These skills will go with you anywhere; invest in your future - you’ll think of the world differently - do it!
Gary Hartley, General Manager, GS1 New Zealand
The Design Thinkers Academy is all you need to start changing your company's design culture.
Miquel Mora, Technicolor
The Design Thinkers Academy courses will change your perspective and deepen your customer insights.
Robin Mahadeo, PricewaterhouseCoopers UK
At the Design Thinkers Bootcamp I discovered a whole set of tools that I could put into action immediately.
Cécile Michel, Alstom Transport
This bootcamp made me live and breath design thinking and it wouldn't have been possible without David and the eminent coaches.
Kranthi Bairi, Head of Delivery, Atos
I left this course feeling genuinely empowered to change the way we do things for the better. Thank you!
Toby Garrood, Consultant Rheumatologist at Guy's and St Thomas' (NHS Foundation Trust)
Tailor a course
TAILOR A COURSE
We have a long track record of designing customised courses for business. You can tailor any of our open courses for your organisation. Ask us to run a one-off stimulus workshop, train your leaders in design thinking or help you build an innovation culture across your business.
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Seeing Things from the Other Side
Seeing Things from the Other Side
Jo Maude
Long Read
Having been producer on Design Thinkers Academy London courses for the past three years, I recently had the opportunity to attend Bootcamp as a delegate.
Read allLearning by Doing with Kitchenette Karts
Learning by Doing with Kitchenette Karts
Shanna Bent
Learning
New recruit Shanna Bent talks about our team away day where we learnt how to design and sell sandwiches by the social enterprise Kitchenette Karts.
Read allMeet Belinda - Head of Faculty
Meet Belinda - Head of Faculty
Hayley Canning
Interview
Hayley sits down with Belinda, our new Head of Faculty, to find out more about her career and what she loves about Design Thinking.
Read allMeet our coaches
All of our coaches are practitioners at the frontline of business and design. We love what we do and we'd like you to meet one of our very own.
MEET HOLLY MAY MAHONEY
Holly May Mahoney is a service designer with experience that spans the private and public sectors. Find out more about her.
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