Design Thinking and Corporate Change - Executive Education
Fact sheet
Graduation
Executive Education
Taught language
Englisch
Specialization
Digital Transformation, Innovation
Program Emphasis
Design Thinking, Unternehmenswandel
Course options
Certificate program
Run in collaboration with ESMT Berlin and the HPI d-school (Hasso Plattner Institute), this highly interactive, hands-on workshop equips participants with the mindset, methods, and tools of Design Thinking to drive meaningful, user-centered innovation and navigate corporate change.
The program culminates in a double certificate from both partners.
- Learn to develop innovative, customer-centric solutions through real-world challenges, team-based prototyping, and user interviews
- Gain practical experience applying Design Thinking along the full value chain—from empathy and ideation to testing and pitching
- Discover strategies to overcome organizational resistance and build internal momentum for change initiatives
- Understand how to foster a culture of innovation and effectively communicate change stories to stakeholders
The program culminates in a double certificate from both partners.
Program Emphasis
- ESMT’s Design Thinking course allows you to explore the principles of Design Thinking and understand the major steps involved when applying it practically.
- Learn how the needs of internal and external customers should be considered, how to gain empathy for them, conduct interviews, implement creativity methods, prototype and test.
- Enhance your ability to trigger user-centered innovation in the managerial practices of your firm.
- Receive practical advice on how to establish networks of like-minded people and refine your communication skills to convince your peers across hierarchies.
