PROGRAM

Business Design Fundamentals

Course Dates:

16/04/2020 To 17/04/2020

Cost:

CAD $ 4250

Language of Instruction:

English

Use design methods and techniques to find, frame and solve business problems.

Innovation for today’s business challenges. Business Design Fundamentals is evolving into the most prolific approach to organizational design and service innovation. Today’s leaders must be equipped with a mindset, skill-set and tool-set to creatively solve problems that focus on the user, customer or stakeholder.

This intensive program provides the fundamentals of ‘design thinking’ for business over a 2-day sprint. You will learn and apply industry leading user-centered design research, prototyping and storytelling methods to real business challenges.

Dr. Angèle Beausoleil is a 'pracademic' who leads field (action) research inside organizations on innovation process design, navigation and management. She applies her 25 years of business experience to crafting high-impact teaching and student-centred learning experiences. Dr. Beausoleil is Canada's first PhD to focus on innovation literacy (innovativeness/innovatorship) using business/strategic design (design thinking) processes and methods.Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Business Design and Innovation

Learn by doing.

Ideate, prototype and retest a real-world innovation challenge and truly get comfortable with the framework. You'll gain a design mindset and learn to build a business case for design.

By the end of the two days you will be able to

use design methods and techniques to find, frame and solve problems
think differently about needs, problems and solutions and
understand how empathy, creativity, prototyping and storytelling are critical for business innovation

We’re here to help.

This innovative program focuses on understanding what customers need and how meeting those needs can drive business. Our expert faculty will guide you through every step.

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A deposit of 50% of the program fee is required at time of application. The balance of the program fee is due 30 days after receipt of invoice or 30 days before the start of the program, whichever is first.