Design Thinking Facilitation Masterclass

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Course Features

Mastering Innovative Facilitation: Inspiring Action, Driving Results.

This course aims to provide Executive Certificate in Design Thinking for Innovation earners an opportunity to take their design thinking facilitation skills to a higher level, through introduction of advanced design thinking facilitation topics, techniques, and activities. This course is intended for those who have implemented design thinking workshops or projects beyond Design Thinking Practicum and desire to sharpen their craft. This course will provide a forum for sharing lessons learned and best practices implementing design thinking, as well as exploring ways to further enhance future design thinking projects.

The prerequisite for this Masterclass is completion of the Executive Certificate in Design Thinking for Innovation.

Every course includes:

  • Industry-leading faculty
  • Collaborative learning
  • Research-driven results
  • Lifelong connections
  • Practical applications
  • Custom solutions

Through our Executive Certificate in Design Thinking for Innovation, participants will learn design thinking skills to help you tackle complex challenges with solution-based approaches across any industry. 

Program Details

Who should attend

  • Executive Certificate in Design Thinking for Innovation earners

What will you learn

  • Increase self-efficiency in design thinking facilitation
  • Expand knowledge base of design thinking tools and approaches
  • Gain experience through practical exercises and real-world scenarios
  • Explore how to integrate best practices into current and future design thinking projects
  • Master how to troubleshoot common challenges in design thinking processes

Faculty

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Danielle Piccinini Black, MPH, MBA

Executive Education Faculty, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Danielle Piccinini Black is the Academic Lead for Design Thinking for Innovation at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School—Executive Education, and Design Innovation Lead at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs. She leads the development and implementation of design thinking research, workshops, and co-creation internationally to address emerging public health and business needs, and uses that experience to enhance her design thinking courses. Danielle holds an MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an MBA from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. She also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger and South Africa. Click here to read her discussion on the benefits of utilizing design thinking as an empathy-centered approach to problem-solving. Email: danielle.piccinini@jhu.edu.

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