| Start Date | Duration | Cost | Max Participant Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13th September | 5 Days Blended Format | €600 | 18 |
This course is offered in collaboration with Creative Futures Academy (CFA).
Overview
Learn valuable design methodologies and strategies that will transform your approach to problem solving and innovation.
Design thinking can transform the way organisations develop products, services, processes and strategy. Many companies now deploy design thinking methodologies to help them overcome key business challenges ever present in today’s fast-paced technology and data driven environment.
Design thinking can be used as an innovative approach:
- for problem solving and management strategy;
- to create customer-centric products and services;
- to anticipate and respond to new trends and technologies;
- to design experiences and interactions;
- to develop systemised solutions.
Covered topics
The programme may include a range of topics such as:
- Origins of design thinking Writing a design brief
- Competitor analysis
- Creative leadership, vision and values
- Brainstorming and ideation
- Audience/customer profiling
- Customer journeys & empathy experiments
- Synthesis and insights
- Visualisation methodologies
- Storytelling
- Prototyping & iteration
- Design metrics, evaluation, validation and testing.
Participant profile/Who can apply/Eligibility
This course is suitable for professionals and graduates who have an Undergraduate qualification of 2nd Class Honours or higher at Honours Degree level. Applicants without a Level 8 qualification may be considered based on their prior experience and learning through our RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) process.
CCIS Membership Support
THIS PROGRAMME IS CO FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (EUFUNDS.IE)
CULTURAL & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SKILLNET APPLICANTS MUST BE RESIDENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND TO QUALIFY FOR CCI SKILLNET MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT & NOT IN RECEIPT OF a) a bursary b) a scholarship or c) grant aid
All programmes are provided without discrimination. This includes discrimination based on gender, race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation. An inclusive environment that welcomes participants from diverse communities is promoted.
Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet is required to collect Special Category Data from those who wish to avail of supports for this programme. If you are successful in your course application to CFA/IADT, you will be asked to fill out a special category data questionnaire which will be present on the registration/payment page. Further data will be collected at the following milestones.
- the course completion date
- 6 months post certification
Location
IADT, located on Kill Ave, Dun Laoghaire, is a leader in higher education with a specialist focus on the development of future makers, shapers, technologists, thinkers, storytellers and creators who lead and innovate in a changing digital world.
Costs/fee
The fee for this 5 x Day Blended Learning Course is €600 per person (normally €1,100).
Payment will be due in full before the course commences
Application steps
- Fill out the Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet membership application form below.
- If your CCIS Membership application is successful, you will be notified and given access to the IADT Course application link.
- Fill out the IADT Course Application
- If your Course Application is successful you will be notified and given access to a CCIS Registration/Payment Link
- You will be asked to complete a Special Category Data questionnaire before proceeding to CCIS registration/Payment
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION STEP BY STEP GUIDE HERE
CCIS membership application deadline
CCIS Membership Application Deadline: August 15th
If you experience any difficulties with your CCIS membership application please contact susantalbot@furthr.ie with a Subject Heading of : IADT | CCIS Application | [Course Name]
Important: All Course Applications To Be Made Separately via IADT. A link to this application will be sent to you if your CCIS membership application is successful.
Dates and times of the course
Commences September 13th 2024