Academy of Design Thinking

IOEE Academy using innovative approaches to business learning

We met with one of our long standing enterprise academies, the academy of design thinking and spoke with CEO, Juia Goga Cooke about their plans for delivery in 2023. We really enjoyed catching up with Julia and finding out about Academy of Design Thinking’s experience as an IOEE academy.

We wanted to know a little bit more about how the Academy of Design Thinking works, and how the programme is delivered, and so we thought, who better to ask than the CEO of the academy.

Julia gave us a bit of background on the centre and their learners. She told us that their learners are corporate professionals and university students who are taking part in the design thinking movement. The academy specialises in helping companies build their human centred innovation muscle, through scaling the learning in sustainable ways. The academy runs accelerator bootcamps, train the trainer programs and digital online courses to boost the learners qualifications, add to their skills and equip them for an ever changing and ever adapting world.

With a human centred approach, Academy of Design Thinking equips learners with a set of six human skills: empathy, critical thinking, creative thinking, experimentation, collaboration and communication. We wanted to take a deeper dive into the world of design thinking and so we asked Julia if she could explain what design thinking is and how it applies to current day enterprise.

What is Design Thinking?

‘Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that puts people at the centre.

“It is a human-centered, collaborative, and iterative process that helps businesses improve and create new products, services, processes, experiences that bring value for their customers, the business and society at large. Over the years, it has evolved through deep combinations with Lean Entrepreneurship and Agile Ways of working, making it easier for businesses to embrace it.”

Design thinking is increasingly being recognized as a valuable process for innovation and growth in a wide range of industries, from tech startups to healthcare. With their approval as an IOEE academy, Academy of Design Thinking has demonstrated their commitment to excellence in enterprise education. They have also benefited by being associated with the IOEE and being able to issue certificates that are valued in the UK and internationally.

Academy of Design Thinking has announced their plan to increase their delivery. They aim to deliver this way of thinking to more learners, and to reach more students and entrepreneurs than ever before. Their mission is to help more companies adopt the human and planet centered approach and thrive amidst uncertainty, ambiguity and change. In 2023 we are helping more companies, that want to embrace circular economy at the core of their business, by innovating in their business model and transitioning into new ways of working.

This is great news for anyone looking to learn more about design thinking and how to apply it in their own business or project. Academy of Design Thinking’s plans for the future are exciting.

Design thinking has the potential to transform the way businesses approach innovation and growth, and Academy of Design Thinking is at the forefront of this movement.

If you want to find out more about Academy of Design Thinking, their mission and their programmes, then head over to their website at: www.academyofdesignthinking.com