Course in Design Thinking for Innovation

The course presents design thinking as a method for governing innovation, integrating rational analysis with creativity. The common thread is the strategic management of innovative projects, and the topics covered include the systemic approach, building future scenarios, user experience design, assessment of social and environmental impact and management of organisational change. The aim is to give participants tools for tackling complex problems, putting people and the context in which solutions are adopted at the centre. Design thinking is an approach that starts from observing people's needs, generates alternatives through creativity and tests them with prototypes and checks, reducing the risk of developing solutions that do not work; the course presents it as a method for the strategic management of projects, not as a simple set of creative techniques.

The programme lasts five months and is held in person. According to the calendar given, the application deadline was May 15, 2026 and lessons started on May 29, 2026, dates that have already passed. The course, of an executive type, is designed for managers, leaders and professionals who want to develop innovation skills. Admission is with a bachelor's or master's degree, or an equivalent foreign qualification. The page gives no detailed information on hours of lessons, credits, programme structure, specific teaching methods or the number of places available, and the cost is not made public. The combination of systems thinking, future scenarios and assessment of social and environmental impacts invites students to consider the consequences of choices beyond the short term, and to design innovations that are sustainable and accepted by the different parties involved, with particular attention to managing change within organisations.

The aim is to strengthen the ability to design and lead innovation processes based on design thinking. Related professions include the innovation consultant, the digital innovation manager, the sustainable marketing expert, the user experience expert, the sustainability project manager and the innovation manager. The course is therefore suited both to those working in established companies who need to introduce new ways of working, and to those who work in consulting or in younger organisations and are looking for a structured approach to innovation in products, services and processes. The executive format and in-person classes encourage engagement between managers and professionals from different sectors, and the five-month duration makes it possible to alternate learning and application in one's own work setting, so as to bring new methods and reference points into the company for leading product, service and process innovation projects.