Design Thinking Online Courses

Unlock your creative potential through IDEO U

We're part of IDEO—an award-winning global design company that takes a human-centered, design-based approach to help organizations innovate and grow.

Learn IDEO's approach to design thinking and creative leadership through IDEO U—an online school that equips individuals with the tools and mindsets necessary to ignite creative confidence and tackle complex challenges.

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Cultivating Creative
Collaboration

Foundations in Creative
Leadership Certificate

Prototyping for
Digital Experiences

Certificate Programs

Progress from foundational to advanced skills

FOUNDATIONS IN DESIGN THINKING CERTIFICATE

Gain a practical understanding of the design thinking approach.

ADVANCED DESIGN THINKING CERTIFICATE

Deepen your design thinking skills and advance your practice.

FOUNDATIONS IN CREATIVE LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE

Build the foundational skills and mindsets to lead teams for creativity and collaboration.

Multi-week Courses

5-week online courses taught by IDEO practitioners

INSIGHTS FOR INNOVATION

Uncover insights about the unmet needs of your customers and turn these needs into human-centered solutions.

COE LETA STAFFORD
IDEO Global Design Director

JANE FULTON SURI
IDEO Partner Emeritus & Executive Design Director

FROM IDEAS TO ACTION

Learn techniques to generate an abundance of ideas, turn ideas into prototypes to gather feedback and learn quickly, and evolve through multiple rounds of ideation and prototyping.

BRENDAN BOYLE
Founder of the Toy Lab & IDEO Partner

DESIGNING A BUSINESS

Learn an agile way to remove risk from creating new business models by testing your assumptions early.

KERRY O'CONNOR
IDEO Design Director

AMY BONSALL
IDEO Senior Design Director

DAVID SCHONTHAL
IDEO Senior Portfolio Director

HUMAN-CENTERED SERVICE DESIGN

Service is where your organization meets the world. Learn to design moments that people will remember.

MELANIE BELL-MAYEDA
IDEO Partner & Managing Director

ILYA PROKOPOFF
IDEO Partner & Managing Director

STORYTELLING FOR INFLUENCE

Learn how to craft a compelling narrative, inspire others to follow your lead, and connect with diverse audiences.

JENN MAER
IDEO Design Director

CULTIVATING CREATIVE COLLABORATION

Gain the skills and frameworks you need to foster creative collaboration and unleash the potential of a team. You'll learn IDEO's methods for guiding others through uncertainty, encouraging them to forge ahead into new territory by intentionally designing for moments where ideas can be shared, built on, and evaluated in a safe space.

MIKE PENG
IDEO Managing Director

LEADING FOR CREATIVITY

Build a culture of creativity, scale design thinking, and create breakthrough solutions.

TIM BROWN
IDEO CEO

DESIGNING FOR CHANGE

Learn the mindsets and skills of a human-centered approach to creating change and growing it into a lasting movement.

BRYAN WALKER
IDEO Partner & Design Director

Refer to our class and course calendar for enrollment dates.

On-Demand Classes

Flexible, online classes taught by IDEO Practitioners

HELLO DESIGN THINKING

This introductory class will teach you the foundational skills and mindsets of design thinking. Develop a shared language and understanding across your team and organization.

Now available in Spanish.

DAVID KELLEY
Founder of IDEO