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Leading Design Teams

Empower leaders to leverage design for innovation and organisational change.
Course type
Microcredential
Delivery mode
Hybrid
Start date
12 February
Duration
1 Month
Price
$3,575.00
Total commitment
40 hours

This course has a special 20% discount for University of Sydney Alumni, Staff and Students. Register for a discount now.

Overview

As design expertise grows within organisations, it becomes even more critical for leaders and senior managers to harness this capability effectively. Supporting, enabling and managing design teams to achieve impactful outcomes requires a strong understanding of how best to leverage the potential of design.

This course will equip leaders with the necessary skills to drive organisational innovation and change by empowering design teams and growing the measurable value of design.

What you'll learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Develop advanced processes and functions for effective design initiatives within the organisation.
  • Formulate an integrated design strategy for innovation.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of design processes and functions.
  • Identify and promote the strategic value of design capabilities.

Architecture, Design and Planning

The Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning fosters dialogue about spaces, technologies, cities, and environments and is committed to providing in-demand courses for impactful learning opportunities. For over 40 years, our Design Discipline has been a leader in design and design research, informing critical perspectives that drive design across technology, society, and innovation. Design-led research enables transformations in thinking, processes, products, and services which in turn can drive positive change.
Learn more about the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning

Aims

The aim of this course is to empower leaders and senior managers with the essential skills and strategic insights needed to leverage design and empower design teams to foster innovation and drive organisational change. While many organisations have embraced design as part of their innovation strategy, leaders can do more to support and leverage the work of design teams. This course enables leaders to better understand and organise design efforts across the organisation.

Content

  • Principles and processes of design for leaders and senior managers.
  • Design approaches to research and innovation.
  • Measuring design impact.
  • Design, strategy and leadership.
  • Design, AI and future planning.

This course is suitable for leaders and senior managers who have responsibility for or leadership of design teams within their current organisation in sectors and industries undergoing radical change e.g. technology, environmental, retail, finance, banking, health, communities, justice, and education.

This course will be delivered in a hybrid style, consisting of two face-to-face learning sessions (14 hours) and online, self-paced sessions (approx. 24 hours). The course also includes an optional 2 hour networking event, making the course 40 hours in total.

Materials

All course materials are provided electronically through our Learning Management System (LMS) called Canvas 2. After enrolment, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the LMS.

Software

We will use a variety of tools including Miro, which you can access on your browser, or you can choose to create a free or paid account and download the desktop software if you prefer: Miro
Here are two Miro introductions if you are not familiar with the interface: 3-min Intro 38-min Tutorial

There is no prerequisite requirement to take this course.

Recommended pre-reading (optional)

Bason, C., & Austin, R. D. (2019). The Right Way to Lead Design Thinking. Harvard Business Review, 97(2), 82–91.

There are two assessments: an interactive presentation and a strategic design report. These align with the learner’s work-based environments, creating opportunities for embedded learning and development of professional level knowledge and understanding that can be applied immediately in your business.

Upcoming classes

In-person at ADP Teaching Studio, plus self-paced online learning

2025-02-12 Wed 12 Feb 2025 - 2025-03-12 Wed 12 Mar 2025

2 days, 16 hours total
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1 Month
40 hours
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Full classes

2024-10-28 Mon 28 Oct 2024 - 2024-11-25 Mon 25 Nov 2024

2 days, 16 hours total
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40 hours
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Facilitators

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Ricardo Sosa

Ricardo builds on two decades of experience across design practice, education, and research in three continents. His career in product design began in the areas of co-design and the design of...
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