23rd September 2025 (remote)

25th September 2025 (in-person - Sydney)

Use Design Thinking to lead innovation with real impact

A practical and immersive course that teaches you how to apply human-centred thinking to transform challenges into opportunities — with creativity, purpose, and results.

/About the Course

Design Thinking Foundations is a hands-on, collaborative learning experience for professionals who want to master the language of innovation.

You will go through all stages of the process — from empathy to prototyping — developing essential skills to lead change with creativity and im

Format

• 12 hours total

• 4h live online evening session

• 8h in-person immersion (Sydney)

/ Why Take This Course

At Echos School, Design Thinking is more than a methodology — it`s a mindset. It hekps you:

• Navigate complexity with confidence
• Unlock creativity in yourself and your teams
• Reduce risks by testing and prototyping ideas
• Connect innovation with purpose to create desirable futures

/ What you´ll Learn

You’ll develop 6 key competencies:

• Empathy for innovation – uncover real user needs through research
• Participatory decision-making – validate ideas with experimentation
• Innovative leadership – lead projects with a strategic mindset
• Agile prototyping – bring ideas to life quickly and effectively
• Radical collaboration – co-create in multidisciplinary teams
• Critical and creative thinking – balance divergent and convergent thinking

/ Course Content

Introduction to Design Thinking: empathy, collaboration, experimentation

Case studies and practical examples

Innovation mindsets and key skills

Fast Forward Project: stakeholder mapping, ideation, rapid prototyping

Applying the Double Diamond: Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver

Tools: personas, empathy map, “How might we…”, brainwriting, paper prototyping

/ The Learning Journey

Real Project – work on an actual challenge

Expert Facilitation – guidance from experienced Echos facilitators

Networking – join the global Echos community

Collective Intelligence – co-create knowledge with peers

Showcase Sessions – inspiration from experts

Extra Resources – curated books, films, and case studies

/ Who Is It For?

This course is for you if you are:

• A UX, innovation, or strategy professional
• A career-changer exploring future skills
• A designer or creative expanding your innovation toolkit
• A leader or manager seeking to boost team collaboration
• A professional from any field who wants to solve complex challenges

/Meet the Facilitators

Juliana Proserpio

Echos Chief Designer

Officer & Founder

Ricardo Ruffo

Echos CEO & Founder

Location:

Sydney CBD

Ready to lead with innovation?

Start your journey with Design Thinking Foundations.

Echos is a desirable futures lab driven by design. We have been working for more than ten years to transform realities by applying tools and the design mindset at the intersection between business and people.

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