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Brenda Hughes leads the Kelley Executive Education design thinking certification

Turn ideas into impact with Kelley’s Design Thinking for Business Innovation short course

Spark innovation, tackle complex challenges, and gain tools to drive collaboration and breakthrough solutions across industries.

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    Interested in this course?

    This course is currently not being offered through open enrollment. We invite you to explore the leadership courses we are currently offering.

    If your organization would benefit from this topic, please reach out to kelleypd@iu.edu to schedule a call. Our team offers custom-designed courses, based on your organization’s needs, that can be delivered on-site at your location, online, or on campus.

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    Design Thinking for Business Innovation

    Organizations today are under constant pressure to innovate, whether in products, services, or internal processes. Kelley’s in-person design thinking course equips you with the knowledge and skills to approach challenges facing any organization. In this highly interactive executive education course, you’ll learn from top-ranked faculty, collaborate with professionals from a variety of industries, and leave with ideas you can immediately apply to your team.

    Who will benefit from Design Thinking for Business Innovation?

    This program is ideal for:

    • Mid-level professionals
    • Cross-functional teams
    • Innovation task forces
    • HR and leadership roles

    What to expect:

    • Highly interactive, hands-on approach
    • Real-world challenges (tailored to your industry)
    • Fast iteration and team collaboration
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    Explore our Leading with AI executive education series

    Strengthen your ability to spot where AI creates true business value through Kelley’s function-focused short courses in our Leading with AI executive education series. Build essential leadership skills in decision-making, communication, and accountability, and put them into action immediately through an Action Learning Project designed to deliver measurable impact for your organization.

    Earn a digital badge for each Action Learning Project and course completion, take four courses and earn an AI certificate, or maximize your advantage by completing the full series. Upcoming courses are enrolling now, so reserve your spot today.

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    Discover custom training solutions for your organization

    Partner with the Kelley School to design training programs tailored to your organization’s goals. We work with organizations of all sizes to develop custom programming for your team. Our professional development offerings can be customized to meet your unique needs, using our academic curriculum as a foundation.

    To explore customized solutions, contact Kelley Executive Education Programs at kelleypd@iu.edu.

    • Dive into the mindset of innovative thinkers

    • Understanding user needs
    • Tools: Empathy maps, customer journey

    • Brainstorming strategies for divergent and convergent thinking
    • “How might we” exercises

    • Low-fidelity prototyping
    • Gathering and applying feedback quickly

    • Individual/team challenge
    • Action planning for next steps

    Questions?

    Please reach out to us at kelleypd@iu.edu to learn more about the Design Thinking for Business Innovation short course and other courses offered by Kelley School of Business Executive Education Programs.

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