Accelerating innovation with a focus
on people, process, and results

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Develop innovative solutions based on customer needs.
Break through fixed thinking patterns and stimulate creativity.
Translate ideas into concrete and achievable results.

Introduction

Design Thinking is a powerful approach that enables organizations to develop innovative solutions faster, more creatively, and with a strong customer focus. It helps you unravel complex challenges, question assumptions, and truly understand what users need.

In the training course ‘Design Thinking as an Innovation Strategy’, you will learn how to implement the power of Design Thinking in your own professional context. You will discover how to gain insight into customer needs through empathetic research, reframe problems, and translate ideas into concrete and achievable solutions. You will combine creative thinking with a structured approach. Through Design Sprints, you will experience how multidisciplinary teams achieve supported results in a short period of time.

Who is this training for?

The training course ‘Design Thinking as an Innovation Strategy’ is designed for professionals, managers, and consultants who want to accelerate innovation and structurally embed it within their organization.

What makes this four-day training course unique

In the ‘Design Thinking as an Innovation Strategy’ training course, you combine creative innovation processes with strategic change models. You will not only learn the Design Thinking method, but also how to implement it sustainably within your organization. By working with Design Sprints, you will develop a structured, human-centered approach that leads to supported and actionable solutions. Benefits of this four-day program:

  • Space to integrate theory, practice, and reflection.
  • Direct application in your own work environment.
  • Personal guidance and feedback from experienced trainers.
  • Sustainable integration of Design Thinking into daily practice.

Results

After completing this training course, you will be able to identify customer needs and guide creative processes effectively. You will design solutions based on deep user insight and create support within teams and organizations. Using Design Sprints, you will quickly develop validated solutions and present and implement them successfully.

Practical information

Duration
This training course is given over four days spread across four months.
Training hours
From 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Participants
Maximum of 10/12 participants
Locations
Alkmaar, Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Breda, Den Bosch, Den Haag, Eindhoven, Groningen, Maastricht, Naarden, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Zwolle, Online
Participation fee
€ 2.195,- excl. VAT
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Program

Day 1

9:30 AM Start training course

  • Introduction to Design Thinking.
  • The Design Thinking process and learning through creation.
  • Developing a Design Thinking mindset.
  • The art of framing and reframing issues.
  • Breaking through fixed patterns of thinking and stimulating creativity.
  • The logical step towards a Design Sprint.
  • Formulating action points for the upcoming period.

5:00 PM End of training course

Day 2

9:30 AM Start training course

  • Feedback on the interim period and experiences gained.
  • Mapping out the entire Design Sprint process.
  • Creating clarity about the project, context, deadlines, and goals.
  • Researching from the customer’s perspective.
  • Analyzing the issue from various perspectives.
  • Working with the empathy map and thinking from a place of empathy.
  • Formulating personal learning goals and action points for the upcoming period.

5:00 PM End of training course

Day 3

9:30 AM Start training course

  • Feedback on the interim period and experiences gained.
  • Creating and researching different solution directions.
  • Making choices from an open and inquiring mindset.
  • Experimenting and developing a prototype.
  • Translating customer feedback into concrete follow-up steps.
  • Preparing a test phase in your own work environment.

5:00 PM End of training course

Day 4

9:30 AM Start training course

  • Feedback on the interim period and experiences gained.
  • From prototype to practice: testing and improving.
  • Implementing Design Thinking within the organization.
  • The role of leadership and culture in innovation.
  • Presenting the outcome of the Design Sprint.
  • Evaluation of the training and drawing up a personal, practice-oriented action plan.

5:00 PM End of training course

Your training course in 3 steps

  • Prior to the training course, we ask you to complete an online intake form. If you prefer to discuss your personal learning objectives in more detail, we’ll be more than happy to schedule a one-on-one intake call. Based on your learning objectives, background, and focus areas, we’ll match you with a training group with similar professionals. This way, the training will be tailored to your situation and learning objectives.

  • The four-day training course ‘Design Thinking as Innovation Strategy’ is spread over four months. Each training day combines inspiration, theory, and practice. You alternate between plenary sessions and assigments in subgroups. This way, you will not only learn from the trainer, but also from each other.

    At the end of each training day, you discuss with the trainer whether you have achieved your learning objectives. You agree on the assignments you will carry out in the intervening period and where the focus will lie for the next training day. Your training course ends with a personal evaluation.

    About your trainer

    The training course is delivered by an experienced trainer with extensive practical experience. Our trainers combine expertise, analytical ability, and sharp observational skills with a personal and positive approach. They offer respectful, direct feedback, challenge you to grow, and support you in getting the very best out of yourself.

  • From the very first day of your training course, you’ll have access to the YEARTH Online Learning Platform. Here, you’ll find in-depth articles, assignments, and tools to help you put what you’ve learned into practice. You can choose where and when to study using the YEARTH app, your tablet, or computer. This allows you to get the most out of your training course and apply what you have learned in your daily practice in a sustainable way.

Your investment

My organization covers the costs

Participant fee € 2.195,
Facility fee € 50 per day € 200,
Total price excluding VAT € 2.395,

My organization is exempt from VAT

Participant fee € 2.195,
Surcharge 10% € 219,50
Facility fee € 50 per day € 200,
Total price excluding VAT € 2.614,50

I pay for the training course myself

Participant fee € 2.195,
Surcharge 10% € 219,50
Facility fee € 50 per day € 200,
Total price excluding VAT € 2.614,50

This is included in your investment:

  • Personal intake.
  • Syllabus and course materials.
  • The YEARTH certificate.
  • Year-long access to the Online Learning Platform.

VAT

The total investment excludes VAT. In some cases, a VAT exemption may be possible. In that case, the participation fee will increase by 10%. This can be beneficial for individuals and organizations that are not able to deduct VAT. Read more about VAT exemption.

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