Getting Started

Internal Innovation and Design Thinking

Learn the essentials of innovation and the fundamentals of Design Thinking to deploy useful solutions for your organisation and customers.

Duration

6 Weeks

Mode

Hybrid

Capacity

20 Pax

Status

Open for Intake

Have you experienced this at work?

✔︎ You feel that work seems repetitive and unimpactful.
✔︎ You want to feel empowered and resourceful.
✔︎ You see the organisation’s competitors are executing better things.
✔︎ You want to contribute to ideas in your organisation, but you don’t know how.
✔︎ You want to track progress, both for your career and your organisation.

Being innovative can be easier and simpler.

Internal Innovation & Design Thinking is a 6-week cohort-based ‘Getting Started’ course series, that will expose you to the essentials of innovation that can be deployed internally in your workplace. Throughout the course, you will learn the fundamentals of Design Thinking, a set of innovative methodologies, that will help you in tackling complex issues and challenges while influencing your co-workers that there are better and simpler ways of doing things.

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

Explore potential improvements for your day-to-day workflows.
Improve decision-making processes collaboratively for existing and new projects.
Highlight the needs of your co-workers and customers to your organisation’s targets and goals.
Continuously document existing and potential bottlenecks for future improvement explorations.
Nurture a culture of creativity, trust, and healthy well-being among your co-workers.
Deploy a functioning solution for your co-workers or customers to use.

Audience

Should You join this Course?

The course is designed for permanent staff and full-time professionals who work on projects that directly involve multiple people both internally and externally. This Course is made for people who want to utilise innovative thinking and creative executions.

This course is great for you if...
✅ You want to explore innovation but don’t know where to start
✅ You want to develop your innovative thinking and grow professionally
✅ You are relatively new to the concepts of innovation and Design Thinking
✅ You are exploring potential ways of improving your day-to-day work within your organisation

This course is not for you if...
❌ You are experienced in innovation concepts and Design Thinking
❌ You are chasing for certification only
❌ You just want to access the course content and be theoretical
❌ You do not want to (or cannot) commit your 2 – 3 hours per week

You are in these possible roles that include:
Department Managers, Project Leads, Team Supervisors, Senior Executives, Junior Executives etc.

Journey

How will You go through this Course?

This course is crafted and designed to accommodate and fit the ever-changing schedules of full-time professionals. At the beginning of a Course, there is a physical gathering – it is when we get to know each other and prime everyone on what’s planned for the Course. Then once a week, we are going to have 2 – 3 hours of live online class, where we will be doing real-work activities and discussions to hone your innovation skillset.

Week 1 - Introduction & Onboarding (In-Person: 3 Hours)

The first week is made to prime everyone in every cohort for success. Within this brief interaction, you will understand what innovation and the types of innovation are. We will cover a brief exploration of Design Thinking and its methodologies, but you will experience it more as we go through the Course. Getting things started right is important so that is why we do it physically. Besides, it will be nice to get to know everyone face-to-face.

Week 2 - Empathise (Online: 3 Hours)

The second week is when we will be starting to use Design Thinking. The first step of Design Thinking is to Empathise with your selected target audience. Empathy is crucial to a human-centred design process such as design thinking because it allows you to set aside your own assumptions about the world and gain real insight into users and their needs. By the end of this week, you should gain an empathetic understanding of the problem you’re trying to solve, typically through user research.

Week 3 - Define (Online: 3 Hours)

The third week is when we analyse the accumulated information gathered during the Empathise stage. There will be more intentional and mindful discussions this week as we aim to Define what is going on and develop some problem statements and personas. There will be a lot of voting and deciding during this phase.

Week 4 - Ideate & Prototype (Online: 3 Hours)

The fourth week is picking up speed for everyone as we start to come up with ideas and prototypes. Here, we encourage you to take a moment and see things from different perspectives. Explore alternatives to view your selected problem and challenge and identify solutions. We aim to find the best possible solution to be produced as a prototype. From this week to the next, you will continuously develop your prototype with our guidance.

Week 5 - Deploy & Test (Online: 3 Hours)

The fifth week is dedicated to testing your solution out with your targeted audience and gathering insights. In this phase of the Course, you will deploy your solution and conduct testing autonomously and with minimal intervention. As this is the final phase, design thinking is iterative: you can rewind and make further iterations, alterations, and refinements or figure out alternative solutions.

Week 6 - Demo & Insights (Online: 3 Hours)

The final week is focused on sharing! You will demo your solutions and your findings as well as your discovered insights throughout the Course journey. On our side of things, we will share with you our observations and some encouragements and pointers. Then, we will onboard everyone on the Post-Course Ongoing Support process so that you can continue utilising what has been taught in this Course.

Resources

What will You get from this Course?

5 Live Sessions

Engage in weekly active learning together with aspired individuals in a safe and supportive environment.

Digital Templates

Utilise digital templates and guides as well as some essential tools to scrape hours from your work.

Community Access ^(BETA)

Where you can ask for guidance and help, gain lifetime access to resources, and discuss learning materials.

1-on-1 Coaching

Every participant will have access to bookable sessions for 1-on-1 coaching throughout the Course.

Lifetime Access and Updates

Every participant will gain lifetime access to resources and updates as well as to the private community platform.

Certificate of Completion

Yay! You're done! Here's an awesome certificate of completion to acknowledge and celebrate your win in this Course.

Pricing

What is your Investment Value for this Course?

We believe everyone should have equitable access to quality education and the opportunity to innovate. We always strive to be open and transparent on things like pricing. We offer the Internal Innovation and Design Thinking course with transparent pricing that is approachable and accessible.

Individual Pricing

MYR

1750

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Live Sessions

Digital Templates

Community Access ^(BETA)

Certificate of Completion

1-on-1 Coaching

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Group Pricing

MYR

1450

per participant for a 4-pax group

2 participants

MYR

1650

per pax

3 participants

MYR

1550

per pax

4 participants

MYR

1450

per pax

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How can we help you?

We answer everything important about this Course.

What is this Course all about?

Internal Innovation & Design Thinking is a 6-week cohort-based course that equips you with everything you need to be innovative in your organisation and efficient at what you do at work.

Why conduct this Course in an in-person setting?

It is just the first day of the first week, not the whole Course.

Some things require all of our senses' attention. There are a lot of online courses out there and even more so after the pandemic. Let's be honest: how often do you finish them?

Our Courses are designed to be an 'all hands on deck' kind of experience. There will be physical activities that are immersive and time-boxed. Based on our catered capacity per Course, there is an opportunity to attend to every Participant's needs and goals. Afterwards, you'll have access to our lifetime Community platform.

Will this course be available as an online course?

Not at this moment (or even this year for that matter, sorry!) - There is a plan for it but not now. All our Courses are an 'all hands on deck' kind of experience. There will be physical activities that are immersive and time-boxed. However, once you've attended one of the Courses, you'll have access to our lifetime Community platform.

Will this Course be available elsewhere other than the stated location?

We wanted to but as of this moment, not yet. Hopefully, we can come to your preferred areas sooner than later. Connect with us through our social media channels, and let us know where!

I can't attend physically. Is there any other way I could attend this course?

Yes, we do have other ways for you. please contact us to learn more about it.

Is this an HRD Corp Claimable Course?

Unfortunately, not yet at the moment but we are working towards that. We'll let you know the soonest and update things on our social media and communication channels.

What is your cancellation policy?

We understand that things change. You can cancel your seat within 30 days before the Course starts so we can anticipate logistical issues and requirements. However, you can also opt for a forwarded enrolment into the next Course session or Learning Cohort.

Internal Innovation and Design Thinking

5

Live Sessions

Digital Templates

Community Access (BETA)

1-on-1 Coaching

Lifetime Access and Updates

Certificate of Completion

Individual Pricing

Group Pricing

More questions than these answers?

Community Access ^(BETA)