Practitioner Certification Program

Become an everyday innovator who uses human-centered design to tackle problems and develop powerful solutions.

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Build skills to solve problems creatively and collaboratively

Our Practitioner Certification Program teaches you human-centered design skills and equips you to tackle the challenges you face in your daily work creatively, collaboratively and with confidence in a different way of working.

You’ll learn the LUMA System as a human-centered toolset to help your team identify the right problems to solve and develop solutions that people want and need.

Who the program is for: 

    •  Individuals and small teams through open enrollment sections.
    •  Large organizations through private programs. Learn more about flexible options for private programs.

Available formats: Fully online and in-person sessions.

Structure: Live learning sessions followed by three live coaching sessions

Duration: Three months

LUMA Workplace® access: One-year subscription to LUMA Workplace, our digital platform for design thinking

Mural access: Free, one-year subscription to the Mural visual collaboration platform (public programs only)

What you earn: Certification as a Practitioner of Human-Centered Design

What you'll learn

As a LUMA certified practitioner, you’ll be able to: 

  • Use human-centered design methods, activities and techniques in your work on a daily basis, whatever your job is.
  • Begin to speak a common language for creative problem-solving that leads to faster, better collaboration that gets results.
  • Know how and when to apply combinations of human-centered design methods to common challenges, such as aligning a team or coming up with better ideas.
  • Build your own agendas for work sessions that use combinations of LUMA methods to address specific business challenges.
  • Collaborate effectively with others — whether that’s colleagues, customers or partners — both in-person and remotely, across locations and time zones.
Photo Illustration of the LUMA Institute Practitioner certification badge
Illustration of the LUMA Institute Practitioner certification badge
Costs

Public programs

  • Standard rate: $2,250 USD per person
  • Group rate: $1,950 USD per person for 3+ members from the same organization
  • Discount pricing for nonprofit, education, and government sectors: $1,950 USD. If applicable, use the appropriate discount code at checkout: NONPROFIT; EDU; GOVRATE

Private programs

2026 Public Program Schedule
Learning sessionsCoaching sessionsStatus
July 20, 21, 22, 23

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET		Aug 21
Sept 18
Oct 16

11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET		12 seats leftRegister
July 27, 28, 29, 30

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET		Aug 26
Sept 23
Oct 28

9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET		13 seats leftRegister
Aug 3, 4, 5, 6

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET		Sept 2
Oct 7
Nov 4

9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET		15 seats leftRegister
Aug 10, 11, 12, 13

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET		Sept 9
Oct 7
Nov 11

11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET		15 seats leftRegister
Aug 17, 18, 19, 20

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET		Sept 18
Oct 16
Nov 20

9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET		19 seats leftRegister
Sept 8, 9, 10, 11

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET		Oct 9
Nov 6
Dec 4

9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET		17 seats leftRegister
Sept 14, 15, 16, 17

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET		Oct 14
Nov 18
Dec 9

11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET		18 seats leftRegister
Sept 21, 22, 23, 24

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. SGT/11 a.m. - 4 p.m. AET**		Oct 21
Nov 18
Dec 16

9 a.m. - 11 a.m. SGT**		19 seats leftRegister
Sept 28, 29, 30, Oct 1

12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET		Oct 28
Nov 18
Dec 16

3 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET		14 seats leftRegister
5, 6, 7, 8 Oct

9:00 - 14:00 CET		6 Nov
4 Dec
8 Jan

9:00 - 11:00 CET		13 seats leftRegister
Oct 13, 14, 15, 16

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET		Nov 13
Dec 11
Jan 15

9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET		18 seats leftRegister
Oct 19, 20, 21, 22

11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET		Nov 20
Dec 18
Jan 15

1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET		20 seats leftRegister
Oct 26, 27, 28, 29

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET		Nov 20
Dec 18
Jan 22

9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET		20 seats leftRegister