Human-Centered Design Practitioner
Become a front-line innovator who uses design thinking in your daily work to tackle problems and design powerful solutions.

Build skills to solve problems creatively and collaboratively
Our Practitioner Certification Program teaches you design thinking 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 design solutions that people want and need.
Who the program is for:
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- 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
Structure: Four 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
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.


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
- Learn more about preferred pricing for private programs.

2023 Public Program Schedule
Learning sessions | Coaching sessions | Status | |
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June 5, 6, 7, 8 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | July 7 Aug 4 Sept 1 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | 6 seats left | Register |
June 12, 13, 14, 15 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET | July 14 Aug 11 Sept 8 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 10 seats left | Register |
June 20, 21, 22, 23 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | July 21 Aug 18 Sept 15 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | 10 seats left | Register |
June 26, 27, 28, 29 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | July 28 Aug 25 Sept 22 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 14 seats left | Register |
July 10, 11, 12, 13 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. SGT/ 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. AEST** | Aug 11 Sept 8 Oct 6 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. SGT** | 18 seats left | Register |
July 11, 12, 13, 14 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Aug 11 Sept 8 Oct 6 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 13 seats left | Register |
July 17, 18, 19, 20 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | Aug 18 Sept 15 Oct 13 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 15 seats left | Register |
July 24, 25, 26, 27 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Aug 25 Sept 22 Oct 20 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | 10 seats left | Register |
July 31, Aug 1, 2, 3 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET | Sept 1 Sept 29 Oct 27 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 19 seats left | Register |
Aug 7, 8, 9, 10 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | Sept 8 Oct 6 Nov 3 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
Aug 14, 15, 16, 17 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. SGT/ 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. AEST** | Sept 15 Oct 13 Nov 10 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. SGT** | 20 seats left | Register |
Aug 21, 22, 23, 24 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Sept 22 Oct 20 Nov 17 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
Sept 5, 6, 7, 8 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | Oct 4 Nov 1 Nov 29 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | 18 seats left | Register |
Sept 12, 13, 14, 15 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET | Oct 13 Nov 10 Dec 8 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
Sept 18, 19, 20, 21 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Oct 20 Nov 17 Dec 15 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
Sept 25, 26, 27, 28 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | Oct 27 Dec 1 Jan 5 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 19 seats left | Register |