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 and 2024 Public Program Schedule
| Learning sessions | Coaching sessions | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 12, 13,14 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | Jan 12 Feb 9 Mar 8 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 8 seats left | Register |
| Dec 12, 13, 14, 15 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | Jan 12 Feb 9 Mar 8 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
| Dec 18, 19, 20, 21 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET | Jan 17 Feb 14 Mar 13 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 3 seats left | Register |
| Jan 8, 9, 10, 11 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Feb 9 Mar 8 April 5 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 1 seat left | Register |
| Jan 16, 17, 18, 19 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Feb 16 Mar 15 April 12 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| Jan 29, 30, 31, Feb 1 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | Mar 1 Mar 29 April 26 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 17 seats left | Register |
| Feb 5, 6, 7, 8 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET | Mar 8 April 5 May 3 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
| Feb 26, 27, 28, 29 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Mar 27 April 24 May 22 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
| Mar 4, 5, 6, 7 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | April 5 May 3 May 31 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
| Mar 12, 13, 14, 15 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | April 12 May 10 June 7 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
| Mar 18, 19, 20, 21 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET | April 19 May 17 June 14 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
| Mar 25, 26, 27, 28 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | April 26 May 24 June 21 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
| April 2, 3, 4, 5 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | May 3 May 31 June 28 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
| April 8, 9, 10, 11 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | May 8 June 5 July 3 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
| April 16, 17, 18, 19 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | May 15 June 12 July 10 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |
| April 22, 23, 24, 25 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | May 24 June 21 July 19 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | 20 seats left | Register |