Human-Centered Design Practitioner
Become a front-line innovator who uses design thinking in your daily work to tackle problems and design powerful solutions.
NEW: Now fully online. Register for a public program.
Private programs
Interested in Practitioner Certification for your organization? Learn more about our private programs or contact us.
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 or blend of online and in-person*
Structure: Four live learning sessions followed by three live coaching sessions
Duration: Six weeks
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 3-5 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.
*Update: LUMA will not be offering in-person programs indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We may consider resuming in-person training in the future should public health conditions make gatherings and travel safe for all involved, including participants as well as members of the LUMA team. At this time, we cannot predict when that may be.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
2021 Public Program Schedule
| Learning sessions | Coaching sessions | Status | |
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| September 27 September 28 September 29 September 30 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | October 25 November 22 December 20 1 - 3 p.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
| October 4 October 5 October 6 October 7 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | November 3 December 1 December 29 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
| October 12 October 13 October 14 October 15 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | November 12 December 10 January 7 1 - 3 p.m. ET | 4 seats left | Register |
| October 25 October 26 October 27 October 28 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 - 5:30 p.m. BST | December 1 December 29 January 26 9 - 11 a.m. ET / 2 - 4 p.m. GMT | 14 seats left | Register |
| November 1 November 2 November 3 November 4 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | December 3 January 7 February 4 3 - 5 p.m. ET | 13 seats left | Register |
| November 8 November 9 November 10 November 11 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | December 8 January 5 February 2 1 - 3 p.m. ET | 12 seats left | Register |
| November 29 November 30 December 1 December 2 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | January 7 February 4 March 4 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| December 6 December 7 December 8 December 9 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | January 5 February 2 March 2 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| December 13 December 14 December 15 December 16 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | January 14 February 11 March 11 1 - 3 p.m. ET | 14 seats left | Register |
2022 Public Program Schedule
| Learning sessions | Coaching sessions | Status | |
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| January 10 January 11 January 12 January 13 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | February 10 March 10 April 7 9 - 11 a.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | February 18 March 18 April 15 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| January 24 January 25 January 26 January 27 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | February 24 March 24 April 21 9 - 11 a.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | March 10 April 7 May 5 1 - 3 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| February 14 February 15 February 16 February 17 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 - 5:30 p.m. BST | March 17 April 14 May 12 9 - 11 a.m. ET / 1 - 3 p.m. GMT / 2 - 4 p.m. BST | 16 seats left | Register |
| February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | March 25 April 22 May 20 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | April 7 May 5 June 2 9 - 11 a.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| March 14 March 15 March 16 March 17 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | April 14 May 12 June 9 1 - 3 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. SGT / 12 - 5 p.m. AEDT | April 21 May 19 June 16 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. SGT | 16 seats left | Register |