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: 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.

2022 Public Program Schedule
Learning sessions | Coaching sessions | Status | |
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June 6, 7, 8, 9 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET | July 8 Aug 5 Sept 2 9 - 11 a.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
June 13, 14, 15, 16 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | July 15 Aug 12 Sept 9 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
June 21, 22, 23, 24 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | July 22 Aug 19 Sept 16 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
June 27, 28, 29, 30 12 - 5 p.m. ET | July 29 Aug 26 Sept 23 3 - 5 p.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
July 5, 6, 7, 8 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Aug 5 Sept 2 Sept 30 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
July 18, 19, 20, 21 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. SGT/ 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. AEST** | Aug 19 Sept 16 Oct 14 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. SGT** | 10 seats left | Register |
July 25, 26, 27, 28 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Aug 26 Sept 23 Oct 21 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
Aug 1, 2, 3, 4 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | Aug 31 Sept 28 Oct 26 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | 10 seats left | Register |
Aug 9, 10, 11, 12 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET | Sept 9 Oct 7 Nov 4 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 9 seats left | Register |
Aug 15, 16, 17, 18 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Sept 16 Oct 14 Nov 11 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 12 seats left | Register |
Sept 5, 6, 7, 8 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. SGT/ 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. AEST** | Oct 7 Nov 4 Dec 2 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. SGT** | 14 seats left | Register |
Sept 12, 13, 14, 15 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | Oct 12 Nov 9 Dec 7 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 3 seats left | Register |
Sept 19, 20, 21, 22 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Oct 21 Nov 18 Dec 16 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 14 seats left | Register |
Oct 3, 4, 5, 6 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Nov 4 Dec 2 Jan 6 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 15 seats left | Register |
Oct 11, 12, 13, 14 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Nov 11 Dec 9 Jan 6 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
Oct 25, 26, 27, 28 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | Dec 2 Jan 6 Feb 3 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 15 seats left | Register |
Nov 1, 2, 3, 4 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Nov 30 Dec 28 Jan 25 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
Nov 7, 8, 9, 10 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | Dec 9 Jan 6 Feb 3 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
Nov 21, 22, 23, 24 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. SGT/ 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. AEST** | Dec 21 Jan 18 Feb 15 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. SGT** | 16 seats left | Register |
Dec 5, 6, 7, 8 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Jan 4 Feb 1 Mar 1 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 15 seats left | Register |
Dec 12, 13, 14, 15 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET | Jan 13 Feb 10 Mar 10 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
Dec 19, 20, 21, 22 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | Jan 20 Feb 17 Mar 17 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |