Practitioner Certification Program
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
- $2,250 USD per person, standard rate
- $1,950 USD per person, non-profit/education/government rate
- Group rate: $1,950 USD per person for 3-5 members from the same organization
Private programs
- Learn more about preferred pricing for private programs.
Register for a public program
| Learning sessions | Coaching sessions | Status | |
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| November 10 November 11 November 12 November 13 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | November 24 December 8 December 22 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
| November 17 November 18 November 19 November 20 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | December 15 January 5, 2021 January 19, 2021 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | SOLD OUT | |
| December 1 December 2 December 3 December 4 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | December 18 January 8 January 22 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 14 seats left | Register |
| December 1 December 2 December 3 December 4 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. SGT 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. AEST | December 18 January 8 January 22 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. SGT 2 - 4 p.m. AEST | SOLD OUT | |
| December 14 December 15 December 16 December 17 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | January 7 January 21 February 4 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | 14 seats left | Register |
| January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | February 12 March 12 April 9 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| January 25 January 26 January 27 January 28 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET | February 11 March 11 April 8 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. SGT 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. AEST | March 3 March 31 April 28 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. SGT 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. AEST | 16 seats left | Register |
| February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | March 23 April 20 May 18 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
| March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET | April 13 May 11 June 8 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET | 16 seats left | Register |
*Update Aug. 13, 2020: LUMA Institute has canceled all in-person public programs and workshops through 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have any questions, please contact us.