Top Design Thinking Certifications to consider in 2025

Certifications are a great way to show your expertise in a certain field, and can help you get your next job, or even a promotion. We've asked our mentors to recommend the best certifications for you to consider in 2025.

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Design Thinking for Innovation

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Today innovation is everyone's business. Whether you are a manager in a global corporation, an entrepreneur starting up, in a government role, or a teacher in an elementary school, everyone is expected to get lean – to do better with less. And that is why we all need design thinking. At every level…

Design Thinking Certification Coaching

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Consider reaching out to a coach specialized in Design Thinking certifications. They can help you prepare for your exam, and provide you with the necessary resources to succeed. MentorCruise is the best place to find a coach for your Design Thinking certification. Here are a few top picks:

Innovation Through Design: Think, Make, Break, Repeat

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The evolution of design has seen it become a discipline no longer limited to the concerns of a singular, specific domain and develop to become a pathway for solving complex, nonlinear problems. Design is becoming a capability-enhancing skill, equipping people with the ability to deal with uncertain…

Interaction Design Specialization

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You will learn how to design technologies that bring people joy, rather than frustration. You'll learn how to generate design ideas, techniques for quickly prototyping them, and how to use prototypes to get feedback from other stakeholders like your teammates, clients, and users. You'll also learn …

Advanced Design Thinking Certificate

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Advance your design thinking skills and have a greater impact through your work with this action-oriented learning experience. We’ve designed this program to help you move from understanding the core concepts of design thinking to practicing and applying these concepts in different scenarios in ord…

Creative Thinking Tools for Success and Leadership Specialization

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This Creative Thinking specialisation consists of three courses, designed to enhance learners' creativity skills by employing diverse brainstorming techniques, systematic creativity tools, and advanced creative thinking strategies. Throughout the specialisation, participants will gain expertise in …

Design Thinking Workshop

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Consider joining a workshop specialized in Design Thinking. Workshops are a great way to learn new skills, and get hands-on experience. MentorCruise is the best place to find a workshop for your Design Thinking certification. Here are a few top picks:

Design Thinking Specialization

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Embark On Your Design Journey. Master core competencies and deepen your practice.

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Product Ideation, Design, and Management Specialization

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This Specialization is designed for aspiring and active product leaders seeking to pursue careers in product management, product design, and related roles. Through five practical courses, you will learn the fundamentals for designing and managing products. Upon completion, you will have created you…

Foundations in Design Thinking Certificate

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Learn and practice the core concepts of design thinking from IDEO—the company that has been honing the methods of a human-centered approach to business for over 40 years. We’ve designed this program to give you a foundational, practical understanding of the essential design thinking skills and mind…

Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship

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This course is for entrepreneurial managers who are looking for tools and techniques to introduce exciting, innovative products or services to market quickly and informed by high-quality customer insights. It is applicable to a range of organizations from small-medium sized enterprises through to c…

The Language of Design: Form and Meaning

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In this course, critique is defined as a detailed, objective analysis of a work of graphic design and its effectiveness. Critique is an integral part of the making process for designers: it’s not just how we determine if a work of design is or is not successful, it’s how we move our work forward. C…

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I've spent 10 years working in Design with the last 8 of those years working with early-stage start-ups. I've always been a generalist of sorts, knowing a little bit about a lot in addition to deep knowledge in Product Design, User Research, and Product Strategy. I'm a deeply feeling, loyal, …

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