Design Thinking Training for Leaders

Summary

Design Thinking for Leaders is a 4 × 2-hour program that helps executives and managers move beyond practicing design thinking to enabling it across their organizations. This program focuses on building leadership mindsets, governance, and culture that support innovation at scale. Leaders will learn how to create the conditions for teams to thrive, allocate resources effectively, and measure the business impact of design-led initiatives.

Why Join This Program?

Champion innovation: Learn how to sponsor and protect design thinking initiatives within your organization.
Build culture: Understand the levers for embedding customer-centricity and experimentation at scale.
Enable teams: Provide the structure, resources, and leadership support that allows teams to succeed.
Measure impact: Track outcomes and demonstrate ROI of design-led innovation.

What you'll learn

The leader’s role in embedding design thinking and innovation
Governance and sponsorship models that sustain change
How to create psychological safety and empower experimentation
Scaling design thinking beyond pilots into everyday operations
Aligning design thinking with strategy, OKRs, and KPIs
Measuring and communicating business impact

Program Format

Format Virtual or In-Person

Duration 4 × 2 hours

Audience Leaders, Managers, and Executives who have completed the 2-day Design Thinking course

Inclusions Leadership Playbook, Culture Change Toolkit, Sponsorship Templates, Measurement & Impact Framework

Assessment Leadership Action Plan & Reflection Survey

Credential Design Thinking for Leaders Certificate

Testimonials from Across Our Programs

Hear how professionals and teams have benefited from On-Off Group’s training in UX, Design Thinking, and beyond.

"I like it most when Anj, our facilitator, shares anecdotes from her own personal experience in applying the concepts. Taking the course on a face to face set up was also helpful because it enabled candid interactions between participants and the facilitator which I think reinforced the learning. I will recommend On-Off Group. It gives better value for our investment as compared to other UX certification courses that I’ve come across with. They are also easy to deal with and are reasonably accommodating when it comes to our special requirements."

Ethel Joy Salazar

Customer Experience Head,

Insular Life

"I recommend taking On-Off Group’s UXC program to any professional who wants to jumpstart their UX journey. They prepared our course materials ahead of time and I really enjoyed the platforms they introduced to make our remote learning more engaging and fun."

Jerik Gonzales,

Research and Creative Services Manager,

Manila Water

"UX is definitely about well-placed and well-planned thoughtfulness on the ways we exchange information. Diving more deeply into UX and being introduced to its established "science", thus having more well-defined concepts, terms, and practices, gives me an avenue for easy learning, application, and sharing what I've learned. For an online class it really went well. I was expecting interactions will be less due to the setting but it still felt satisfying in the end."

Brian Ramos,

IT Manager,

Edukasyon.ph

"I really like the real-world examples of the different concepts. This allowed me to fully understand and imagine the concepts beyond textbook information. As someone who deals with content strategy, I think a key takeaway for me was not thinking immediately about solutions/end products but more about really figuring my persona and exploring design ideas."

Abigal Pichel,

PR and Engagemnt Lead,

Trend Micro

"UX design is a collaborative and continuous process that should be baked into the development of any service, system, or product. I learned a lot during this workshop. Ms. Anj provided very clear and thorough explanation of the lessons."

Victoria Vizcarra

"On-Off Group’s facilitator made it easier for me to understand various techniques to support our customers and enhance our app’s UI and UX from start to end. The examples and activities were also more relatable compared to other trainers’ and workshops. Facilitator allowed us to use our native language during discussion and made us more comfortable. The way the lessons were presented catches our attention and makes us more attentive compared to other trainers."

Melecio Duran Jr,

Business Analyst,

Insular Life

Design Thinking for Leaders

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Testimonials from Across Our Programs

Hear how professionals and teams have benefited from On-Off Group’s training in UX, Design Thinking, and beyond.

"The 3-day training was memorable and engaging because of the real-life topics and hands-on exercises. I’m excited to explore the world of human-centered design now that I am UX certified. Thanks On-Off Group for offering this program!"