Design Leadership and Innovation
IDE Design Master Class for Professionals
Improving innovation performance through strategic design practices
Innovation is key for companies to prosper, but innovation is challenging. Companies need to cope with rapid technological evolution, complex innovation dynamics, and empowered customers. Research has shown that strategic design practices can play a leading role in overcoming these challenges, steering innovation towards successful outcomes.
Date
22-23 May 2019
Group size
10-16 participants
Location
Industrial Design Engineering,
TU Delft
Deadline
13 May 2019
Curriculum
This IDE Master Class is aimed at professionals who would like to take a more strategic role in the innovative efforts of companies, and who want to go beyond executing new product/service design briefs. By using a three-step approach for leading and managing strategic innovation projects, this course will teach professionals how to upgrade their existing design practices for strategic purposes, and transform them into powerful innovation drivers. Participants will learn how to use these practices to impact strategic decision-making, win stakeholders’ support, and identify relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
Learning Objectives
During this master class you will learn:
- a design driven approach for leading strategic design projects;
- key strategic design practices and some related tools;
- a way of thinking that combines design principles and business impact.
Content
- A 3-step process for leading strategic design projects
- Cases and examples of strategic design practices in use
- Models of (economic) value generation through design and their use (KPIs)
Speaker
Programme
| 9:00 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| 9:30 | Introduction and overview Overview of the master class, aims and structure, expectations and background of the participants |
| 10:00 | Lecture - Perspectives on the strategic value of design: designers vs managers? Overview on the main perspectives on strategic value of design in theory and practice |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:30 | Case study - Positioning design and designers within the innovation strategy of a company Discussion of a best practice case in positioning design and designers at the core of the innovation strategy. Application of the main insights to participants’ own practice |
| 13:00 | Lunch at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering |
| 14:00 | Lecture and exercises - Design accountability: the economic value of design Overview of main models for measuring the economic value of design and design impact on different key performance indicators. Exercises for practicing the application of the presented models. |
| 15:30 | Break |
| 16:00 | Case study by guest speaker Benefits of measuring the economic value of designDiscussion of a best practice case in measuring the economic value of design |
| 17:00 | Wrap-up and conclusive thoughts |
| 17:30 | End of the first day |
| 9:30 | Lecture - Designing business models Overview of principles and guidelines for designing business models that generate economic and non-economic value for both companies, customers and users. |
| 10:30 | Workshop with a guest company - Practicing with business model design Group work aimed at the development of a business model for a real case, with an evaluation moment at the end. |
| 13:00 | Lunch at the Porceleyne Fles |
| 14:00 | Self-assessment - Are you a good strategic designer? A self-assessment tool for benchmarking with experienced strategic designers |
| 14:30 | Lecture - A three step-model for running strategic design projects effectively Introduction of a guiding framework for setting up and running strategic design projects. Interactive overview of key capabilities for using the framework by using the results of the self-assessment. |
| 15:30 | Break |
| 16:00 | Workshop - Setting up and running your own strategic design project The participants will practice with the framework introduced in the previous lecture and apply it to a real strategic design project |
| 17:00 | Wrap-up and conclusive thoughts |
| 17:30 | Drinks and closing till 19:00 |
Practical Information
How to prepare?
Preparation for this master class includes reading and reflecting on the case studies that will be discussed in class, and the selection of a relevant case from participants’ own practice to bring to the course. The preparation will require approximately four hours.
To read
The preparation material (including case studies, reflection questions, and relevant articles) will be sent as a PDF by email. Participants will receive the reader at the beginning of the course. Hand-outs of all lectures will be provided with space for personal notes. All materials provided are included in the course fee.
After the course
Two months after the course, a pre-set consultation timeslot will be offered to all participants to share experiences and ask questions to the IDE Master Class. The format and the timing will be discussed with the participants during the IDE Master Class.
Costs Master Class
| € 950 | standard |
| € 850 | for members of BNO, KIVI IO, HumanFactorsNL |
| € 750 | for IDE alumni |
Courses are VAT-free
Lunch, drinks, material and book are included
Reduction
| € 100 | for each additional Master Class per organisation in 2025 |
| € 100 | if you register before the 15th of January 2025 |