Register for an immersive 4-Day course

HUMAN-CENTRED DESIGN & DESIGN THINKING
FOR PRO-POOR INNOVATION

Cohort 1: Apr 22-25, 2025. Rwanda

Cohort 2: Apr 30-May 3, 2025. Rwanda

Cohort 3: Jun 4-7, Cape Town, 2025. South Africa
Cohort 4: Jun 11-14, Cape Town, 2025. South Africa
Cohort 5&6: Dates TBC, Uganda

Rapidly build your expertise in Human-Centered Design and gain indispensable skills to lead strategic innovation within your organization. Join an immersive 4-day learning experience tailored for decision-makers at INGOs, donors, and development agencies. You will receive hands-on coaching from seasoned experts to apply vital innovation skills through an interactive case study. Learn how to identify, design, and facilitate innovative solutions that serve marginalized and vulnerable populations in low-resource settings. Participants will be hosted at a retreat venue surrounded by an inspiring natural landscape in Rwanda, South Africa, or Uganda.

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COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

Experience hands-on, personalized learning

Gain hands-on experience with Human-Centred Design and Design Thinking
Receive active guidance from seasoned experts, including 3 individual coaching sessions

Sharpen your Innovation Leadership skills

Learn how to solve complex, multi-stakeholder problems
Adopt a strategic approach to defining, designing, and funding innovation priorities.

Gain skills + tools to design and de-risk innovation

Learn how to leverage user-insights in order to define innovation opportunities.
Adopt Design Thinking to achieve proof-of-concept more rapidly/cheaply.

Design ethically for poor and vulnerable populations

Apply tools to assess and refine the potential negative consequences of an idea.
Apply frameworks to consider issues of power, equity, and marginalization in design.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

The experience:

4 Days of interactive learning and coaching

1 Networking evening

4 Daily meals and refreshments made from fresh, local ingredients

4 Nights boutique retreat accommodation in the selected country

Take-home resources:

1 HCD Essential Tools Booklet, hard copy

1 HCD Training Tools & Content summary, soft copy

Follow-up Coaching:

1 1-on-1 coaching immediately after Training (30min)

2 1-on-1 coaching 3-12 months after Training (30min/ea)

FEES

Fees are per person.

Tickets include accommodation + meals

We may offer partial scholarships to mission-aligned organizations without means. Ask us for details.

*Tickets are non-refundable but may be transferred to another participant.

Pre-Register

Until Mar 18:

$2,875 USD

From Mar 19:

$3,500 USD

*Save 10% on groups of 3+. Inquire.

WHEN & WHERE

Rwanda

Apr 22 - 25

Apr 30 - May 3

Cohort A: HCD & Design Thinking for Pro-Poor Innovation

Cohort B: HCD & Design Thinking for Pro-Poor Innovation

Capetown, South Africa

TBC

Cohort C: HCD & Design Thinking for Pro-Poor Innovation

Cohort D: HCD & Design Thinking for Pro-Poor Innovation

Uganda

TBC

Cohort F: HCD & Design Thinking for Pro-Poor Innovation

Cohort E: HCD & Design Thinking for Pro-Poor Innovation

One of the best trainers I have ever met. Great content.

January 2023, Kigali