Certified Design Thinking Professional

The Fraunhofer Personnel Certification Authority at Fraunhofer FIT certifies qualifications in the field of "Human-Centered Digitalization & Innovation".

A certified "Human-Centered Professional specialized in Design Thinking"

• is able to practically apply Design Thinking in the company and knows the goal and implementation of all phases of the Design Thinking process (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Evaluate).
• with the additional qualification of remote implementation, knows the challenges of a purely remote implementation and can master them. This includes confident handling of a collaborative online working environment for the implementation of the respective DT phase as well as the exemplary setting up of a remote design thinking workshop.
• is informed about the challenges of integration into the company and knows possible measures to overcome them. To this end, they know the relevant framework conditions that must be taken into account for the successful implementation of Design Thinking.
• can discuss and process potential challenges in their own company along the Design Thinking process in order to promote the transfer to everyday working life.

Differentiation criteria of the "Certified Human-Centered Professional specialized in Design Thinking" compared to other profiles in the field of Human-Centered Digitalization & Innovation are documented in the certification manual.

The abbreviation is: "Professional in Design Thinking"

The target group are people from the fields of (UX/Service) Design, Product Management, Design Research, Design Consulting and Innovation Management.