Certified Innovation Prototyper

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 Innovation Prototyping"

• is able to design, test and improve a low and medium fidelity prototype quickly and with simple means.
• is informed about the various procedures, their objectives and methods to be used in prototyping and with which he/she is confronted in practice
• has the competence to plan, create and further develop the low and medium prototyping of products and services.
• is able to iteratively involve the relevant stakeholders, including user groups, in the prototyping process
• with the additional qualification of remote implementation, has the knowledge of the challenges of increasing remote collaboration in the development of prototypes and can implement them successfully.

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

The abbreviation is: "Professional in Innovation Prototyping"

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