Human-Centered Strategy Certificate
Human-Centered Strategy Certificate
Certificate Program Overview
While courses can be taken in any order, we recommend completing Designing Strategy first
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1 Take Designing Strategy
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Designing Strategy
Unite rigor and creativity to create a successful strategyCohort Course 5 Weeks- Regular price
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2 Take Activating Strategy
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Activating Strategy
Human-centered approaches for bringing strategy to lifeCohort Course 5 Weeks- Regular price
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3 Receive and Share Your Certificate
After completing the two courses, you’ll receive your Human-Centered Strategy Certificate of completion via email as a downloadable PDF within 1-2 weeks of completing the final required course. Certificates are configured for uploading and sharing on LinkedIn.
Commonly Asked Questions
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Course OrderWe recommend you take Designing Strategy first to learn how to surface the bigger challenge you’re facing, come up with possibilities to tackle it, and test to make a strategic choice. Then, take Activating Strategy to learn how to activate those choices by engaging stakeholders within your organization and building the shared understanding, alignment, and conditions that teams need to move confidently from strategy to action. Because of the depth contained in these two courses, we do not recommend taking both courses at once.
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Should I take the Human-Centered Strategy Certificate or Business Innovation Certificate?We believe most people would benefit from taking both certificates to get a holistic understanding of how to apply the three design thinking principles of desirability, viability and feasibility to strategy. However, Business Innovation is most applicable for individuals and teams focused on translating strategy into new products and offers (ideating and testing new ideas in the market). Human-Centered Strategy is for individuals and teams focused on operationalizing, producing, and delivering those products and offers.
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I WORK AT A (NON-PROFIT, SCHOOL, GOVERNMENT, STARTUP, SMALL BUSINESS). IS THIS PROGRAM RIGHT FOR ME?Yes. Though some of the frameworks and thinking in these courses are rooted in business, they’re still highly applicable to anyone who wants to drive innovative initiatives at work and grow ideas, confidence, and influence in their organization. In both Designing Strategy and Activating Strategy, case studies, terms, and examples were created to help different individuals see themselves and their organizations in the work.
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Completion TimeThe program typically takes between 3-4 months to complete if courses are taken consecutively. However, there is no deadline for certificate completion.
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Certificate RequirementsIf you’ve completed either Designing Strategy or Activating Strategy as a part of another certificate program or on its own, it will count toward your certificate of completion.
Certificate Program Requirements
Frequently Asked Questions
We offer three types of courses: self-paced courses, cohort courses, and certificate programs. Certificate programs consist of multiple courses and typically take 3-6 months to complete. They are in-depth learning experiences designed to grow your skills and broaden your professional impact. Once you complete all required courses, you will be awarded a certificate of completion.
All of our certificate programs are fully online and flexible, so you can take them from any time zone, anywhere in the world. For cohort courses, the course teaching team will host scheduled virtual community conversations, which are optional. Times will be announced during the first week of the course and are set to accommodate as many time zones as possible.
If you take all required courses in a certificate, you will receive the certificate. There is no deadline for the completion of the courses, and you do not have to purchase all required courses at the same time to be eligible for a certificate.
While you can enroll in multiple courses at the same time, we strongly advise that you do so only if you are able to commit to a minimum of 5 hours per week for each course (for example, 10 hours per week for 2 courses) to ensure the most valuable learning experience. If that does not feel feasible, we recommend taking the courses separately and reviewing upcoming course dates on our course calendar.
While courses can be taken in any order, we recommend you take them in the order that they are listed above in the Certificate Program Overview.
We offer a discount when you enroll in multiple courses at the same time through some of our certificate programs, including Foundations in Design Thinking, Business Innovation, Human-Centered Strategy, and Communicating for Impact.
You can also enter your email address at the bottom of this page in order to receive updates on future offers or possible discounts.
Absolutely! We have had many teams go through our courses together. For those taking our courses as a team, we provide a number of additional benefits:
1. A Team Learning Guide, developed to provide your team with resources to facilitate offline discussions that complement the in-course experience.
2. A Manage Learners function, which provides visibility into your team's progress within the course.
3. The ability to create a private Learning Circle, which is a closed space for discussion on the learning platform specifically for your team.
For more information, visit our Team Learning page.
You can purchase a certificate by enrolling in all the courses associated with that certificate. Required courses are listed in the Certificate Program Overview section above. When you click enroll in each cohort course, you will proceed to our checkout page, where you can select your desired cohort date for each course.
Payment options include credit card, PayPal, or Shop Pay. For US customers, we also offer installment plans at checkout if you use the Shop Pay method of payment.We typically are not able to accommodate bank transfer or invoicing. However, if your order includes 10 seats or more, please contact hello@ideou.com and our team will be happy to review your request
Yes. Since you work in such complex systems, this certificate will be beneficial in helping you create change or navigate change within the system you’re working in. Though some of the frameworks and thinking in these courses are rooted in business, they’re still highly applicable to anyone who wants to create change or lead others through change. The case studies, terms, and examples were designed to help different individuals see themselves and their organizations in the work.
What Others Are Saying
Human-Centered Strategy Certificate
Certificate Program“This was the perfect combination of theory and practice. It was an incredibly engaging online and self-paced course, and the materials are super clear. This is my third course and I know that what I have learned will be relevant to my everyday work, as has happened before.”
Human-Centered Strategy Certificate
Certificate Program“The course framework helped us break down the issues to identify key opportunities for our organization to design a solution. Using those insights and after a series of rapid prototyping, we have designed a blended finance housing model where we are offering the most competitive housing loan in Mexico.”
Human-Centered Strategy Certificate
Certificate Program“The course was fantastic. I've been around the block, but it was an amazing refresher. For someone just getting started it would provide an amazing roadmap for their work and building out strategies for their entire career.”
Human-Centered Strategy Certificate
Certificate Program“IDEO U has taken such care around every detail and it shows. TAs were very well prepared and engaged in the meetings. It was evident that the course was designed with many different learning modes in mind. The tools that spoke to me were easily accessible and served their intended purposes.”
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See
Our courses engage you through stories, expertise, and humor. Each lesson has a series of 3-5 minute videos that explain the why, what, and how of a specific topic. Plus we bring everything to life through case studies from around the globe.
Try
In order to develop new skills, you need to try them out through repeated practice and exposure to new contexts. Our courses provide opportunities to try out new behaviors online and through real-world projects.
Reflect
Our learning experiences have a variety of reflective activities to help you make the connections to your specific work challenges. Reflection is one of the most effective ways to deepen your professional impact.
Share
Knowledge is constructed through interaction with others—which is the foundation of our cohort experience. It’s through sharing and discussing with qualified teaching leads and a global peer network that you build greater understanding.
