Design Thinking for Leaders Training in Marina Bay

Design Thinking for Leaders Training in Marina Bay, Singapore

Participants will learn how to apply Design Thinking at a strategic and organizational level and create a culture of experimentation.

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Design Thinking for Leaders Training is a professional training program delivered by ProgNXT in Marina Bay, Singapore. ProgNXT, a globally recognized corporate training provider in 55+ countries, offers this Design Thinking for Leaders Training course with hands-on, instructor-led sessions. This course equips leaders and managers with the mindset, tools, and practices of Design Thinking to foster innovation, drive...

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Designed by the ProgNXT Leadership & Behavioral Skills Expert Panel, specializing in communication, management, and workplace effectiveness

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Course Code: GHM84
14 Hrs
Last Updated: April 2026

Course Rating5/5

This course equips leaders and managers with the mindset, tools, and practices of Design Thinking to foster innovation, drive customer-centric strategies, and lead teams effectively. Participants will learn how to apply Design Thinking at a strategic and organizational level, create a culture of experimentation, and enable their teams to deliver impactful solutions.

Welcome to the official Design Thinking for Leaders Training certification program in Marina Bay, Singapore. This comprehensive training is designed to elevate your professional skills and provide you with practical, industry-relevant knowledge locally. As a globally recognized corporate training provider operating in 55+ countries, ProgNXT ensures that our curriculum meets the highest standards of excellence.

Whether you are looking to upskill your team or advance your personal career, our expert-led sessions will guide you through the core concepts of this domain. Upon successful completion of the 14 Hrs program, participants will receive a globally accepted certification, demonstrating their proficiency and readiness to tackle complex challenges in the field.

Experience in leadership, management, or decision-making roles
Familiarity with organizational challenges and team management
Openness to creative and collaborative problem-solving

By the end of this training, leaders will be able to apply Design Thinking to guide their teams and organizations towards customer-focused innovation. They will understand how to champion a culture of collaboration, experimentation, and empathy-driven decision-making.

Understanding and applying Design Thinking at a strategic level
Leading teams through the Design Thinking process
Driving customer-centric innovation within organizations
Encouraging creativity, collaboration, and experimentation in teams
Using Design Thinking for problem framing and strategic decision-making

The five stages of Design Thinking (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test)
Leading teams in user research and empathy-building
Framing strategic problems and opportunities
Facilitating ideation workshops and prioritization exercises
Driving experimentation with prototypes and testing
Embedding Design Thinking into organizational culture and leadership practices

ProgNXT Certificate of Completion will be awarded to participants who complete the course and pass the evaluations.

Foundations and Strategic Problem Framing

Module 1: Introduction to Design Thinking for Leaders

What is Design Thinking and why it matters for leadership
Design Thinking vs traditional leadership approaches
The leader’s role in fostering innovation and human-centered design
Case studies of Design Thinking in business strategy

Module 2: Empathize – Building a Customer-Centric Mindset

Understanding users, employees, and stakeholders
Empathy as a leadership tool
Methods for gathering insights (interviews, shadowing, surveys)
Activity

Module 3: Define – Framing the Right Problem

Translating user insights into opportunities
Identifying systemic and organizational challenges
Writing clear problem statements at a strategic level
“How Might We” questions for leaders
Activity

Driving Innovation and Embedding Design Thinking

Module 4: Ideate – Facilitating Creativity in Teams

Encouraging divergent and convergent thinking in organizations
Techniques for idea generation and prioritization
Leading inclusive brainstorming sessions
Activity

Module 5: Prototype – Enabling Experimentation

Why leaders must support rapid prototyping
Building a culture of experimentation and safe-to-fail learning
Types of prototypes in business and strategy (process maps, service blueprints, mockups)
Activity

Module 6: Test – Driving Feedback and Iteration

The importance of feedback in innovation
Testing prototypes with users, stakeholders, or employees
Interpreting results for strategic decision-making
Activity

Module 7: Embedding Design Thinking in Leadership Practice

Aligning Design Thinking with organizational strategy
Encouraging cross-functional collaboration
Building a culture of empathy, creativity, and iteration
Best practices for leaders adopting Design Thinking
Wrap-up: Recap, personal action plans, and leadership roadmap

Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.

Participants will be evaluated based on:
Daily quizzes, mock questions and query resolution. Participation in hands-on exercises and labs. Performance in the final review and hands-on exercises will be evaluated.
ProgNXT Certificate of Completion will be awarded to participants who complete the course and pass the evaluations.

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October 2026

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Design Thinking for Leaders Training in Marina Bay