Innovation 101: Design Thinking

Gain a design thinking approach for innovation and get started developing ideas for new projects, products, services, or programs for your customers or users.

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Program Curriculum


  Module 1: Motivation to Innovate
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  Module 2: Selecting your Innovation Challenge and Focusing it into Questions of Opportunity
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  Module 3: Generating New Ideas by Making it BrainRain
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  Module 4: Analyzing, Validating and Conceptualizing your Ideas to Launch
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  Resources for following along with this online workshop
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  Innovation Step-by-Step Workbooks to go Deeper
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Transform how you create and develop ideas to grow a more successful and innovative future. In this reflective and engaging online program, you will experience activities and a system for innovation firsthand. Get motivated to innovate by addressing your opportunities with applied systematic creativity using the “Innovation Step-by-Step” process. Follow along with your own challenge to develop new products, programs, services, or organization enhancements. This program includes 45 minutes of video plus materials.



Your Instructor


Darin Eich, Ph.D.
Darin Eich, Ph.D.

Darin Eich, Ph.D. designs and facilitates innovation workshops and design thinking training for organizations, universities, and leadership teams. He is the founder of InnovationTraining.org and has designed programs for 100+ organizations. He also leads facilitation training and gives interactive keynotes where audiences take part instead of just listening. He is the author of The Design Thinking Mindset, Innovation Step-by-Step, and Root Down & Branch Out.

Books by Darin Eich: Root Down & Branch Out and Innovation Step-by-Step

Darin's passion involves helping people to become themselves, find and live their strengths, and become more creative, innovative and successful leaders. He also helps institutions develop leadership programs and retreats, and he shares new tools and ideas through Innovation Learning.


A variety of organizations listed below have utilized Darin's innovative facilitation, consulting, keynotes & workshops, and leadership development programs for training and innovation. Our programs and expertise have also been featured in various media publications.


Organizations Darin Eich has worked with


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.
Can I get a certificate of completion when I finish the course?
Yes, there is a digital certificate of completion that gets issued when you complete all of the workshop modules. You can download or share this certificate to verify you completed the online workshop course.

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