Management & Policy · DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad, India
Design thinking for the people who lead and shape policy.
A two-day immersion at DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad, India for leaders and managers in government entities, semi-government organisations and companies, and the policy teams who advise them. Bring a real organisational or policy challenge; leave with a tested prototype and a plan.
The programme
Bring a real challenge. Leave with a tested prototype and a plan.
Participants bring a real management, service or policy challenge and work through the full design thinking process with DIC Hub faculty, ending with a prototype, peer feedback and an action plan they can take back to their organisation.
Who it's for
For everyone who leads, manages or shapes policy.
Management
Leaders and managers
Directors, managers and team leads in federal and emirate government entities, semi-government organisations and companies.
Policy
Policy and strategy teams
Policy advisers, strategy offices, researchers and innovation teams who design the services and rules others deliver.
The next generation
Emerging leaders
Graduates and young professionals preparing to lead in management, policy or public life.
Schedule
Two days, six stages.
| When | Stage | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 · Morning | Frame | Framing the public challenge: what HCD is, why it matters in management and policy, and framing around the people affected. Method: stakeholder mapping. |
| Day 1 · Midday | Listen | Learning from customers, citizens and staff through interviews, observation and synthesis. Method: insight synthesis. |
| Day 1 · Afternoon | Define | Defining the real problem. Checkpoint: problem statement reviewed by faculty and peers. |
| Day 2 · Morning | Ideate | Facilitated ideation with DIC Hub faculty, narrowing to a feasible direction. Method: co-creation with peers. |
| Day 2 · Midday | Build | Prototyping in the DIC Hub studios, tested with the group. |
| Day 2 · Afternoon | Share | Jury share-out and action plan. Takeaway: a repeatable method. |
Outcomes
What you take away.
Credential
Certificate from DIC, IIT Hyderabad, India
Recognising completion of the immersion.
Prototype
A tested solution
A prototyped, peer-tested response to a real challenge.
Method
A repeatable process
A design thinking method you can run again with your own teams.
Access
Faculty and studios
Two days with DIC Hub faculty and studios.
Registration
Register your slot.
- FrequencyEvery 2 months, at DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad, India and other locations.
- CohortA minimum of 10 participants, first come, first served.
- On campusLodging and food on campus can be arranged; we share the details when we confirm your slot.
- Pre-immersion packSent after your slot is confirmed.
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Register by email
Tell us your role, the challenge you want to work on, and your preferred location and month.
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Slot confirmation
We confirm your slot by email and send the pre-immersion pack.
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