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Formerly: HPI Academy
HPI d-school - Professional Development
Crafting Tomorrow - Imagine, Innovate, Impact
The d-school of the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) is a world-leading university education provider and a pioneer in the training of design thinking and digital leadership. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Falk Uebernickel, the HPI d-school combines three areas:
- Professional Development
- Academic Programs
- Design Thinking Research and Innovation
At the interface between people and technology, we qualify students and professionals for the challenges of tomorrow.
We impart knowledge and know-how to individuals and teams so that they can develop innovative products, services or strategies to achieve impact.
Professional training in design thinking, innovation and tech leadership
The HPI d-school – Professional Development (formerly: HPI Academy), under the direction of Flavia Bleuel, offers continuing education and certifications for professionals.
Located on the HPI campus in Potsdam-Babelsberg, our clients benefit from a unique atmosphere: university excellence in the field of IT meets human-centered innovation methods and tech leadership. We therefore offer excellent training experiences:
- combining research and practical application,
- neutral partner for personnel development and organizational development
- partnerships with public institutions, corporates, organizations, universities and research facilities,
- an industry and top-notch leaders network,
- and leading experts and international top coaches.
Leading in the field of design thinking, innovation and transformation
The HPI d-school – Professional Development is one of the leading providers of continuing education and certification in the fields of design thinking, innovation, digital transformation and tech leadership.
Certification and further training
Our training courses provide our participants with the mindset and methods to successfully design and manage innovation, change and transformation processes themselves.
Individuals and companies can not only build and deepen comprehensive design thinking, IT, digital and tech leadership skills, they can also have their skills certified. In addition, we offer a comprehensive program to train Design Thinking Coaches and certify the coaching skills they have acquired.
Partnerships and added value
Through our partnerships with world-renowned business schools such as the Stanford Center for Professional Development, ESMT Berlin and HEC Paris, we offer our clients unique added value. Every year, several hundred specialists and managers attend workshops on the HPI d-school – Professional Development campus to receive further training or certification. In total, we have accompanied around 20,000 professionals on their learning journeys in recent years. Since our foundation, we have supported many well-known companies in around 500 innovation projects. Many DAX 40 companies are among them.
If you would like to find out more about our clients, you can find a selection of our company cases here.
Diverse workshop formats
Our workshops and programs take place in both German and English as onsite and live online formats. Of course, we can also be on site at our customers’ premises on request or offer hybrid workshop formats.
Customized workshops for companies
Our customised workshops are specifically designed to meet the needs of companies. We offer the knowledge required for innovation and successful transformation processes and help companies to master the challenges of tomorrow. Our training courses and projects are always tailored to the individual requirements of our customers. Thanks to our many years of collaboration with innovation teams from various industries and companies of different sizes, we have a wealth of experience from which companies and organizations can benefit.
An excerpt from our workshop portfolio
For me
Workshop / Program | Next events | Location | Language | Costs | Information |
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Workshop From Design Thinking to agile development |
– | Potsdam | German |
2500 € plus VAT |
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Program Design Thinking Coach |
– | Potsdam & Online | Bilingual: German and English |
17500 € plus VAT |
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Workshop Agile product management |
– | Potsdam | German |
2500 € plus VAT |
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Workshop Design Thinking and Corporate Change |
– | Potsdam & Berlin | English |
3500 € plus VAT |
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New Workshop Leading High Performance Teams |
Online | German |
1000 € plus VAT |
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New Workshop AI Essentials for Decision Makers |
– | Potsdam | German |
2500 € plus VAT |
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New Workshop AI and Design Thinking – The Creative Alliance |
– | Potsdam | German |
2400 € plus VAT |
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New Workshop Design Thinking Foundations: Mindset & Process |
– | Potsdam | Bilingual: German and English |
3000 € plus VAT |
For teams and companies
Workshop / Program | Information |
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Workshop Design Thinking Advanced |
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Workshop Design Thinking Sprint |
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Workshop Strategic Visioning |
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Workshop Measuring and Evaluating Design Thinking |
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Workshop Introduction to Design Thinking |
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Workshop Leadership Coaching |
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Workshop Design Thinking and Corporate Change |