d-school Afrika

The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika* is Afrika’s first design-led thinking school based within UCT and was founded in 2016. It has over 700 graduates from the Foundation Programme in Design Thinking.

The d-school offers a wide variety of programmes to students, staff and faculty. The school has worked with the university’s Faculties and Departments of Commerce, Education, Engineering and Built Environment, Humanities, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, and Law and Science. These disciplines are essential to the transdisciplinary work that underpins design thinking practice. The d-school has also worked with several other higher education institutions in South Africa and Afrika.

To find out more about the student programmes go here and for staff and faculty go here.

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Design Thinking Dash

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It’s a fast impactful 2 hour course covering the fundamentals of Design Thinking concepts.

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Design Thinking in Afrika

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Connecting African thinkers and building skills for the future. Participate in a competitive, trans-African challenge and gain exposure to real-world problems.

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Design Thinking In Practice (DTIP)

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The Design Thinking in Practice Executive Education Programme is an ideal learning solution for organisations and professionals.

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Design Thinking Week

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This course will help you gain skills that will future-proof your career opportunities.

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Fast Forward for UCT Pass Staff & Faculty

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Introduction to Design Thinking is a programme specifically designed to provide UCT staff members with the opportunity to enhance their critical thinking capabilities.

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Foundation Programme In Design Thinking

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This course will introduce you to the key mindsets and problem-solving methodologies of design thinking.

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