Programme Duration
10 months programme
When are the next programme workshop dates?
Next intake September (dates TBC).
Application Process & Dates
Applications currently closed for this intake.
**Member rate is available to professional, private sector members of the IDI, IAPI, ICAD and 100 Archive, whose businesses are based in the Republic of Ireland.
Please note the cost of flights and accommodation for the exchange visit or travel to Dublin are not included in the programme fee.
Instalment plans can be discussed.
Who is it for?
The Design Management Professional Diploma has been developed for busy working professional designers and design function managers (not all design managers are designers) to empower them to take their business and careers to the next level.
The programme is for those working in design management roles, or aspiring to – Agency Owners, Design Directors and Senior Designers, Design or Account Managers, Studio Managers and Team Leads. You don’t have to be a ‘design manager’ to manage design (people and processes) but you have the responsibility for delivering great results. With the Design Management Professional Diploma, you get the skills and tools to do so.
As design becomes an increasingly important business function, designers and those that lead design teams require a broader range of skills to translate strategy into practice, managing people and budgets while supporting a culture of creativity and dealing with multiple stakeholders. The Design Management Professional Diploma has been developed to empower designers and design managers with the tools, processes and methodologies to successfully manage design as a key business resource.
Application are currently closed.
Please get in touch via info@designskillnet.ie.
2023 Programme
Developed by PARK a world-leading consultancy in design management and design leadership, and the founders of the LEGO Academy, the Design Management programme is a blended learning approach of experiential, in-person, online and 1:1 coaching, delivered by expert trainers who work on a daily basis with design leaders to respond to the opportunities generated at the emerging intersection of design and business.
The programme is endorsed by design councils across the world, and alumni include among others, Fjord, GSK, LEGO, Mars, Novartis, Sony, Bosch and Unilever.
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Programme Course Director
Frans Joziasse is a thought leader in Design Management and Leadership, and founding partner of PARK Strategic Design, an international strategic design management consultancy with offices in Germany, The Netherlands and USA that works with clients including Audi, LEGO, Roca, Coty, Miele, Unilever, Johnson Controls, GSK, BMW and Roche.
Frans holds an MBA in design management from the University of Westminster (London) and lectures/teaches at several universities in Europe and the US. In 2011 he co-founded Grow, a leader in Design Management Education, and is now delivered in both Europe and USA.
Course Director
James Hall, an Industrial Design graduate, James began his design career at LEGO designing new toy-based play experiences and progressed from design manager to design director, leading and managing small and large teams. In 2010, James moved to Hasbro as Sr Design Director, and in his consultancy role now works on design leadership across many different industry segments including Bosch, Grundfos, Unilever, Bang & Olufsen and LEGO, with a specific focus on design strategy, design organisation, processes and tools.
Structure & Format:
The one-year blended intensive learning programme is a mix of in-person classroom, online and 1:1 coaching, and is thoughtfully designed to meet the needs and work environments of practicing multidisciplinary design teams, while equipping them with the essential tools to lead change in their industries.
The programme is modular with 10 core modules, in four phases, and the delivery is structured to accommodate the working lives and time constraints of participants, requiring only 10 days away from the workplace.
- 6 face-to-face days and 4 days will be online, with one workshop delivered in an international location, connecting to another programme.
- 1:1 online coaching sessions for every module.
- Remote learning platform.
- Individual and group assignments.
Workload & Assignments
A minimum of 5 hours per week is expected to cover the course material and additional time is required for assignments and team projects. Case studies and assignments are tailored to the industry profile of each cohort.
To attain the Design Management Professional Diploma, participants are assessed on each module via a variety of practical assignments. The programme emphasises the practical application of knowledge to benefit participants and their organisations. Assessment workload is set across the programme to allow participants to successfully combine learning with work and life demands.
Programme Content
Design Leadership, Design Management, Quality, Process, Language, Value, Service Design, Design Strategy, Design CX, Design Briefing.
Programme Features
Blended learning; 1:1 coaching; unique faculty of industry practitioners; action learning; one module delivered in an international location; peer learning; and international alumni network.
Course Dates – Programme Schedule 2023
- September (TBC) – face-to-face in Dublin
- TBC – online
- TBC – online or face to face, to be agreed
- TBC – exchange trip, Europe
- TBC – face-to-face final presentation in Dublin
Book the next Information sessions.
Please contact us directly at info@designskillnet.ie to discuss your interest and membership options.
**Member rates apply to members of IDI, ICAD, IAPI, 100 Archive who are private sector or commercial semi-state organisations based in the Republic of Ireland.
The standard fees cited above pertain to applications received by the Application Deadline of 5pm, Friday March 3rd 2023 (standard price) and Wednesday 15th March (late-bird price). Applications received after this deadline may still be processed, subject to places being available but will be subject to a late-bird programme fee of €6,495(members) / €10,495 (non-members).
To find out more about the programme, read our Q&A series with the Course Director James Hall and past participant David Wall and Lydia Ward.
Modules
"I highly recommend it. I'm passing on everything I've learned, upskilling the rest of the team, and looking at who do we next put on to the course."
"I would definitely recommend the programme to others, it's really worth if you want to take your career, or the design function in your business, to the next level"
The course exceeded my expectations. I learned more, was more challenged and brought more back to my day-to-day work than I had anticipated. It was great. Thank you.
I really enjoyed the Design Management course. James is an amazing, engaging teacher and I learned so much from my classmates. I felt very lucky to be around such talented individuals and build great connections. We dived into interesting topics such as Design Strategy and Service Design, and the assignments and presentations really helped me to understand the different areas of design that a Design Manager might oversee.
The course really set me up for success in my new Leadership role! I still refer to the worksheets and the toolkit and it was an incredible investment into my career.
“The programme provided us with mentorship, a toolkit, and time to focus on how to position design as a strategic capability within our business.”
“I’ll miss everyone I worked with on the Design Management Professional Diploma, they offered so much support. I found the distinguishment between leadership and management very helpful and the content we covered on the programme was really insightful and helpful in terms of my professional development”
"The Design Management Professional Diploma was ideal - I wanted to be able to develop my understanding of management and leadership in a design context, and this programme really delivered on that”
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