Short Courses Financed Training (100%)

Advanced Design Thinking

It transforms complex challenges into innovative solutions.

The course challenges participants to reimagine design thinking as an interdisciplinary framework by integrating approaches such as circular design, strategic thinking and futures design. It is through its application to the sustainability of natural resources that design is recognised as a powerful tool for tackling global challenges and generating innovative solutions.

Credits: 6 ECTS
12 Sessions / 48 hours: 25, 26 and 27 February; 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 March;
Dates: 25 February to 20 March 2025
Schedule: After-work hours (6pm - 10.30pm, 30 min dinner break)
Format: B-Learning (In-Person and Online). Days 25.02, 5, 11, 20.03 in person.
Language: Portuguese / English
Vacancies: 12
Audience: Professionals and agents of change in various contexts

Competences

Apply advanced design thinking principles through Project Based Learning (PBL)
Develop circular and regenerative design solutions for natural and water resources.
Understand the role of strategic design and develop strategies throughout a design challenge orientated towards a sustainable future for the planet.
Collaborate effectively in complex interdisciplinary environments
Apply systemic thinking to innovation challenges
Develop solutions based on planet-centric design

Lecturers

Our dedicated educators foster a stimulating learning environment to help you reach your design potential.

Henrique Nascimento

Year 2024-2025

Tuition Fee

This course is 100% funded, so the student is exempt from paying tuition, enrolment or insurance.

Scholarship 100% (Blue Design Alliance): € 404,80
Application: € 40,80
Tuition Fee: € 360,00
Insurance: € 4,00

Scholarships

Blue Design Alliance

This initiative offers scholarships for Professional Higher Technical Courses (CTesP), taught at ESAD, and Postgraduate Courses. All the courses are practically orientated and allow you to pursue a professional career, where the theme of water will always be present, as well as caring for the ecosystems of rivers, seas and oceans.