Online or In-Person, Perth WA
Design Thinking Perth
Overview
✓ Design Thinking and Lean Startup in one day
✓ Hands-on, not theoretical
✓ In-person Perth or online for WA teams
✓ Small cohorts — max 16 participants
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SOUND FAMILIAR?
Most organisations build the wrong thing really well
Solutions that miss the real problem. Features nobody asked for. Ideas that sounded great in a room but failed in market. Innovation without method produces effort without insight.
You're solving symptoms, not causes
The brief says one thing, users do another. Teams build what they're asked to build, not what would actually help. The problem behind the problem stays unsolved.
Ideas die in a room before anyone tests them
Good ideas get workshopped to death. Bad ones get approved because nobody tested them with real users. The process produces conviction but not evidence.
Feedback arrives too late to change anything
Customer input happens at the end, when the build is done and decisions are locked in. Iteration is expensive because the first version is too finished.
WHAT YOU’LL COVER
A practical innovation toolkit your team can use immediately
01
Empathise: Understanding the Real Problem
Use structured research techniques to get under the surface of user needs — moving beyond assumptions to insights that actually change what you build.
02
Define: Framing Problems Worth Solving
Translate research into clear problem statements and opportunity areas that focus the team's creative energy on what matters most.
03
Ideate: Generating and Selecting Ideas
Run effective ideation sessions, use structured techniques to generate a wide range of options, and apply practical filters to find the ideas worth testing.
04
Prototype: Making Ideas Tangible Fast
Build low-fidelity prototypes quickly, get them in front of real users, and learn from what actually happens rather than what people predict.
05
Lean Startup: Test Cheaply and Learn Fast
Apply Lean Startup principles alongside Design Thinking — validated learning, build-measure-learn cycles, and how to kill bad ideas before they become expensive.
1
Days of training
16
Max cohort size
8
PDUs / SEUs
100%
Pass rate (2026)
Course includes
✓ Design Thinking and Lean Startup workbook
✓ Prototype and ideation templates
✓ 8 PDUs / CPD hours
✓ Post-course coaching session (1hr)
✓ In-person in Perth or online for WA teams
WHO THIS IS FOR
For teams who want to solve the right problems, not just any problem
No prior experience required. Best with cross-functional groups, since both Design Thinking and Lean Startup are built for collaborative work. One day is enough to shift how your team approaches problems.
Product Teams
Building products or services and wanting a structured way to understand customer needs and test ideas before committing to building them.
Innovation and Strategy Teams
Tasked with generating new ideas and needing a repeatable, practical methodology rather than a creative brainstorm.
Project Managers and Delivery Leads
Managing projects where the problem isn't fully understood yet, and wanting frameworks to define, test and validate before moving into delivery.
ENROLMENT OPTIONS
Two ways to get certified
Choose the format that fits your schedule. Both include the full course content, exam, and certification.
ONLINE · SELF-PACED
$950 + GST
Study from anywhere, on your own schedule. Full access to course materials, recordings, and exam prep — complete in your own time over 30 days.
✓ Full course content online
✓ CSM exam voucher included
✓ 30-day access window
✓ Certificate on completion
IN-PERSON · PERTH
$950 + GST
Two days of instructor-led training at our Perth facility. Work alongside other professionals, with coaching and live practice throughout.
✓ 2-day in-person workshop
✓ CSM exam voucher included
✓ Max 16 participants
✓ Lunch & materials provided
GOT QUESTIONS?
Frequently asked
What does this course teach?
Design Thinking (empathy, creativity, prototyping) and Lean Startup (rapid iteration, validated learning, build-measure-learn) taught together as one practical innovation toolkit.
Who is it for?
Professionals, project managers, product teams and entrepreneurs. It's most powerful with cross-functional teams, since both methods are built for collaborative work.
What makes it different from other innovation training?
The focus on action: getting out of the room, testing ideas with real customers, and learning from what actually happens rather than what people predict.
How long is it?
One day. Delivered in person in Perth or online for WA teams.
What will our team be able to do afterwards?
Understand user needs through research, prototype quickly, test assumptions cheaply, and run a continuous-improvement approach grounded in customer feedback.
Ready to get certified?
Secure your place in the next cohort or start the online course today. Our team will get back to you within the same business day.