IIM Lucknow-Executive Certificate Program in Design Thinking & Innovation Management

Design Thinking is a strategic approach towards creative problem-solving by placing users’/customers' needs above everything else. It is a process of questioning: questioning the problem, questioning assumptions, and questioning the implications. It is also an iterative and agile process of ongoing experimentation that is useful in tackling problems that are ill-defined or unknown, by re-framing the problem in human-centric ways, developing ideas, and adopting a practical approach in prototyping and testing. As a process it is a great catalyst of change and evolution.

• Contextually designed 6-month programme
• Campus immersion module of 1 day
• Learning-by-doing as dominant pedagogy
• Peer-learning & networking opportunities

• Understand the implications of disruption and the role of innovation
• Understand various frameworks, tools, and techniques of Design Thinking
• Learn to formalise or systemise a culture of Innovation in your organisation
• Determine and select the right Innovation opportunity to pursue
• Design, develop and implement an innovation product or service or process

• Diploma (10+2+3)/Graduate (10+2+3 or 10+3+4)/Post Graduate with minimum 50% aggregate of all years.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience for Post Graduate and minimum 5 years’ experience for Graduate participants.

*Internships and training experiences are not considered as full-time work experience

Selection will be done on the basis of the following:

• Application Form
• Statement of Purpose (minimum 100 words) submitted along with the application
• Telephonic interview by Programme Directors if warranted

This have 3 modules and One project.

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Sample Certificate

Fee Particulars	Amount (in )
Application Fee	2,500
Programme Fee	93,750
1-day Campus Visit (Boarding & Lodging only)	3,750
NOTE: 1. *GST as per prevailing rate is applicable and will be collected additionally from the candidate/participant. Current GST rate is 18%. 2. At the time of application, a Processing Fee of ₹10,000 will be charged. Processing Fee contains ₹2,500 towards Application Fee & ₹7,500 towards the 1st instalment of Programme Fee. Processing Fee of ₹10,000 is refundable in case the participant’s profile is rejected by IIM Lucknow. 3. Please Note: The Processing Fee shall not be refunded in the following circumstances: I. In case candidate rejects the offer issued by the Institute; and II. In case the application is rejected due to submission of incomplete documents and/or providing incomplete information and/or eligibility criteria not fulfilled. Note – For Foreign candidates, the cost of dispatching study material will be borne by them.
No. of Installments - Total amount to be paid in 3 installments.
Instalment No.	Amount (in )
Installment 1	10,000+25,000
Installment 2	32,500
Installment 3	28,750
Timeline and Dates
Application Closure Date	26-Jun-2022
Programme Start Date	08-Oct-2022
Programme End Date	31-Mar-2023

Learning by doing will be the dominant pedagogy of this highly experiential programme. The participants would take part in role-plays, group discussions, games and simulations, and various exercises. Lectures and case discussions would support the exercise in concept-sharing.