The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at UCT, in collaboration with Ashesi University (Ghana), KNUST (Ghana), American University in Cairo (Egypt), University of Nairobi (Kenya), and the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), invites students under 35 to apply for an engaging online Design Thinking programme.
Four Cs Development: Design thinking directly enhances Critical thinking, Creativity, Communication, and Collaboration—essential skills recognised by the World Economic Forum.
Tacit Knowledge Cultivation: Recognising the importance of ‘tacit knowledge’ in the evolving job market, our programme focuses on building this key ingredient in potential employees.
Adapting to Change: The world is constantly changing, and the design thinking mindset equips participants to collaboratively navigate this exciting, yet turbulent, new terrain in human-centred and innovative ways.
Taking ownership of Design thinking Tools and Mindsets: The programme will empower students with tools and mindsets of a design-led practitioner. Students will be immersed into exploring and adopting the tools and mindsets to take ownership of through their journey.
Attend all six days of the programme.
Be prepared for 4-6 hours of asynchronous teamwork and preparation outside the programme’s online space.
Attend d-scovery sessions and complete a feedback form after the programme.
A stable internet connection of at least 4 Mbps speed.
Preferably connect using an uncapped Wifi connection such as Eduroam to avoid unnecessary data charges.
A desktop/laptop computer with Webcam/computer camera, good microphone sound quality.
Use either Firefox or Google Chrome web browsers to run the programme’s software.
Access to Zoom software and the Miro app. Technical requirements for Miro can be found here and should be checked before attendance to avoid delays in joining the programme.
