Certification · For leaders
Lead in the age of AI.
Two intense days for CXOs, founders and business heads. Use human-centred design and AI to find your next opportunity, test it fast, and come back with a plan your team can run.
Who it's for
CXOs, founders, business and functional heads.
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CXOs and business heads
Who need an innovation agenda that survives contact with customers.
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Founders
Who want to find product-market fit faster, with less guesswork.
03
Transformation and strategy leads
Who are asked to 'do something with AI' and want to do it well.
What you'll learn
Six modules. One real project.
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Human-centred strategy
Start from people, not technology. Reframe the problems worth solving.
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AI opportunity mapping
Where GenAI and agentic AI create real value in your business, and where they don't.
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Customer insight, fast
Run sharp interviews and turn them into insight in hours, not months.
04
Design sprint for leaders
Ideate, decide and prototype in a single compressed sprint.
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Prototyping with GenAI
Build clickable concepts with AI tools, then test them with real users.
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Leading a design-led culture
Innovation portfolios, OKRs and the habits that make design thinking stick.
Faculty & mentors
Learn from the HCD Institute network.
Faculty and fellows from DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad, alongside practitioners from our advisory board who lead design, product and AI work in India and around the world.
Dr Deepak John Mathew
Founding Board Member · Professor, IIT Hyderabad · Head, DIC Hub
Design educationLinkedIn ↗
Mathew Sebastian
Founding Board Member · Fellow, DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad · NID alumnus
Human-centred designLinkedIn ↗
Dr Delwin Remedios
Professor, Department of Design, IIT Hyderabad · Head, Animation Lab
Faculty
Jacinta Bell
Interaction designer · Researcher, DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad · Fellow, HCD Institute
Interaction design
Marsukola Kranthi Kiran
Member, DIC · Research Scholar, IIT Hyderabad
Research
Elias V
Research Scholar, IIT Hyderabad
Research
Gavin Remedios
Experience Design Leader, IBM Consulting · India & South Asia
Enterprise experience designLinkedIn ↗
Shibu Prabhakaran
Design Strategist, Kloudspot · Indian Institute of Science
Design strategyLinkedIn ↗
Chandrima Deuri Sikka
Product Marketing Manager, Somfy North America · ex-HP, ex-Samsung
Product strategyLinkedIn ↗
Sanmitra Chitte
Design & Innovation Strategist · International Partnerships, BITS Design School, Mumbai
Design educationLinkedIn ↗
Jomon Jacob
Entrepreneur & Investor, Tricta Technologies · IT, IoT and AI services
Ventures & AI servicesLinkedIn ↗
Dr Kawahya Tizhe
Public Health Physician · World Health Organization · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Global healthLinkedIn ↗How it runs
Hybrid by design.
Take both days live online, or join us on campus at DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad for the full in-person immersion.
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Learn live
Live online sessions with practitioners and faculty, recorded for catch-up.
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Build
Studio projects on real problems, using AI tools at every step.
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Get feedback
Mentor reviews and peer critiques on your work.
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Immerse (optional)
Join us on campus at DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad for an in-person immersion.
You'll leave with
Work you can show. Skills you can use.
- 01An AI-ready innovation roadmap for your organisation
- 02A validated opportunity, tested with real users
- 03A leadership playbook for design-led teams
- 04Certificate from HCD Institute × DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad
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