As part of the Graduate Certificate in Strategic Design, you’ll elevate your leadership skills and learn about co-designing strategies, stakeholder management, and adapting leadership practices for business, government, and society, exploring the critical relationship between design and leadership in today’s dynamic and professional landscape.You’ll also have the opportunity to study the following topics:Participatory design and engagement – learn to tackle complex issues, engage diverse voices and perspectives, and create collaborative solutions. Design tools and tactics – equip yourself with the tactical acumen needed to navigate the dynamic landscape of design-led innovation through a blend of theory and hands-on exercises with a real-world context. Design ethics and impacts – understand the impact of design on society across economic, environmental, social, and cultural dimensions. Bridge foundational knowledge with ethical inquiry to become a socially-conscious strategy designer. Designers as intermediaries – bridge the gap between creative expertise and diverse project requirements. Learn about effective communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving using strategic design. Digital design and technology – explore critical themes in our increasingly digital world including digital design tools, generative AI platforms, and big data analysis. Learn from authentic and practical examples including design robotics, future mobility and transport, and the circular economy. Design discovery and review – learn the methods and techniques to identify complex problems, developing your understanding of the needs of contemporary socio-economic contexts using the Double Diamond model and Triple Diamond Framework.Many of our teaching staff are also award-winning professors, accomplished researchers and industry leaders. They bring the latest insights from their field of study and practice to the classroom, creating an authentic learning environment.HighlightsRapidly advance your design career and gain a design qualification in as little as one semester. Build a solid pathway to further studies such as the Graduate Diploma in Strategic Design and the Master of Design (Strategic Design). It will equip you with knowledge in strategic design tailored for experienced design professionals looking to further their education, or those from other backgrounds looking to gain a design qualification. Create holistic and sustainable solutions to address complex challenges while driving meaningful change within a range of contexts such as social services, health, advanced manufacturing and infrastructure. Apply design approaches to develop products and services through connecting creativity, community engagement, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. Experience site excursions, guest lectures and projects with corporate partners such as the BMW Group QUT Design Academy, ARM Hub, and Queensland Health, including the Herston Biofabrication Institute and Clinical Excellence Queensland.Possible careersBusiness analystDesign strategistDesign thinking facilitatorEntrepreneurInnovation consultantService designerSocial impact designerUxui designer
