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From Ideas to Action: Transform Your Research with Design Thinking two-day training course

Mastering Design Thinking for Research Innovation: Turn your research into real-world impact. 

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From Ideas to Action: Transform Your Research with Design Thinking - Mastering Design Thinking for Research Innovation

Join this intensive two-day, in-person workshop on 25 and 26 March 2026, 9.30am - 5pm to learn practical design thinking and service design skills used across academia, industry, and the public sector. Places are limited so apply via this form by the deadline of 30 January 2026. 

Discover how to turn your research expertise into powerful, actionable solutions. This intensive two-day, in-person workshop introduces postgraduate Discover how to turn your research expertise into powerful, actionable solutions. This intensive two-day, in-person workshop introduces postgraduate researchers to practical design thinking and service design principles that drive innovation and meaningful change. These skills are highly prized in today’s job market, across all sectors. 

Through highly interactive, hands-on sessions, you’ll apply these approaches to a real-world service design case study, exploring how user needs, systems, and stakeholder experiences can be understood and improved. Working in teams, you’ll co-create, collaborate, and design impactful solutions that reflect real professional contexts—whether in academia, industry, the public sector, or when working with external organisations and partners beyond academia. 

This fast-paced, immersive experience requires full commitment over both days. You’ll work closely with peers to tackle complex challenges, develop creative problem-solving strategies, and gain practical skills that can be further developed and applied in a wide range of work settings and career pathways. 

In this intensive two-day, in-person workshop, you will: 

  • Break down complex, real-world challenges using design thinking and service design approaches. 
  • Use structured methods to turn ideas into practical, testable, and actionable outcomes. 
  • Collaborate effectively with peers from different disciplines and perspectives. 
  • Communicate ideas visually and persuasively to diverse audiences and stakeholders. 

Who is this workshop useful for? 
Open to all QMUL postgraduate researchers. The problem-solving and innovation skills developed in this workshop are particularly valuable for careers in: 

  • Research & Innovation – Translating research into real-world applications 
  • Entrepreneurship & Startups – Building and testing ideas for business or social impact 
  • Consulting & Strategy – Helping organisations design better solutions 
  • Product & UX Design – Understanding user needs and designing impactful solutions 
  • Policy & Public Sector – Creating evidence-based, user-centred policies 
  • Industry & Corporate Roles – Driving innovation within large organisations 

 

 

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