26th September 2025 (Friday)
In-person - Location: The Porter - Ground Floor, 1 O’Connell St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Workload 07 hours
Our bootcamp is a practical and strategic journey to integrate Design Thinking and Generative AI, inspired by global trends. Here, you’ll experience how AI and human creativity can collaborate—going beyond automation to using AI as an active partner in innovation.
Discover how AI enhances every stage of Design Thinking—from data analysis to ideation, prototyping, testing, and feedback—enabling teams (humans + AI agents) to innovate faster, with greater precision and adaptability.
/Why Attend?
This is a hands-on, in-person course designed for innovators, strategists, designers, and corporate leaders who want to turn complex challenges into creative and sustainable solutions.
You’ll learn how to leverage AI at different stages of Design Thinking, taking on key roles such as Analyst, User, Creative Partner, Designer, and Coach, based on the framework developed by Samuel Tschepe from HPI D-School.
1. Accelerate Your Innovation Capabilities
In a fast-paced market that demands quick responses and innovative solutions, integrating AI with Design Thinking optimises the creative process—from identifying needs to generating breakthrough ideas. This bootcamp teaches you how to use AI to make each stage of Design Thinking more efficient and strategic.
2. Practical & Actionable Experience
This is a learn-by-doing experience. More than just theory, you’ll gain hands-on experience with methods and tools that you can immediately apply in your work, boosting your ability to tackle complex challenges with intelligence.
3. Discover How AI & Creativity Work Together
With insights from global trends and the latest applications discussed at D-School in Germany, you’ll see how AI and human creativity can collaborate, producing truly innovative solutions that wouldn’t emerge independently. In this context, AI is not just an automation tool—it’s a creative ally.
4. Deep Dive into the Critical Phases of Design Thinking
This course will give you a solid understanding of the most crucial moments in the Design Thinking process—research, ideation, and testing—where AI can provide real value, accelerating productivity without compromising quality or depth.
5. Stand Out in the Market
The ability to merge Design Thinking with AI is a key differentiator in today’s market. This course will put you at the forefront of innovation, equipping you to lead transformation projects with a unique blend of creativity and technology.
/Bootcamp Highlights
- Work on real-world projects
- Access cutting-edge AI tools
- Network with industry professionals
Who Should Attend?
- Ideal for professionals and innovation leaders looking to integrate human creativity and AI for agile, high-impact solutions.
/Learning Journey
Exploring AI as a Creative Partner
Foundations and Applications: Introduction to the roles of AI in Design Thinking and its application in creative processes.
Research and Discovery: Using digital tools for data collection, gaining insights, and developing empathetic research guides.
Sensemaking and Analysis: Organising emerging patterns, creating synthetic personas, and formulating "How Might We?" questions with AI support.
Creating Solutions and Experimenting
Ideation and Repertoire Building: Expand creative solutions with AI-guided brainstorming and exploration of analogies.
Prototyping and Testing: Develop prototypes using visual tools (DALL-E, Figma, Canva) and conduct simulated tests with synthetic personas to validate ideas.
Solution Fair: Present results and exchange feedback between groups.
Reflection and Insights: Identify key learnings and receive a consolidated summary.
Networking and the Future: Join a happy hour for informal exchanges and reflections on the impact of AI on Design Thinking.
Our Facilitators
Ricardo Ruffo
CEO & Co-Founder of Echos
Juliana Proserpio
Chief Designer & Co-Founder of Echos
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/Investment
Early Bird
AUD
850.00
- 7 hours of immersive, hands-on learning to collaboratively apply key concepts.
- Learn from cutting-edge facilitators, showcasing how to innovate by transforming processes and outcomes.
- 6-month access to course content and slides for deeper learning and revisiting concepts.
- Exclusive toolkit with essential tools to use during and after the course.
- Early access to the Echos Online platform, featuring introductory content on design thinking.
Regular
AUD
990.00
- 7 hours of immersive, hands-on learning to collaboratively apply key concepts.
- Learn from cutting-edge facilitators, showcasing how to innovate by transforming processes and outcomes.
- 6-month access to course content and slides for deeper learning and revisiting concepts.
- Exclusive toolkit with essential tools to use during and after the course.
Teams
+ 3 people
- 7 hours of immersive, hands-on learning to collaboratively apply key concepts.
- Learn from cutting-edge facilitators, showcasing how to innovate by transforming processes and outcomes.
- 6-month access to course content and slides for deeper learning and revisiting concepts.
- Exclusive toolkit with essential tools to use during and after the course.
- 1-hour exclusive mentoring session with the Echos team after the course to help implement key learnings.
Take the Next Step in Your Innovation Journey
Get in touch
with the Echos Team
Feel free to contact us via email at [email protected], or just send us a message using the form, and we’ll be sure to get back to you as soon as possible.
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Echos is a Desirable Futures Lab driven by design.
Design is the new leadership. It offers a comprehensive and practical approach to innovation and is fundamental for successful organisations.
Instead of predicting the future, we speculate, design, and help activate strategic, desirable futures. Our approach blends the best of business strategy, futurism, and emerging technologies with human-centred design, always from an ethical and inclusive perspective to shape new possibilities for the future.
We use technology to bridge the digital and physical worlds, creating seamless and interactive experiences for users. Echos provides a complete response to the field of innovation and design. In our lab, we partner with diverse industries and organisations to foster innovation, transform realities, and design human-centred products and services.
At Echos School, we teach innovation and design through hands-on experience, shaping the next generation of innovators and empowering leaders to stand out.
