The Design Thinking Difference at Tombolo Institute at Bellevue College in partnership with Zschool

Tombolo Institute at Bellevue College is one of a kind. When you join us at the Design Thinking Program, you’ll discover a unique, innovative learning opportunity where you’ll develop your skills to reimagine how to approach business while our experts guide you along the way. Our expert faculty will help you combine both creative and analytical ways to solve complex, real-world problems. You'll learn to employ a set of methods and a corresponding mindset that promotes a human-centered look at innovation. Throughout the program, you'll learn to understand human behavior in order to generate deep insights, articulate needs and desires, develop design solutions, and critique and test your solutions in real work settings.

​Why Design Thinking?

Effective, creative leadership demands a human-centered design approach. Today’s leading firms are applying immersive empathy journeys to break through and connect with customers in new and surprising ways. There has never been a greater need for innovative design and creative procedure than in today’s digital economy.

​Demand and Opportunity

The demand for professionals who can address an intractable problem with a creative solution continues to rise. This demand calls for Design Thinking principles. Organizations who use Design Thinking strategies for uniquely solving problems are more likely to beat out the competition who often deliver a “me-too” product or service.
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The job market is expected to explode for professionals with Design Thinking skills over the next several years. Firms are sure to create new, nimble divisions to integrate innovation throughout their organizations. Functions and roles that were traditionally held by marketing, sales, IT, and operations will all be shifting towards new divisions that require Design Thinking skills.

​Education and Training

Our curriculum is project-based and designed to train and develop your technical and analytical skills. As your skills improve, you'll start to feel more empowered by the Design Thinking leadership insights needed to move innovation initiatives forward within your organization. In the Design Thinking Program you'll receive hands-on training which will prepare you to ask relevant questions, manage and lead teams, and communicate innovation value to senior management. You’ll also leave with a Professional Design Thinking Capstone Portfolio of tools and resources to apply back at your organization.

​Gain Strategic Advantage

​To stay on top, business needs an innovative advantage to adopt an human-centered strategy. You'll learn the methodology and concepts needed to leap ahead of the competition.

Become Engaged

With a commitment to building an energetic and collaborative learning environment, our expert faculty engage and inspire with real-world knowledge, while you interact with your peers and develop your innovative mindset.

Develop Practical Skills

Everything we do is to help you become better at your job and to help your firm achieve ROI. We make it easy to gain practical skills and knowledge to be immediately applied back at your organization.