A one-day, hands-on design thinking experience.
d-camp: Introduction to Design Thinking
d-camp is an interactive, design thinking bootcamp that introduces you to the core mindsets, tools, and ways of working through a design thinking learning experience. In one focused day, you’ll learn by doing – working in teams to tackle real challenges and experience design thinking in action.
Completion of a d-camp is required before applying to the Foundation Programme in Design Thinking and forms part of the participant selection process.
Duration: 1 day
Location: Face-to-Face
Cost: At no cost
Spaces: Limited
Experience design thinking in a day
Dive into a focused, hands-on introduction through practical team challenges.
Build confidence in uncertainty
Strengthen your ability to navigate ambiguity using human-centred tools and mindsets.
Connect, collaborate, and create
Work with diverse peers to solve real-world problems and build creative confidence together.
What is d-camp?
d-camp is a practical introduction to design thinking. Through guided activities and team challenges, you’ll experience how human-centred problem solving works in real time - not through lectures, but through action.
You’ll collaborate, test ideas quickly, and build creative confidence working with uncertainty and complexity.
What you’ll experience
- Introduction to design thinking principles and mindsets
- Hands-on teamwork around real-world challenges
- Practice with core tools and techniques
- Exposure to diverse, multidisciplinary collaboration
- A fast-paced, supportive learning environment
Who it’s for
d-camp is open to youth aged 18–35 who are curious about design thinking and want to strengthen their problem-solving, collaboration, and creative confidence.
No prior experience is required.
Why attend?
- Build practical soft skills valued in any field
- Experience the thinking behind innovation and problem solving
- Try design thinking before committing to a longer programme
- Required before applying to the Foundation Programme
d-camp Format
Duration: 1 day
Location: Face-to-Face
Cost: At no cost
Spaces: Limited
Completion of a d-camp is required for eligibility for the
Foundation Programme in Design Thinking.
Upcoming Course Dates
23 July 2026
Application deadline:
20 July 2026
