Incompany programmes

Are you looking for a programme to future-proof your own organisation? Training for the entire team? Or do you want to incorporate the Responsible Futuring approach into your own learning offerings? Ask DesignLab Academy for a tailored offer. 

Tailored programmes range from an inspiration session on strategic planning for the management team, an agenda for a department retreat, a two-day masterclass to include in your own training offerings, or a multi-day training over a longer period, as part of a post-master's programme. 

Specific topics require specialists. That's why we utilise the broad network of DesignLab University of Twente in designing these in-company programmes: from researchers to industry experts, from topic experts to practitioners. This also applies to setting learning objectives for professionals participating in this program, which focuses on lifelong learning. 

Incompany programmes 

We have experience designing tailored programmes with challenges that are relevant to your organisation. These programmes preceded your organisation: 

• Digital Transformation: Making responsible choices in a developing digital world. 15 professionals from Achmea and the Tax Authorities learned together which scenarios have positive or negative consequences. The 4-day Responsible Futuring masterclass was a collaboration with PLD University of Twente, Achmea, and the Tax Authorities within the Apeldoorn Leergang. 
• Technology in the Region: Over 50 experts from the Province of Overijssel explored together with researchers how new technologies can play a role in the future of your work or challenges in the region. 
• Climate Resilience: Students from James Madison University (US) participated in a 2-day masterclass Responsible Futuring as part of their trip to learn more about circularity. What does this mean for the fashion industry, food waste, and our resilience to disasters? 
• Responsible Futuring crash courses: Various students, administrators, researchers, and staff learned from each other's perspectives on climate resilience, the fourth-generation university, and planetary health during the 3-hour Responsible Futuring crash course. 

Testimonials

“Our programme introduced students to the idea of circular economy, a practice and approach to sustainability that has not yet gained significant traction in the US. The two-day Responsible Futuring workshop we undertook at the University of Twente provided students with a rich and useful way to design future-oriented circular economy projects in the US. The workshop enabled students to explore and embrace multiple perspectives that inform a complex societal challenge. It also provided them with the tools to design tangible projects that were both rigorous and playful. I cannot imagine a more practical and imaginative way to scaffold student learning in an intensive, high-impact program that is designed to open up students’ understanding of how to respond to the planet’s most pressing challenges.”

“It's a very vibrant approach. Actively engaging with the group and working on out-of-the-box solutions without it feeling forced is a lot of fun. The methodologies brought me to a point in a creative process where I genuinely surprised myself and others. Especially when you step back gradually to the present, you suddenly see that you have a realistic plan to start with. It almost seemed like magic.
The Responsible Futuring approach helps to look from the present towards a future-proof solution for a problem. The fun part is that the approach takes into account a large group of diverse stakeholders. The more, the better. It gives you a well-defined problem statement AND a concrete plan with action points for the short, medium, and long term.”