Become a more innovative leader.

Work smarter, generate breakthrough ideas, achieve better results.

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Are you ready to create real change?

Learn bold, innovative thinking as practiced at Stanford with our online programs and courses. Break free from the way things have always been done so that you can solve your biggest challenges. Designed for working professionals, all of our programs and courses can be completed alongside a full-time career.

Unleash your full potential:

Become a more effective leader who drives change
Better understand your customer and what they want
Create a company culture that values creativity, agility, and rapid experimentation

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Why enroll?

World-Class Instructors

Learn from Stanford faculty and innovation all-stars.

Flexible Learning

Content is 100% online and can be taken at your own pace.

Hands-On Courses

Get the authentic Stanford School of Engineering, Business, and Design (d.school) experience.

Stanford Certificate

Earn a certificate for any program that you complete.

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Featured Courses and Programs

Leading People, Culture, and Innovation

Learn essential skills and effective strategies for leading innovative, motivated teams in your organization. Lead change that propels both your career and your company forward.

Creativity and Design Thinking

Make innovation a daily practice in your life. Through hands-on exercises and application-based frameworks, you’ll learn how to harness your creativity to continuously produce novel solutions to any challenge you face.

Introduction to Design Thinking

Got a problem? Design thinking can help you to create a game-changing solution. Learn new ways of thinking, acting, and interacting that help you create innovative products, services, and processes.

Getting Buy-In for your Ideas

How do you successfully champion bottom-up innovation when leadership’s time and attention are in high demand? Learn how to promote your ideas within an organization to empower innovation and drive change.

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Achieving Innovation through Inspiration

Inspiration isn’t something you wait for. It’s something you work for. Learn the tools you need to seek the inspiration that will turn unknowns into radically new products and services.

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Graduate or Professional Program - which is right for you?

Time Commitment

Achievement

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Cost

Graduate Certificate Courses

90–120 hours per course

Earn up to 18 units of academic credit that may contribute to a certificate or a degree

Frequent collaboration with other students taking courses at the same time

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Professional Certificate Courses

80–120 hours per course

Earn a certificate and, in some cases, professional education units

Potential to connect with other participants through private social media groups

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