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Run your design
business while
remaining creative

Learn best
practice from
industry leaders

We deliver training programmes and workshops tailored to the unique needs of professionals in the design industry.

Fri, Mar 13 & 27th
Business Strategy For Creatives & Designers

If your business feels busy…

If your business feels busy…

Tuesday Mar 24th - 9:30am to 4.30pm
Facilitation Skills

Learn how to achieve successful…

Learn how to achieve successful…

Designed for profit
Wed, Mar 25th 2026 - 09.30 to 11.30am
Designed for Profit

Cash flow control.  Steady income.…

Cash flow control.  Steady income.…

Thurs, Mar 26th
Performance Conversations For Creative Leaders

Set clear expectations. Give better…

Set clear expectations. Give better…

Smarter pricing for creatives
Fri, May 1st 2026 - 09.30am to 11.30pm
Smarter Pricing for Creatives

Turn your creative value into…

Turn your creative value into…

Thurs, May 14th
Work Smarter (Not Harder!)

Learn how to manage yourself…

Learn how to manage yourself…

Tue May 26th - 10am to 12pm
Balancing your Creative Energy

Optimise your energy for creative…

Optimise your energy for creative…

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A tool for designers & employers to plan career development, together.

A tool for designers & employers to plan career development, together.

For those leading design studios or design teams, learn how to:

  • lead business-focused conversations
  • manage creative environments
  • build a sustainable culture
  • take charge of your career

Learn from global
subject matter experts

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Marty Neumeier

@martyneumeier

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Emily Cohen

@emilyruthcohen

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Chris Do

@thechrisdo

Upcoming Training & Events

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Professional Certificate in AI for User Research
Next Intake: Mar 10th 2026

A subsidised professional certificate to to enhance your UX research practice and integrate AI into user research workflows—from planning and analysis to synthesis and prototyping—while strengthening your human-centred judgment, ethics and critical thinking.

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Business Strategy For Creatives & Designers
Fri, Mar 13 & 27th

Business strategy made practical for creatives. Gain clarity, focus and direction with tools to support sustainable growth in your design business.

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The Creative Project Playbook
13th March 2026

A 7-part, hands-on workshop series for designers, creatives and agencies who want to run projects that flow smoother, smarter and stronger from ideation to completion — led by James Louttit, PMI Project Manager of the Year 2023 and author of Leading Impactful Teams.



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Professional Certificate in Service Design
Next Intake: March 20th 2026

The Service Design programme seeks to empower students from fields such as design, business, sociology, systems thinking, education, banking, technology and the public sector to shape the services of the future through design thinking and doing.

The course will not only provide students with the core principles of Service Design, but will also equip them with practical experiences, tools and the theory necessary to excel in their future career.

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Facilitation Skills
Tuesday Mar 24th - 9:30am to 4.30pm

Achieve successful outcomes as a Facilitator. Tailored for designers and creatives, this workshop on facilitation skills delves into essential facets of Facilitation skills.

Participants will learn about intervention design, stakeholder contracting and diverse facilitation methodologies and equips you with practical tools such as brainstorming and problem-solving techniques as well as focusing on your self-awareness and personal development as a facilitator.

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Designed for Profit
Wed, Mar 25th 2026 - 09.30 to 11.30am

Take control of your creative business finances. Learn simple, practical tools to manage cash flow, pay yourself first, and get paid on time — without the overwhelm.



We’ve delivered training to over
2,000 design professionals across Ireland

The Design Leaders Conference was an opportunity to benchmark my thinking on design as a profession

Stephen McGilloway, Bigsmall Design

An unmissable opportunity to build your network, get exposed to new ideas and learn up to date industry trends and best practice.

Design Leaders Conference 2018

‘It was great to bring away knowledge I could apply instantly in our studio’

Charlotte Barker, Dynamo

"The programme helps you take the first hand, in-depth knowledge of your own business, structure it, assess it, set realistic goals, and create a road map for growth”

Oran Day, Atelier David Smith

“There was great solidarity seeing other studios on the course also facing similar issues. It has had a positive impact on how we’re now developing our studio.”

John Gavin, Creative Director, True Output