The Design Academy is the education collaboratory of Intersection-Inc helping companies and organizations innovate and solve business challenges by applying the principles of human centered design thinking and interdisciplinary knowledge.
Through a human centered design approach, we teach what we practice: design thinking, business and innovation tools to help individuals and multi-disciplined teams solve complex challenges and create meaningful user experiences. We bring new insights and transformative innovation by inspiring and connecting you to our global Power of Collective ThoughtTM network of thought leaders, creative thinkers and business professionals.
The Design Academy is a certified Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
Our vision is expansive.
Our processes are proven.
Our results are impactful.
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A Year To Remember
In 2024 we held a series of roundtables, in-depth interviews and surveys to understand how we could Democratize Design in our mega region. Democratizing Design is a WDC 2024 Impact project led UC San Diego, in partnership with CETYS University and The Design Academy. 2025 is a
a strategic focus on embedding design within the City of San Diego with a prototype & scaling model for continued regional innovation. Visit the Democratizing Design website for updates.
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