At SOIL Institute of Management, the Centre for Design Thinking & Innovation serves as a dynamic hub for creativity, problem-solving, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Grounded in human-centered principles and real-world impact, the Centre aims to equip students and professionals with the mindset and tools to innovate across industries. Whether you're a student, educator, or industry leader, this is where meaningful transformation begins.
Head, Center of Design Thinking & Inoovation
Professor of Practice, SOIL
Design Driven companies have outperformed the S&P index (USA) by 228% over 10 years
Design thinking can reduce product development time by up to 75%. - IBM
Companies that adopt design thinking see a 300% increase in customer satisfaction. - Mckinsey
Provides an exceptional platform for industry professionals to share their insights and expertise with our network of seasoned professionals and thought leaders.
Provides an exceptional platform for industry professionals to share their insights and expertise with our network of seasoned professionals and thought leaders.
The Centre offers structured mentorship programs where students are paired with faculty, alumni, or industry leaders. These elationships provide reflective space, personal growth, and professional direction.
Our pedagogy includes immersive, real-world engagements. Activities such as mindfulness retreats, theatre-based ethics modules, open space dialogues provide transformative learning experiences.
Provides an exceptional platform for industry professionals to share their insights and expertise with our network of seasoned professionals and thought leaders.
Provides an exceptional platform for industry professionals to share their insights and expertise with our network of seasoned professionals and thought leaders.
The Centre offers structured mentorship programs where students are paired with faculty, alumni, or industry leaders. These elationships provide reflective space, personal growth, and professional direction.
Our pedagogy includes immersive, real-world engagements. Activities such as mindfulness retreats, theatre-based ethics modules, open space dialogues provide transformative learning experiences.
Our core objective is to cultivate a culture of creativity, empathy, and strategic problem-solving. We aim to empower students, educators, and professionals to reframe challenges, explore user-centric solutions, and lead transformative change across industries
Our programs cater to a wide range of learners — from students and educators to working professionals and senior leaders — through flexible formats and hands-on engagement.
This beginner-friendly program introduces you to the fundamentals of the design thinking mindset, process, and tools.
An intensive program designed to help learners master complex challenges using deep design thinking techniques and systemlevel innovation.
A fast-paced, immersive learning sprint focused on real-world problem-solving through teamwork, prototyping, and iteration.
Participants work on live challenges from NGOs and social enterprises, applying design thinking to create scalable solutions for grassroots impact.
A weekend event where cross-disciplinary teams tackle innovation challenges posed by partner companies, NGOs, or internal ventures.
Short, high-impact workshops focused on specific tools or stages of the design process—such as ideation, journey mapping, or rapid prototyping.
A specialized workshop for teachers and academic leaders to embed creativity, empathy, and problem-solving into their classrooms and curricula.
Tailored for managers and team leaders looking to drive innovation within their organizations using design-led approaches.
Focused on helping early-stage entrepreneurs validate ideas through rapid prototyping and user feedback loops.
These immersive, high-intensity workshops challenge students to apply the complete design thinking process to real-world problems in a compressed timeframe. Participants work in crossfunctional teams to research user needs, ideate solutions, prototype rapidly, and present actionable outcomes. The bootcamps are designed to simulate professional design sprints, cultivating agility, teamwork, and fast-paced innovation.
Understanding users is the foundation of effective design. These workshops equip students with qualitative and quantitative research techniques such as interviews, ethnographic observation, and journey mapping. Participants learn to uncover hidden user insights, identify unmet needs, and develop empathy-driven problem statements; laying the groundwork for impactful design solutions.
Prototyping Labs offer a hands-on environment to experiment, build, and test ideas quickly. Students use digital tools, craft materials, and iterative feedback loops to move concepts from abstract to tangible. The emphasis is on learning by doing — making mistakes, learning from failures, and refining ideas based on user response — a critical step in the design innovation process.
Every Friday at SOIL is intentionally designed for non-traditional learning. Students participate in curated experiences ranging from design workshops, storytelling sessions, and motivational talks to artistic engagements like pottery, theatre, or dance. These activities develop emotional intelligence, creativity, and cultural awareness — complementing technical learning with personal growth.
The Design Thinking Project Hub connects students with industry mentors and real-world organizations to solve highimpact challenges. This platform enables interdisciplinary teams to apply design thinking methodologies to areas like healthcare, education, fintech, sustainability, and public policy.
Through the Hub, students engage in:
The Centre is also a platform for knowledge creation and dissemination. Through academic research, whitepapers, industry collaborations, and student-led studies, we aim to advance the discourse on innovation and human-centered design.
Engage in applied research projects with public, private, and social sector organizations to explore how design thinking can solve complex, real-world problems across industries.
Our faculty and student teams contribute to whitepapers, case studies, and articles that appear in leading academic and industry publications — shaping the conversation around innovation.
SOIL’s faculty lead innovationcentric initiatives that blend academic inquiry with market relevance, enabling research that is both conceptually rigorous and practically impactful.
The Centre regularly hosts conferences, guest lectures, and panel discussions featuring global thinkers, innovators, and changemakers, fostering dialogue on the future of design and innovation.
Provides an exceptional platform for industry professionals to share their insights and expertise with our network of seasoned professionals and thought leaders.
Our faculty and student teams contribute to whitepapers, case studies, and articles that appear in leading academic and industry publications — shaping the conversation around innovation.
SOIL’s faculty lead innovationcentric initiatives that blend academic inquiry with market relevance, enabling research that is both conceptually rigorous and practically impactful.
The Centre regularly hosts conferences, guest lectures, and panel discussions featuring global thinkers, innovators, and changemakers, fostering dialogue on the future of design and innovation.
At the Centre for Design Thinking & Innovation, we actively seek partnerships with forward-thinking organizations, institutions, and individuals who share our passion for creating human-centered solutions. Whether you're from industry, academia, government, or the social sector — we invite you to collaborate with us in designing impactful experiences, conducting research, or co-developing learning programs.
From live innovation projects and co-branded workshops to sponsored research and curriculum codesign — we’re open to shaping partnerships that create lasting value for all stakeholders.
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