Sunday, November 16, 2025

Wharton Online Launches Innovation Strategy and Design Thinking Certificate - University of Pennsylvania
Wharton Online today announced the launch of its new Innovation Strategy and Design Thinking Certificate, a fully online, self-paced credential designed to help professionals master innovation from idea generation through execution. Developed and led by Wharton professors Christian Terwiesch and Karl Ulrich, global authorities on innovation management, the certificate brings together three in-depth online courses that can be taken individually or as part of the full program:
Introduction to Innovation:

Everyone Is an Innovator – Build foundational literacy and learn to identify and evaluate innovation opportunities using structured, AI-enabled methods.

Innovation Tournaments and the Process View – Learn to design and run live innovation tournaments that surface and scale winning ideas.

Design Thinking: Developing the Solution Concept – Apply customer-centered design frameworks to turn insights into tested, actionable solutions.