Certified Innovation Prototyper

Turn your ideas into reality with our Certified Innovation Prototyper training! In just two weeks, you will learn hands-on how to develop, test, and refine prototypes – for services, digital products, and physical innovations. Unleash your creative potential and integrate sustainable approaches while working collaboratively with relevant stakeholders!

Good ideas should be realized as prototypes – to present, test, and refine them.
In our Innovation Prototyper program, you will acquire solid knowledge of human-centered prototyping and learn how to apply methods effectively to design services and products holistically. Through practical exercises, you will directly apply various prototyping techniques and collaboratively develop your own prototypes.

Explorative and interactive learning concept

Our two-week training is practice-oriented: you will receive a comprehensive overview of methods for services, digital products, and tangible (physical) products – and apply them in your own prototypes. Using specific tools and best practices, you will learn how to sustainably integrate prototyping methods into your organization.

By booking the Certified Innovation Prototyper training, you become part of the UXcellence Hub, an exclusive platform for networking and continuous learning beyond the training itself.

Room for current challenges

You will explore methods to iteratively involve relevant stakeholders in the prototyping process.
In addition, you will address the topic of sustainability and learn about eco-design principles for physical products. After the course, the prototyping experts at Fraunhofer FIT will be available to answer your questions.

Learning Modules

Learning module 1: Introduction to innovation prototyping

  • The importance of human-centricity in prototyping
  • Importance of sustainability topics for prototyping
  • Known disciplines and approaches in the context of prototyping
  • Overview of prototyping methods and tools
  • Approaches for collaborative prototyping
  • Overarching principles for developing good prototypes

Learning module 2: Prototype services and business models

  • Methods to develop a seamless service experience
    • Storyboard, User Journey Mapping, Customer Journey Mapping, Service Design Blueprint
  • Methods for designing a business model
    • Value Proposition Canvas, Business Model Canvas
  • Methods for testing a service and developing it further accordingly
    • Desktop Walkthrough

Learning module 3: Prototypes of digital products 

  • Approach for the fast, visual development of prototypes
  • Methods for the step-by-step development of prototypes 
    • Wireframe, Page Flow (als Papierprototyp)
  • Methods for testing prototypes
    • Wizard-Of-Oz, Thinking aloud 

Learning module 4:  3D prototypes 

  • Approach to prototyping, testing and improving a 3D product 
    • CAD, 3D printing
  •  ‘Eco Design Principles’ for the development of sustainable products