AI for Designers
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Career Program: Human-Centered Design and AI Skills for Any Career
Whether you work in business, tech, healthcare, education, or any other field, this program gives you the human-centered design and AI skills that employers value most. No design background needed.
You don't need to become a designer to benefit from design skills. User research, design thinking, journey mapping, and AI fluency are now expected in product management, marketing, consulting, healthcare, education, and dozens of other fields.
Core skills: Master user research, journey mapping, usability testing, and human-centered problem-solving. These are practical skills you can apply in your current role: to make better decisions, understand your users or customers more deeply, and communicate more clearly with design and product teams.
AI skills: Learn to use AI for research, ideation, and decision-making. You'll understand how AI products are designed and why human-centered thinking matters in an AI-driven workplace.
Foundational design skills: You'll learn how people think and behave: perception, memory, cognition, emotion. This is useful in any role where you want to understand what people need and why they act the way they do.
Learn from 29 industry leaders who help you build your skills one step at a time.
Build 3–10 case studies with expert guidance to strengthen your profile and open new career opportunities.
According to the World Economic Forum, skills such as AI and big data, analytical thinking, creative thinking, and technological literacy are projected to become more important than ever by 2030. This program teaches the timeless human-centered design skills that complement AI. That's the combination employers are hiring for.
Annual Salary
US average: Employees with advanced AI skills earn a 56% wage premium.*
Global average: 90,000 to 200,000+ USD*
*PwC.
Estimated Time to Complete
Study comfortably and flexibly at your own pace. Typically from 6 to 18 weeks.
Your Path to Human-Centered Design and AI Skills for Any Career
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Foundational Courses
Every great career is built from the ground up. Start here and master the fundamentals that everything else depends on.
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Design for the 21st Century with Don Norman
6 days43Lessons
User Experience: The Beginner's Guide
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Core Courses for This Career Program
Now you move into the core of your career program. You'll deepen your expertise and build the job-ready skills that define you as a professional.
Personas and User Research: Design Products and Services People Need and Want
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Mobile UX Design: The Beginner's Guide
5 days49Lessons
Journey Mapping
3 days43Lessons
Conducting Usability Testing
4522727Lessons
Present Like a Pro: Communication Skills to Fast-Track Your Career
2 days46Lessons
Build a Standout UX/UI Portfolio: Land Your Dream Job
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Master Classes on AI to Deliver Better Results at Work
Now you step into our 1-hour Master Classes on AI, tailored to this career path. You learn how to finish tasks faster, raise the quality of your work, and free up time for the thinking only you can do. The result: you become the person who delivers more value in less time.
Human-Centered Design for AI
Get Ahead in Product Design with AI
How to Elevate the User Experience of AI with Design Patterns
Conversation Design: Practical Tips for AI Design
NewDesign for AI Agents: Healthcare and High-Stakes Systems
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Core Master Classes for This Career Program
With your new AI skills in place, you continue to your core Master Classes for this career program with leading industry experts. Each 1-hour session distills years of real-world experience into focused, practical insight you can apply immediately.
How to Design for the Human Mind: Cognitive Science for UX
User Research for Everyone: Practical Strategies for Every Team
Innovate with Design Thinking: Your Shortcut to Results
How (and When) to Run a Design Sprint
How to Create Actionable User Journey Maps
Harness Your Creativity to Design Better Products
NewSketch with Confidence: The Skill That Gets Your Design Thinking Out of Your Head
Storytelling Through Visual Design: A Practical Guide
The Power of Storytelling in User Experience Design
How to Design for Neurodiversity: Inclusive Content and UX
How to Design for Civic Life
The No-Burnout Blueprint for a Successful Design Career
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Earn Your Career Program Certificate
Follow each step above, finish every course and master class, and you'll earn your IxDF Career Program Certificate. It's the credible proof of the skills you've built, signed by the Interaction Design Foundation and ready to share with employers.
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