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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Human Resources  ยท  Intermediate

Certified Creativity and Design Thinking Professional

Online Certification  ยท  10 Weeks  ยท  Globally Recognised  ยท  (CCRE)

โœ… 2026 Edition ๐ŸŽ“ CPD Accredited ๐ŸŒ 100+ Countries ๐Ÿ“œ Digital + Physical Certificate 100% Online
Executive Summary

Certified Creativity and Design Thinking Professional

Designed for todayโ€™s high-impact professionals, the Certified Creativity and Design Thinking Professional (CCRE) delivers a rigorous Professional-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness.

This 10 Weeks programme is structured around SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLIโ€™s CCRE holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification
Certified Creativity and Design Thinking Professional
Acronym
CCRE
Category
Human Resources
Level
Intermediate
Duration
10 Weeks
Delivery Mode
100% Online
Assessment
Online Examination
Certificate
Digital + Physical
CPD Eligibility
CPD Accredited
Alumni Benefits
GLI Network Access
Self-Paced
USD 449
Live Virtual
USD 649
Target Audience

Who Should Enrol?

  • HR Managers and Directors
  • HR Business Partners
  • Learning and Development Managers
  • Employee Relations and OD Specialists
Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

  • All study materials and study guide
  • Access to GLI online learning portal
  • Online examination and assessment
  • Digital certificate and digital badge
  • Physical certificate (shipped to you)
  • CPD credits for professional bodies
  • GLI alumni network membership
  • Facilitator and tutor support
  • Resource downloads and reference library
  • Automatic enrolment confirmation
Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement
Accelerate your career towards CHRO and senior people-management roles
Professional Recognition
Credential aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards
Leadership Capability
Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex human resource management functions
Organisational Impact
Design and implement human resource management systems that drive performance and measurable results
Compliance Readiness
Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to human resource management
Global Employability
Qualify for human resource management roles across multinationals, NGOs and international organisations worldwide
Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

โœฆHuman-Centred Design
โœฆPersona Development
โœฆIdeation Methods
โœฆPrototyping
โœฆDesign Thinking Facilitation
โœฆFrom Ideas to Solutions
Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

The full programme, module by module.

Core CurriculumModules 1โ€“20 ยท specific to Certified Creativity and Design Thinking Professional ยท module 20 is the capstone
1
Creativity and Innovation Foundations
Creative thinking: generating options worth choosing between ยท Innovation and experimentation in learning ยท Curriculum and programme design ยท Blended and hybrid learning design
2
Human-Centred Design
Human-centred design: empathy, prototyping and iteration ยท Human-centred design, usability and accessibility ยท Design thinking for service ยท Prototyping, experimentation and design thinking
3
Empathy and User Understanding
Habit change and behaviour design ยท Team development and effectiveness ยท Value proposition design and messaging ยท Platform design and user adoption
4
User Research Techniques
Systems analysis, design and modelling ยท Object-oriented and functional design ยท Clean code and design patterns ยท APIs and service design
5
Persona Development
Assessment design and methods ยท Data-driven learning design ยท Onboarding and induction design ยท Proposal development: from the donorโ€™s call to a fundable design
6
Problem Framing
Defining the problem before solving it ยท Job analysis, job design and role profiling ยท Onboarding and induction programme design ยท Instructional design and blended learning
7
Design Research Insights
Insight synthesis: turning research into a decision ยท Database design, normalisation and query performance ยท Organisational design and operating models ยท Productivity and effectiveness measurement
8
Ideation Methods
Creative technique: generation, association and getting unstuck ยท Office workflow design and administrative process mapping ยท Peacebuilding programming: design, inclusion and measurement ยท Career development, adaptability and personal reinvention
9
Co-Creation Techniques
Research design: matching the question to the study ยท Survey instrument design: question wording, order and the pilot ยท Crime prevention through environmental design ยท Software architecture and design decisions
10
Concept Development
Communications strategy and planning ยท Content and channel planning ยท Social and digital PR ยท Influencer and partnership communications
11
Prototyping
Social media and community management ยท Confidence, assertiveness and the inner critic ยท Positive psychology practices: gratitude, optimism and strengths ยท Why practices lapse: obstacles, overcommitment and recovery
12
Testing and User Feedback
Testing strategy: what to test and at which level ยท Peer review and feedback ยท Designing practice and feedback: where learning actually happens ยท Receiving feedback and criticism well
13
Iterative Design
Choosing an approach: predictive, iterative or hybrid ยท Writing learning objectives and outcomes ยท Sequencing, chunking and scaffolding ยท Designing for different learning modalities
14
Design Thinking Facilitation
Design thinking: understanding the user before designing the answer ยท Facilitation technique: questions, silence and the room ยท Running meetings and facilitating online ยท Blended and virtual delivery: choosing the right mode for each part
15
Design Thinking in Organisations
Working across differences: culture, generation and working style ยท Learning as a professional: staying current and applying it ยท Fact, assumption and inference: knowing what you actually know ยท Cause, correlation and competing explanations
16
Innovation Opportunity Mapping
Persuasive writing and making a business case ยท Writing policies, procedures and formal notices ยท Internal communication: reaching your own organisation ยท Tables, charts and presenting data in documents
17
From Ideas to Solutions
Delivery and evaluation plan ยท Professional case study and presentation ยท Workplace and organisational contexts ยท Professional writing and reports
18
Design Thinking for Services
Service design and blueprinting: engineering the experience behind the scenes ยท Critical path and network diagrams ยท Time and cost control ยท Issue and problem management
19
Innovation Project Development
Commercial negotiation and value capture ยท Value proposition and messaging ยท Sponsorship and negotiation selling ยท Professional presentation and pitching
20
Design Thinking Capstone
Capstone scoping: a real learning challenge ยท Professional writing: reports, proposals and briefs ยท Facilitation, training and public presentation skills ยท Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Professional ElectivesModules 21โ€“30 ยท common to all GLI certifications ยท broaden your professional range
21
Strategic Communication and Executive Presentation
Vision, purpose and translating direction into work ยท Audience-centred communication and message structure ยท Executive leadership: the board interface and enterprise stewardship ยท Persuasive structure: framing, evidence and the ask
22
Leadership and Team Effectiveness
Leadership identity, style and the limits of style ยท Leadership assessment, feedback and continuous self-review ยท Leadership versus management and when each is needed ยท Situational and adaptive leadership
23
Analytical Thinking and Evidence-Based Reasoning
Creativity and critical-thinking development ยท Analytical techniques and bias ยท Evidence-based improvement ยท Problem framing: symptoms, definition and scope
24
Professional Decision-Making
Managerial decision-making, bias and decision rights ยท Escalation and decision-making ยท Decision support: briefs, options and judgement under pressure ยท Decision frameworks: criteria, weighting and trade-offs
25
Negotiation, Influence and Stakeholder Management
Negotiation preparation: interests, options and the walk-away ยท Power, followership and organisational politics ยท Negotiation: preparation, interests and value creation ยท Concessions, anchoring and the shape of a bargain
26
Project and Execution Management
Proposals, bids and the business case ยท Project roles and the project manager ยท Developing the project business case ยท Planning, scheduling and personal workflow systems
27
Financial Literacy for Professionals
Financial reporting standards and their application ยท Financial management for the operating manager ยท Liquidity, funding and balance sheet management ยท Management accounting: costing, budgeting and decision support
28
Digital Skills, AI and Technology for Professionals
Digital workplace, collaboration and user support ยท Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools ยท Tools for interaction and collaboration ยท Working with data: quality, interpretation and honest presentation
29
Ethics, Governance and Professional Accountability
Ethical leadership: integrity, tolerated behaviour and moral courage ยท Ethics, conduct and speaking up ยท Business development risk, ethics and integrity ยท AI for managers: adoption, oversight and governance
30
Personal Effectiveness, Productivity and Career Growth
Emotional competence: awareness, regulation and expression ยท Self-awareness, strengths and the accuracy of self-image ยท Emotional intelligence and self-regulation ยท Priority: outcomes, importance and the urgency trap

Every module opens in the learning portal with its full lesson set, worked examples, further reading and video masterclasses. 30 modules ยท 150 lessons.

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

  • Human-Centred Design โ€” applied to your own work
  • Empathy and User Understanding โ€” applied to your own work
  • User Research Techniques โ€” applied to your own work
  • Persona Development โ€” applied to your own work
  • Problem Framing โ€” applied to your own work
  • Design Research Insights โ€” applied to your own work
Our Position

Professional Certifications: Tools for the Continuing Professional Journey

Professional certifications equip, strengthen and continuously tool professionals throughout their current professional journey and within their existing fields of practice. They provide structured opportunities to deepen knowledge, develop specialised competencies, refresh existing capabilities, adopt contemporary practices, and apply practical tools, frameworks and techniques to real-world professional challenges.

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Tooling, Not Onboarding

Professional certifications are professional tooling and development instruments, not onboarding instruments. They are particularly valuable to professionals who are already working in a field, entering it through an established professional pathway, advancing within it, transitioning across it or specialising in it — and who wish to strengthen their professional capability and effectiveness.

02

Complementary, Never a Substitute

A professional certification does not replace an academic qualification, professional degree, statutory licence, practising certificate, regulatory approval or any other qualification legally required to practise a profession. Where a profession or jurisdiction establishes specific academic, licensing or regulatory requirements, those requirements remain fully applicable.

03

Built for Lifelong Relevance

A professional certification is a complementary professional credential that supports continuing professional development, competence enhancement, specialisation, career progression, professional mobility and lifelong learning. It adds practical professional tooling to an individual’s existing academic and professional foundation, helping professionals remain relevant, capable and effective as their professions, organisations and operating environments evolve.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CCRE certification?

The Certified Creativity and Design Thinking Professional is a professional certification awarded by the Global Leadership Institute. It covers 20 core modules specific to Creativity and Design Thinking Professional, culminating in the capstone “Design Thinking Capstone”, plus 10 professional elective modules common to all GLI certifications. Candidates study through the online portal, submit the capstone project and sit a final examination; those who pass receive a verifiable certificate carrying a unique certificate ID.

Who should enrol in the CCRE?

This certification is ideal for HR Managers and Directors, HR Business Partners, Learning and Development Managers and Employee Relations and OD Specialists, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CCRE certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CCRE internationally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with SHRM, CIPD and ILO Labour Standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

What is the cost of the CCRE certification?

The Certified Creativity and Design Thinking Professional is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 449 and Live Virtual at USD 649. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CCRE certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CCRE?

The Certified Creativity and Design Thinking Professional is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CCRE?

The Certified Creativity and Design Thinking Professional carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CCRE while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CCRE?

Graduates progress towards CHRO and senior people-management roles. The CCRE strengthens your expertise in human resource management, talent development and organisational effectiveness and positions you for advancement across multinationals, NGOs and international organisations.

Graduate Voices

What Our Alumni Say

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The curriculum was directly applicable to my daily work. I immediately applied what I learned and saw results within weeks of completing the programme.

HR Director
Private Sector
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GLI's certification is the most practical professional programme I have attended. The international frameworks gave me credibility with my employer and clients.

People Manager
NGO Sector
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I earned my CCRE while working full-time. The self-paced format made it possible, and the quality of the content is genuinely world-class.

Talent Lead
Government
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