Design Competences
Introduction to conceptual work with hands-on documentation techniques and templates
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Material Technologies
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Augmented Reality
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Green Business Development
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Innovation Management
A new profession that responds to the demands of digitalization
Vision
Our vision is a world that uses digitalization and digital transformation in a sustainable and value-creating way.
In order to tap the full potential for innovative digital solutions - and to identify new business models - there is a need for professionals capable of taking a holistic view: thinking business, humans and technology together and understanding the digital as a shapeable material.
Mission
Our mission is to offer practice-oriented educational concepts that provide the mindset and tools for the successful development of digital solutions.
Our approach is relevant wherever people create digital solutions. We believe that instead of just having knowledge of the various digital disciplines, it is crucial to become a crafter in these disciplines: to understand the relationships among them and to consider the whole process of building a digital solution.
The Digital Design Professional (DDP)
The Digital Design Professional certification scheme is the starting point for a new profession that responds to the demands of digitalization. It closes the gap between the increasingly demanding design challenges of digitalization and the necessary technical expertise in design.
Benefits
Digitalization: today's challenge
Digitalization is a part of everyday life today. It is changing our world fundamentally. Professionals involved in digitalization notice that their projects become more extensive and more complex. In addition, the weight of expectations for innovative digital solutions is increasing.
DDP - the matching certification scheme
The Digital Design Professional certification scheme has been developed to meet these expectations. The contents of the education pursue a radically new approach to digital solutions: Digital should be understood as material - digital material. This approach of understanding digital as material, together with the acquisition of design and cross-cutting competences, provides a holistic view on digitalization and no longer leaves innovative digital solutions to pure coincidence.
The DDP's capabilities
A certified Digital Design Professional has gained a profound knowledge to explore what could be done, create visions and finally shape the form, function and quality of the digital solution.
A certified Digital Design Professional has gained a profound knowledge to take responsibility for the design of a digital solution. They can lead the building process in digitalization projects. Companies will be enabled to build innovative technical solutions and to implement pioneering digital business models.
Process
Starting point of the DDP education concept is the DDP Foundation Level (FL). It provides a broad overview of a Digital Design Professional’s competence spectrum. The Foundation Level is designed as a three-day training course; it covers the essential basics of Digital Design and focuses on selected methods and techniques.
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Orientation
How to design innovative digital solutions.
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Preparation
How to do build up your knowledge about Digital Design.
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Examination
How to get certified with our accredited certification bodies.
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Crafting
How to stay up-to-date as a crafting certified DDP.
Syllabus
The competences for a Digital Design Professional are divided into three mayor areas: Design Competences, Digital Competences, Cross-Cutting Competences. These are complemented by the Building Process which provides a guideline how these competences can be used and organized adequately.
Digital Competences
Introduction to technology-oriented knowledge areas and technological capabilities to understand digital as material
Cross-Cutting Competences
Introduction of cross-cutting competences to anticipate various usage scenarios (people and business models) for innovative solutions
Building Process
Introduction to guidelines for a complete building process of a digital solution from scoping to operations
News & Events
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Ten Principles
Ten Principles
By: IREB
In our series of 10 essays on "Good Digital Design", we present the ten key principles for good Digital Design and show how a DDP can benefit from each principle at hand. The complete series can be found at LinkedIn.
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2023-03-23
European BA-Day 2023
European BA-Day 2023
Location: Mercure Hotel Frankfurt Eschborn Helfmann Park
The following tracks will be offered under the motto "Sustainability in Disruptive Digitalization ":
Track (1): Disruptive digital Services
Track (2): Analogue Mindfulness in a Digital World
Track (3): Disruptive vs. Sustainable Communication
There will be a panel discussion on the subject “The Digital Design Professional – Towards sustainable Digital Systems“. Norbert Seyff (FH Nordwestschweiz) will discuss the followig questions:
- What is the Digital Design Professional (DDP) and why sustainability at its core?
- What means sustainability and sustainable development in the context of digital systems?
- How to raise awareness of sustainability and identify potential sustainability effects of digital systems?
- What could be next steps to make sustainability a key aspect of the digital systems design in industry?
There is also the possibility to join this event online.
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2023-04-20
IREB Unconference 2023
IREB Unconference 2023
Time: 09:00:00 - 17:00:00 CEST
Location: Karl der Grosse / Kirchgasse 14, 8001 Zurich - Switzerland
The Unconference will focus on identifying and discussing smart ways of collaboration when it comes to the design of digital solution. As usual, there is no predefined agenda – the topics will be set by the participants.
This time the keynote will be held by Prof. Dr. Gunter Dueck!
Don’t miss his inspiring presentation and the opportunity for intensive discussions with participants from the most diverse areas.
We are looking forward to seeing you the Unconference 2023!
Conference language is German
news
2023-10-01
DDPv2 now available
DDPv2 now available
With the DDP v2 we are happy to set a new milestone for the education to become a Digital Design Professional.
The new syllabus for the DDP v2 will be officially available for download on 10/01/2023. With the DDP v2 the following new documents are available for download
- Syllabus
- Glossary
- Examination regulations
- Handbook (until end of 2023)
- Practice Exam (until end of 2023)
Craft with Digital Material
Let's start your training!
Be inspired, learn to design digital solutions, become a Digital Designer and shape the digital future!