LUMA Institute, an American firm that helps individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide accelerate innovation through the discipline of design thinking, has partnered with Founding Fuel, a next generation learning platform for entrepreneurs, based in India.
“We are thrilled to be working with Founding Fuel to spread knowledge and use of design thinking skills in India,” said Chris Pacione, CEO, LUMA Institute (LUMA).
“We think the Founding Fuel community will embrace our system of ‘Innovating for People’ because of its simplicity and versatility. Entrepreneurs in any industry can apply these practical, powerful tools to their innovation challenges to create and deliver highly-valuable solutions for their customers.”
Design thinking, also referred to as human-centered design, is an approach to new value creation that focuses on people’s needs and desires when designing a new product, process, or experience.
“Entrepreneurial leaders in India will get access to truly premium learning opportunities and a chance to learn and apply a relevant set of tools that allows them to reimagine their businesses,” said CS Swaminathan, co-founder and director, Founding Fuel.
“By partnering with LUMA Institute, we will bring the power of design thinking to Indian companies and create another important learning pillar for Founding Fuel. Our community will have access to world-class public content and practical resources from LUMA,” said Arup Mazumdar, Founding Fuel’s chief evangelist for design thinking.
“As the business environment becomes more complex, enterprises will need a new set of tools that challenge the assumption that the future is going to look a lot like the past or even the present. Design thinking will help cut through the current fog of ambiguity and help leaders get to the essence of the business situation via a system that supports critical and creative problem solving.”
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, LUMA Institute is comprised of innovation experts from multiple professional fields, all focused on equipping individuals, teams, and organizations to accelerate innovation through the discipline of Human-Centered Design. Founded in 2010, LUMA has helped numerous organizations such as Honeywell, American Express, Autodesk, and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) integrate design thinking into their respective workplaces.
Founding Fuel, which launched in March 2015, is a premium-learning platform for those who have an entrepreneurial mindset, a passion to learn, and the drive to become a high-performance entrepreneur. fii-news.com.
