Master Life-Centered Design

and make the shift
from human-centered design to life-centered design

Learn Life-Centered Design

Why should you learn Life-Centered Design?

Life-Centered Design gives you the mindset and skills to include all life forms in your work and advocate for biological ecosystems and invisible communities.

Life-Centered Design is for you if you

Want to learn how to positively impact the planet and humanity through design.

Want to design beyond human needs and place nature at the core of your design projects.

Want to get hands-on experience with life-centered design.

Apply life-centered design to your work!

If you are looking for a purposeful shift in your design work, then learning this is for you. We help you start moving the needle, have a real impact with your work, and inspire others to do the same.

Key elements of Life-Centered Design

  • Ecosystems Mapping

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  • Non-Human Personas

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  • Co-Design

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  • Prototype First. Design Second

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  • Impact Strategy

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Here's what alumni have to say about our courses

  • " I highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to make a positive impact in the world. It is transformative, enlightening, and highly collaborative. 100% worth it. I was part of the 2024 Cohort, and here, I found my people. "

    Maria del Pillar Porras Villareal - Freelance Sustainability Consultant

  • " If you feel alone against the world, this is the right place to feel among real changemakers!"

    Alessandro Cacace - Innovation Coach

  • "Trust Jeroen to gently introduce you to the life-centered design community – he is incredibly generous with his insights, connections and ideas. This is a great way to start into a complex topic and have someone guide you through the challenges that might come with facing complex systems."

    Julia Weinmann -Lead Consultant Experience Design - Thoughtworks

  • “Understanding what it means to integrate nature into the ecosystem was a precious learning element. Having the privilege to think about it every week for the last month gave me a sense of ease, contemplative mental space and new ways to focus on what it means to reframe our design methods through theory and practice. Having speakers be part of our sessions made it more of a dynamic and collaborative session.”

    Catherine Bianca - Freelance Brand Experience Designer

  • “Thank you for a very insightful course. It Will be helpful in my future work! It is an excellent intro to discovering and exploring LCD with other participants worldwide. A good mix of reading and practical work made it more fun and easy to understand the concept of LCD.”

    Rebecka Öberg - Concept Designer - Interface Floors

  • “I haven't felt so excited in such a long time. This course is giving me challenges, giving me a new perspective and making me re-think my approach to my surroundings! Super happy to be part of this.”

    Tatiana Chajin Cian - Senior Service Designer Accenture.

  • “I'm personally finding my path from human-centered design to life-centered design (HCD 👉 LCD), and I couldn't be more grateful to Jeroen Spoelstra for helping guide my way.”

    Stu Monk - Lead Designer at Scotia Bank

  • "The course by Life Centred Design school was immersive and insightful, with extensive course materials and thoughtful mentorship throughout the six weeks. I would recommend this course to anyone who is feeling jaded or saturated with existing design thinking approaches."

    Sushmita Charlu - Design Manager at Good Design Lab

  • "Completing the course really helped me broaden my perspective of design and provided the right tools to start applying this to the design thinking process. It's perfect timing to adopt this mindset in the current state of the world"

    Lovisa Boberg - Senior UX Researcher at Klarna

The Framework

Our courses are based on the Life-Centered Design Landscape, a framework that comprises the Conversation, Co-Creation, and Regeneration spaces.

Learn more here

  • Gain an understanding of the ecosystem of your design projects. Learn how to map and assess relationships within the living system and identify areas for improvement, approaching it with a life-centred mindset.

  • Learn how to collaborate and design with nature and marginalized communities. Gain confidence in prototyping for exploration to help you reframe your design questions.

  • Get the skills & tools to measure impact and create sustainable value. Become comfortable bringing sustainability and life-centered design to the conversation with your colleagues, leadership and clients.

Introduction to
Life-Centered Design

Best for you if you want to start the impact conversation, work on your design confidence & reflect on your job as a designer.

Price: 150 euros

Non-Human Persona course

Best for you if you want to start the impact conversation, work on your design confidence & reflect on your job as a designer.

Price: 150 euros

  • LCD theory,
    LCD framework & mindset
    Value for Business
    Promptcards

  • Self-paced online
    Video & written Lessons
    Keep a Journa

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Join a global community of creatives who want to make an impact

FAQs

  • You get the most out of the course if you have a good understanding of design or design thinking and practical experience designing as a professional.

  • The time commitment for this course is around 4-6 hours per week for seven weeks. You can work on your design project during the week. The only fixed part is our 2.5-hour weekly live sessions on Fridays.

  • Yes, all live sessions will be recorded and shared after every session. That way, you can always look back and rewatch a session. But we recommend that you attend all of the live sessions.

  • Yes, after seven weeks, you will be able to access the curriculum and course material and stay part of the community.

  • Yes, we offer a scholarship program if you can't afford the tuition. Check it our here.

  • Yes, we also offer the Shifting from HCD to LCD as a training in-house. The in-house training can be on your schedule, and we can tailor the curriculum slightly to fit better to your needs. The best way to learn more about that is to contact us.