Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at UCT

UCT students, are you ready to spark your startup mindset?

Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) is back, and we are hosting a Design Thinking Dash right here at the d-school! This fast, fun, and concise session will give you a practical understanding of how design thinking can be implemented. Come learn how to observe, ideate, and prototype to tackle real-world challenges.

Here is what you need to know:
📅 31 August 2026
⏰ 14:00 - 16:00
📍 The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika

Sign up today: UCT students, are you ready to spark your startup mindset? 💡

Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW) is back, and we are hosting a Design Thinking Dash right here at the d-school! This fast, fun, and concise session will give you a practical understanding of how design thinking can be implemented. Come learn how to observe, ideate, and prototype to tackle real-world challenges.

Here is what you need to know:
📅 31 August 2026
⏰ 14:00 - 16:00
📍 The Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika

Sign up today: https://wkf.ms/4bLAtp9

Tag a friend in the comments who should join you!

A quick look back at Week 1 of our Foundation Programme in Design Thinking!
 
Less lecturing, more hands-on work. The first week was all about jumping straight into dynamic teamwork, getting comfortable in the space, and shifting how we approach big challenges.
 
Our cohort is in the building every Tuesday and Thursday—and with Week 1 officially down, we’ve got 8 more weeks of intense collaboration and real-world problem-solving ahead!
 
If you’ve ever been through a d-school programme, drop a 💡 in the comments with your best advice for the journey ahead! 👇
 

This is what three days look like.

A real cohort, mid-work, at the d-school Afrika, UCT. Applications for the next round of Design Thinking in Practice close tomorrow, 5 August — the programme runs 11 to 13 August.

If you want to be in the next set of photos, this is your last day to apply: https://wkf.ms/3Qy0xwp

We recently wrapped up a powerful 3-day experience where UCT students explored how to think and act like entrepreneurs in everyday life — turning uncertainty into opportunity, gaining confidence in problem-solving, and designing their own paths forward! 🚀

When: 20 - 22 July 2026
Where: Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika | UCT Middle Campus

Certificates awarded to all successful completers!

Missed this cohort?
Keep an eye out for upcoming student programmes to design your next step!

👉 www.dschoolafrika.org

Ideas are easy. Making them happen is the hard part. 💡

Design Thinking in Practice is a three-day, in-person course at the d-school Afrika, UCT, for professionals ready to turn thinking into doing.

Over three immersive days, you'll tackle real challenges, learn a practical human-centred toolkit, and get hands-on coaching at a 1:6 ratio — plus three follow-up sessions to help you apply it all in your own work.

No fluff. No filler. Just the mindset, methods, and confidence to lead change from where you are.

📅 11–13 August 2026 · d-school Afrika, UCT
⏳ Applications close 5 August 2026

👉 Apply now: https://wkf.ms/3Qy0xwp

⏳ Final call — applications for the Foundations Programme in Design Thinking close TODAY.

This is your chance to join an intensive, hands-on programme where you'll tackle a real-world challenge, work alongside a live project partner, and build the mindset and tools to lead change wherever you are.

If you have been considering it, now is the moment. Applications close today — don't miss out.

👉 Apply now: https://wkf.ms/4f7tb1u