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Design Management Innovation MDes This course provides you with opportunities to develop innovative management and leadership strategies through an understanding of design thinking. Duration: 1 year full-time 2 years part time  Term starts: September 2019   76 Careers In the corporate world, design managers oversee and manage the innovation process. They also have a significant strategic role in managing the articulation of a business strategy, continuously improving organisational and business outcomes. The Course Design Management Innovation students approach leadership and enterprise development from the perspective of design thinking and creative innovation. As well as operational management they will also focus on approaches to organisational change, behavioural change and transformation programmes. The programme draws on current Ravensbourne research. This includes rapid prototyping, business start-up, team building and team dynamics, and the more strategic area of new business model development. There are also opportunities to observe the unfolding of larger scale projects in connection with business growth, regeneration and new disruptive technologies. Students work on local and global projects with organisations such as BT, IBM, The Cabinet Office, Citizens UK and design and management consultancies. For more information ravensbourne.ac.uk/design- management-innovation-mdes Entry requirements: 89 How to apply:   90