AI Design Leadership
In-person
Part Time Course
6 Weeks
twice a week, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Bridge the gap between design craft and executive influence. This 6-week leadership program transforms emerging design leaders into AI-augmented strategists capable of driving massive business impact.
Move beyond managing pixels to orchestrating intelligence: learn to build lean, high-velocity teams, navigate the ethics of automation, and secure your seat at the table. Master the new mechanics of business strategy, ROI, and organisational culture in an era where AI is your greatest leadership multiplier.
From £1,125 - payment plans available.
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Design Leadership
Join our next information session.
online via zoom
26th May, 2025 - 2nd July, 2025
• Mondays & Wednesdays
• 6:30pm-8:30pm (BST)
• In-Person (London)
Who's this for?
For those looking for the crucial leadership skills required in the AI-driven product landscape
How long is it?
The course consists of 24 hours of in-person learning, full of discussion, debate & critique.
On completion
You'll have the tools and mindset to effectively build and lead a productive and inspired AI-enabled team.
Our alumni have gone on to join some of the most exciting, biggest and best names across various industries.
EXPLORE THIS COURSE
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Study in an agency-style environment
Our studio is based in Shoreditch, in the heart of London’s creative district.
You will come into class and be inspired by the highly dynamic creative environment. You will be encouraged to network with like-minded individuals to benefit your own professional development.
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Discussion-led learning
This course is built around facilitated discussion, reflection, and shared experience rather than project work.
Each session explores real leadership challenges – from managing teams and influencing stakeholders to shaping design culture and navigating organisational change.
Participants are encouraged to share their own experiences, learn from others, and leave each session with fresh perspectives and practical leadership insights.
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Classes capped at 8 students
Our small class sizes allows the instructor to spend more time with each student discussing key concepts, providing feedback on work, answering specific questions, and sharing the wealth of experience they have to offer.
Benefit from valuable critique as you learn and gain foundational skills in leadership.
Leading Design in the Age of AI
The design landscape has shifted, and the ladder you’ve been climbing has evolved into a new, more complex architecture.
To lead in this era, it is no longer enough to be a master of craft or a coordinator of people; you must become a strategic orchestrator of collective and artificial intelligence. We have completely reimagined our flagship leadership program because the industry transition from “output” to “outcome” has accelerated.
Where Human Leadership Matters Most
We realised that traditional management frameworks were buckling under the pressure of automated workflows and shrinking team sizes, so we rebuilt this course to focus on the human leadership traits that AI cannot replicate: taste, empathy, and high-velocity judgment.
From Designer to Strategic Leader
This six-week journey is designed for the emerging leader ready to turn industry disruption into a personal competitive advantage. By moving beyond the mechanics of “doing” design, you will learn to navigate the daunting transition into a role where you are a multiplier of value rather than a manager of pixels.
Lead High-Impact AI-Driven Teams
We’ve injected deep strategic insights into how to lead lean, high-impact teams, how to manage the cultural anxiety of automation, and how to communicate design’s ROI to the most skeptical stakeholders. This is your roadmap to becoming a resilient, AI-enabled leader who doesn’t just keep pace with change but actively defines the future of the organisation.
How the Course Works
Classes are held twice a week in our Shoreditch studio (from 6:30pm-8:30pm London time) either on Monday and Wednesday evenings, or Tuesday and Thursday evenings, depending on your chosen start date.
Course syllabus
Each session is built around facilitated discussion, leadership frameworks and shared experience, creating space to explore the real challenges of leading design teams.
PRE course Work
- Complete Student Profile
- Introduction to Figjam
- Sign up to Slack community
- Pre-course reading
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The Multiplier Mindset: From Design Manager to Orchestrator.
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Decision Velocity: Understanding the gap between “Doing” and “Leading.”
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The Human Edge: Protecting empathy, taste, and ethics in an automated world.
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Your Leadership Persona: Defining your leadership brand for the next era of design.
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The Business of Intelligence: Linking design to the bottom line.
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Pressure-Testing Strategy: Building OKRs, KPIs, and roadmaps.
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The Quality Threshold: Setting new standards for excellence at scale.
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Winning the C-Suite: Articulating ROI to skeptical stakeholders.
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The Lean Design Team: Leading smaller, senior, and more potent squads.
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Managing the “Fear”: Navigating AI anxiety and cultural resistance.
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Workflow Evolution: Redefining the Double Diamond for AI integration.
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The Craft of Direction: Moving the team from execution to curation.
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Hiring 2.0: Assessing systems thinking and “taste” over pure craft.
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The Literacy Gap: Identifying and closing AI skill gaps within your team.
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Beyond the Portfolio: New ways to measure senior design impact.
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Mentorship Reimagined: Junior development in an automated industry.
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The Design Conscience: Leading on AI ethics, bias, and legal risk.
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Strategic Storytelling: Winning over Legal, Risk, and Engineering peers.
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Insights at Speed: Synthesising research into board-level strategy.
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Radical Candor: Giving and taking feedback in an AI-assisted workflow.
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Non-Linear Careers: Navigating redundancies, portfolios, and hybrid paths.
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The AI Leadership Manifesto: Designing your personal 12-month evolution.
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Networking for Influence: Building a tribe of future forward leaders.
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Outcome over Output: A final showcase of your leadership vision
POST course Support
- Guest talks and industry leaders
- Q&A Sessions with Recruiters
- Workshops with Industry Experts
- Career Advice and Support
- Curiosity Sessions
- Alumni Design Days
Hear from our alumni
Join over 3,000 alumni who have gone on to highly-skilled, high-growth opportunities with industry-leading companies, from startups, agencies, consultancies and more.
Christian Harries
Senior Product Designer, AZA Finance
You might be able to get the content online but the people, from the students and staff and the environment we’re all in, encourages listening, empathy and a safe space really makes a difference.
Alejandro Calderón López
Product Designer at Psicología y Mente
Sharing experiences with other students in the course and getting new perspectives on aspects of leadership I had not even thought about was wonderful.
Apparicio Junior
Head of Product Design at BT
It wasn’t just a course, it as an honest leadership conversation and coaching.
Emily Jones
Creative Director & Founder at Two Shoes Creative
The courses are of a really high standard, and their instructors are still in the industry so they have upto-date knowledge. They helped build my skills, as well as my confidence.
Join us at our next Course Information Evening
Hosted at our studio in Shoreditch, this information evening is designed to give you the opportunity to hear more about Experience Haus, the different courses we offer and to see the space you would be learning in.
Apply your learnings on real-life scenarios
Preparing you for a leadership role.
Over the duration of the course you will work on a set of practical and hands-on exercises (all set in a specially designed Experience Haus workbook) and use these tasks to reflect, think and prepare on life as a design leader in you organisation.
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Meet your instructors
Led by Industry Experts.
You will be learning from the best in the field. Our talented and experienced design instructors have worked with various sized teams, from early-stage startups to award winning agencies, and industry leading organisations such as Amazon, PwC, and more.
Jaye Hackett
Interaction Designer & Developer at Impossible Ideas Inc
Jaye is a consulting designer and civic technologist based in London, who works on tough social and governmental problems. He has worked at Skippet, FutureGov/TPXImpact, the civil service and Samaritans before that.
Alessandro Iannuzzi
Senior UX Designer at Tesco
Alessandro is an experienced UX/Product Design professional specialising in the end-to-end development of complex and innovative products. He has worked and managed teams at companies like Deloitte, GfK and Pinnacle Sports.
Joe Dollar Smirnov
Product Design Consultant
Joe is very experienced in the technology space having been involved with many organisations from early-stage startups to established blue chips. He is an expert in human centred design solutions, team engagement and is also an active volunteer in the third sector.
AI DESIGN LEADERSHIP.
Course Dates and Fees.
£ 1,125.00 (inc. VAT)
Best value: pay in full & save
Reserve your space today with one upfront payment and save 10% compared to the Pay In Instalments plan.
This course runs at our Shoreditch studio and takes place between 6:30pm – 8:30pm (UK Time)
£ 127.50 (inc. VAT)
Spread the cost over the duration of your course
The total cost of paying in instalments is £1,275.00
Simply pay a deposit of £127.50 to secure your space and then a further 3x £382.50 payments will be taken via direct debit over the duration of your course.
If you have any financial concerns please contact enrol@experiencehaus.com to discuss different payment options.
This course runs at our Shoreditch studio and takes place between 6:30pm – 8:30pm (UK Time)
Have more questions? We have the answers.
This course is designed for experienced designers who are stepping into leadership roles or who already manage designers and want to develop stronger leadership, strategy and organisational influence skills.
Typical participants include:
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Senior UX/UI or product designers
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Design leads or design managers
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Product managers working closely with design teams
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Creative directors or consultants leading design projects
No – but most students already have several years of experience working in design or digital product teams.
The course is particularly useful for designers who are:
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About to move into leadership
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Leading projects but not yet managing people
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Looking to improve their influence within an organisation
The course focuses on the real challenges design leaders face, including:
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Leading and mentoring design teams
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Running effective design critiques
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Communicating design value to stakeholders
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Influencing product and business strategy
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Building high-performing design teams
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Navigating organisational politics
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Integrating AI and new technologies into design leadership
The course runs over 6 weeks with two evening sessions per week.
Sessions are discussion-led and highly interactive, combining leadership frameworks, real-world case studies and peer discussion. Students are encouraged to bring their own leadership challenges to the group to explore together.
No – this course does not include a client project.
Instead, it focuses on leadership thinking, strategy, and real-world organisational challenges, giving participants the opportunity to discuss their own experiences and learn from other design leaders.
By the end of the course you will:
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Develop confidence as a design leader
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Learn practical frameworks for managing teams and influencing strategy
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Improve your ability to communicate design value to stakeholders
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Gain insight into how other organisations structure and scale design teams
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Build a peer network of other experienced designers
The course is taught by experienced design leaders currently working in industry.
They bring practical insights from leading design teams in agencies, startups and large organisations, sharing real examples of how design leadership works in practice.
The sessions are designed to be highly collaborative and discussion-based.
Rather than long lectures, the course focuses on:
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Facilitated discussions
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Leadership frameworks
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Group exercises
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Real-world case studies
This creates a space where participants can share experiences, challenges and perspectives with peers.
Yes — many organisations send two or more team members together.
This can be particularly valuable as it allows participants to apply the leadership frameworks directly within their organisation.
We recommend around 2–4 hours per week of additional reading, reflection, or preparation for discussions.
This helps you get the most out of the sessions and apply the frameworks to your own leadership context.
All students receive a Experience Haus course completion certificate at the end of the course. The course is recognised in regards to Experience Haus being an industry recognised brand for delivering design education.
We offer 2 payment options for all of our courses.
- you can pay in full and save 10% off the regular price
- or you can spread the cost by paying in 3 instalments taken during the course.
And if you have taken any courses with us before, you will save 20% off the regular price.
If you have financial constraints and want to discuss available options then please do reach out to us.
Purchases are non-refundable, except at the discretion of Experience Haus Ltd. Typically, cancellations or refund requests received 14 days prior to the start of a course or workshop will be honoured. However, due to the complex nature of the service being provided this cannot be guaranteed, and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. This policy does not include deposits, all of which are non-refundable.