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STUDIO: SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH
Turn Your Design Vision into a Real-World Solution
This course guides you through the final stages of the design process, from refining concepts to launching a high-fidelity prototype. Through rapid iteration, experimentation, and stakeholder engagement, you’ll validate your ideas, refine business and design strategies, and develop a polished, compelling final presentation.
Course Summary
Gain hands-on experience in refining and testing a design solution, learning to prototype, experiment, and synthesize feedback to create a compelling final concept. You’ll develop skills in business modeling, stakeholder engagement, and storytelling, equipping you with the tools to present and launch your work with confidence.
Key Details
Format: Live instruction from AC4D faculty, including office hours
Schedule: Sundays 6-9 PM & Thursdays 5-6 PM CST
Duration: 20 weeks
Tuition: $4,000 $2,550
Location: Remote
Upcoming Courses
📆 November 10, 2025
📌 Enrollments close approximately two weeks before each course begins.
This course will enable you to:
Develop and refine a cohesive design solution for a real-world social or business challenge.
Prototype and test solutions at varying levels of fidelity, from sketches to high-fidelity models.
Conduct rapid experimentation to validate concepts and iterate based on real-world feedback.
Build a business model and value proposition that supports your design.
Engage stakeholders and incorporate insights to improve your project.
Create an effective pitch and storytelling strategy to present your work.
Design within time, budget, and resource constraints to execute a viable product or service.
Develop a roadmap for future implementation and growth beyond the course.
Work within a design team, leveraging collaborative critique and iteration.
Deliver a high-impact final presentation demonstrating your solution, process, and insights.
Curriculum
Proof of Concept:
Frame to Spark
Rapid Ideation
Multi-track Concepts
Get to Top Concept
Prototype + Midway Presentations
Iterate Prototype
Final Presentation
Concept to Launch:
Focus
Problem and Audience Reframing
Rapid Experimentation
Experiment Planning
Measuring and Synthesizing Experiment Results
Experiment Execution
Cross-functional Stakeholder Studio
Learning-based Solution Iteration
Vision Evolution
Advocacy
Narrative Refinement
Final Presentation