Cooper's UX Boot Camp is an intensive, immersive four-day designtraining class targeting designers, developers, and product managers who have product design experience but want to take their product design skills and processes to the next level. In short, it's where people become design leaders. Guided by industry experts, students will learn Cooper's goal-directed design process while working on a real-world product for nonprofit,   WomensEarthAlliance.org (WEA). The class is built around hands-on activities, conducted in pairs and small teams.  Participants will learn to:

  Set the stage for effective collaboration
  Define product and service ecosystems
  Conduct design research using both lightweight and in-depth techniques
  Synthesize research data into actionable next steps
  Model personas and build empathy for their current situation
  Storyboard future concepts
  Design a seamless framework for a multi-platform experience (web and mobile)
  Learn how to go beyond features and design for engagement
  Facilitate effective design reviews
  Present like it's theater; choreograph a presentation experience

Along the way, participants will also learn critical leadership,communication and collaboration skills. At the end of this course, you'll have new tools in your design toolkit, and a well-articulated design concept for a real product that you can add to your portfolio.