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We produce the No. 1 HCD Podcast, offer world-class training and coaching for change-makers all over the world.

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The human centered design CIRCLE

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Led by Richard McMurray, this community launches on April 1 2024. This community is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about Journey Management, and also connect with other people who are implementing this in their organisations.

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Join the online community and stay up to date with everything inside the community. Connect and message other designers just like you.

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VIP - Journey Management

€99.99
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Save €20 by paying annually.

Led by Richard McMurray, this community launches on April 1 2024. This community is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about Journey Management, and also connect with other people who are implementing this in their organisations.

Everything on Basic Mambership
Monthly Journey Management meetups
Dedicated community chat
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Maximum of 40 community members
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"Nurturing Diversity, Bridging Education and Practice, and Crafting Inclusive Conferences"

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I speak with Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland. Over the last 30 or so years, he has really explored the surrounding areas of Newgrange and has become a well of knowledge about that area.

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I was so impressed by Lilli’s awesome background and devotion to applying design to enable a greater sense of resilience for both businesses and the planet.

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Exploring the Intersection of Passion and Purpose in Tackling Climate Change and Sustainability

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Unveiling Innovative Insights and Solutions for Evolving UX Challenges

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"Fostering Innovation and Collaboration Across Industries Through Musical Inspiration"

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Our courses

We provide remote, flexible training options to help you grow your design and innovation capabilities. We also offer bespoke training programmes for teams and organisations on any of our courses.

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Liminal Doorways for Designers and Changemakers
Live Course
Liminal Doorways for Designers and Changemakers
€29
This stimulating and relaxing introductory course will give you new techniques for engaging with your subconscious. This will help you increase access to creativity, improve clarity of thinking, help access flow-states in solution creation, and reduce stress and reactivity.
Mike Parker
TRAINER
Mike Parker
Exploring the Value of Design Coaching
Video Course
Exploring the Value of Design Coaching
FREE
This course is designed to provide individuals and businesses with a comprehensive understanding of the benefits and impact of design coaching programs. Whether you are a designer seeking to enhance your skills or a business owner looking to leverage the power of design, this course...
Gerry Scullion
TRAINER
Gerry Scullion
Getting Started in Service Design
Video Course
Getting Started in Service Design
FREE
Looking to learn about what is involved in getting started in the world of Service Design? Look no further, a free video-based course to help introduce you to the world of service design.
Gerry Scullion
TRAINER
Gerry Scullion
Journey to Service Design Mastery
Video Course
Journey to Service Design Mastery
€199
This course will cover the fundamentals of human-centered service design whilst leaning into Journey Mapping.
Gerry Scullion
TRAINER
Gerry Scullion
Visualisation Methods for Change-Makers
Video Course
Visualisation Methods for Change-Makers
€399
Join Gerry Scullion in a 100% video based courses to learn about the theory and the craft of creating high-quality visualiastions.
Gerry Scullion
TRAINER
Gerry Scullion
Journey Mapping Fundamentals
Video Course
Journey Mapping Fundamentals
€199
Join Gerry Scullion in a 100% video based course to learn about the theory and the craft of creating high-quality journey maps.
Gerry Scullion
TRAINER
Gerry Scullion
Stakeholder Mapping Essentials
Video Course
Stakeholder Mapping Essentials
€29
Learn about how to create a Stakeholder Map, that helps with clarification of roles and relationships, bring deeper understanding of needs and demonstrate the level of importance regarding the success/failure of a service.
Gerry Scullion
TRAINER
Gerry Scullion
Introduction to User Experience
Video Course
Introduction to User Experience
€799
Our 11-module course is made up of nearly 8-hours of video content, including design theory, practical examples of user experience, why businesses love UX, design research, prototyping, over the shoulder examples on how to use certain methods, and prototype validation.
Gerry Scullion
TRAINER
Gerry Scullion
Service Blueprint Essentials
Video Course
Service Blueprint Essentials
€199
Join Gerry Scullion to learn about the theory and the craft of creating high-quality service blueprints.
Gerry Scullion
TRAINER
Gerry Scullion

About us

This is HCD was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2017 by Gerry Scullion but is now based out of Dublin, Ireland.

Our network produces content for people interested not only in design and innovation, but in the power of working together to make the world a better place. The world needs better designed physical and digital products, better-designed services, and better systems connecting all of these - fast.

Our intent is to help people design these new offerings and to help ensure that they meet the needs of the people using them.

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CEO & FOUNDER

Gerry Scullion

Educator, Keynote Speaker, Designer & Podcaster

Based in Dublin, Ireland. Service Designer, Educator, Design Researcher and Interaction Designer. Gerry is the Former CEO of This is Doing. He runs courses on service design, UX design, Design Research. He is also a Pluralsight Author too.