A MICROSCHOOL

FOR CREATIVITY

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Fall Cohort Starts: 08/19/2024

Fall Cohort Starts: 08/19/2024 ⏰

GET TO KNOW US

Society for Ideas

Society for Ideas offers courses and certificates for people looking for a competitive edge. Our 10 courses and 3 certificate programs can help you augment your degree and level up your work experience in as little as 7 weeks, through the use of design and technology.

Enroll to instantly start strengthening your creative, critical thinking, collaboration, communication and technical skills.

While our full website is in progress, you may view our list of certificates and courses below.

  • "Society for Ideas courses have literally changed my life. I have received amazing feedback about my professional branding and have been recognized by my VPs and CEOs for being able to use data to tell the story and iterate in my current role."

    Jenny A.

  • "Hands down the best online educational experience I’ve had, great instructors, engaging projects, and amazing feedback - plus, all the new resources that have been shared? Priceless."

    Justin M.

  • "I really felt like SFI helped me a lot in my actual career and that I was able to bring in real-world scenarios. I actually pitched my brand to a huge angel investor and secured a life changing opportunity!"

    Ollie B.

  • “I have only taken two courses thus far, yet the feedback I have received on my projects has been so uplifting. Not only are my projects impressing my educators, but I have impressed myself by taking advantage of the available resources, allowing my creative visions to take over and come to life before me.”

    Joe D.

TAKE THEM IN ANY ORDER

Our Courses

Growth Hacking

Scale organizations quickly by using the latest web, social media, email, and other creative strategies.

Agile Audiovisual

Tell stories through shooting and editing in a fast, streamlined way with lightweight technology and applications.

Career Hacking

Explore and practice proven methods for hacking your way into a fulfilling creative career.

Analytics for Design

Collect, dashboard, and analyze data for insights that can in turn, be prototyped through design.

No-Code Development

Build apps and automations with various “no-code” development tools to quickly execute ideas.

Emerging Technology

Understand and use the latest emerging technologies to find their implications on industry and culture.

Designing for Equity

Diverse thinking comes from diverse people. Learn why and the various inequities existing within our culture.

Creative Concepting

Learn to hack your brain to achieve new levels of creativity using professionally proven creative processes and tools.

Agile Design

Foundations of design taught for non-designers while getting hands-on experience with modern design tools.

Pitching Ideas

Learn how to create and design pitches that communicate your ideas effectively.

LEVEL UP YOUR CREATIVE SUPERPOWERS

Our Certificate Programs

Certificate of Innovation and Design

Understand how to innovate and grow your ideas through prototyping and insight.

Courses Included:

  • Creative Concepting

  • Growth Hacking

  • Analytics for Design

  • Emerging Technology

Certificate of Content Production

Learn to produce and activate your ideas using design, audiovisual, and digital means.

Courses Included:

  • Designing for Equity

  • Pitching Ideas

  • Career Hacking

  • Creative Concepting

Certificate of Creative Influence

Learn to produce and activate your ideas using design, audiovisual, and digital means.

Courses Included:

  • Agile Design

  • Agile Audiovisual

  • No-Code Development

  • Growth Hacking

GAIN ACCESS TO STUDENT PERKS

How We Teach

GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

Needing resume gold? Gain hands-on, immersive experience through a diverse array of projects. Build a mock company, design an app, pitch an idea to an investor and more. Let your creativity run wild!

JOIN A COHORT

Did you know that all Society for Ideas courses follow virtual, cohort-based learning and the same 7-week schedule? Instantly join a cohort of learners through enrollment in any SFI course or certificate.

POLISH YOUR PORTFOLIO

Want to impress potential employers or provide a case for promotion? Each Society for Ideas course includes a week entirely dedicated to building your professional portfolio to showcase your new learned skills.

RECEIVE REAL FEEDBACK

Say goodbye to quarterly reviews and hello to weekly, personalized feedback! Receive real-time help from a real human on every project. Use it to grow your work to its fullest potential.

DESIGNED BY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS

Learn From A Pro

All Society for Ideas quality curriculum is designed by top-tier industry leaders, teaching the high-impact and practical skills that top companies want. Each of our instructors wield their own unique background of tools, tips and tricks, gathered through years of real-world experience in these industries and more:

Marketing & Advertising

Design & Animation

Photography & Social Media

Technology & User Experience

Diversity & Inclusion

Entrepreneurship

What are you waiting for? Enroll in any or all Society for Ideas courses or certificate programs and instantly gain access to the pros.

UPGRADE YOUR CREATIVE TOOLBOX

Modern Curriculum

Every Society for Ideas course is comprised of a unique collection of industry-leading creative tools and applications. Learn while using the same modern, industry-leading and relevant tools you’ll use in the workplace, including:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

User Experience [UX] and User Interface Design [UI]

Website & Graphic Design

Automation & Artificial Intelligence

Personal Development

Grow your creative capabilities and set yourself apart from your colleagues with these tools and more, all included in Society for Ideas curriculum.

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