The Essentials Course
The first step towards clear, confident and deliberate design career.
You can design anything you put your mind to—a service, a product, your business, how you work, yourself and even your life.
What is Melis Senova’s The Essentials Course?
This course is the first stop on an amazing journey toward clarity, confidence and deliberate action. You will learn the essential ingredients to gain more traction in your work (and life).
- Deep Insight—learn how to understand what the real issue is, move beyond symptoms to causes.
- Clear Communication—become strong in your ability to express what you think (and feel) and be heard.
- Strong Delivery—become unstoppable in your pursuit to create the change you want to see in the world.
We cannot take deliberate action in the world without having keen insight, the agency to communicate clearly and the grit to keep going when the going gets tough. This course is an introduction to what it takes to be that person.
“this human by Melis Senova could be the single most important book I’ve read in design. Just one of the gems.”
Danny Seals Co-founder Venndorly @thedannyseals
The Essentials Course is now taking applicants!
New dates to be released soon!
How does The Essentials Course work?
- Join Melis and the rest of your group on 3 live video calls.
- Have fun with 3 tailored 'action experiments' that help you put into practice what you learn, immediately.
- Build deep connection with important people who will help you and support your growth beyond this course.
You’ll be with a small group of people; places are limited to 20 people.
You will get access to all the course materials via our private, member-only portal. Including amazing resources that you can keep forever.
“The community provides a space for like-minded individuals to explore and reflect on their design practice and develop frameworks to foster inclusive and value-driven impactful work. The conversations each week are insightful and informative and you leave the sessions with a more curious perspective on your own work and goals. As a young designer, I am very grateful to have found this community of experienced professionals in the beginning of my career to foster these mindsets and tools in my work.”
Sarah Gordon Athlete, Nike
What you get
We have packed a lot into three weeks. Here’s what you’ll get:
Access to curated resources
You will have ongoing access to articles and selected resources from this human book, designed specifically to integrate these essentials into your practice.
A This Human micro-credential
A certified micro-credential, that you can share on your LinkedIn profile.
4.5 hours of live online tuition
As a live program, you get the opportunity to ask questions that are relevant to you and get more from the course that helps you.
Access to This Human Community
The course runs in a private space within This Human Community where you’ll get to learn together with other like-minded designers. Apart from live video sessions, this is the only place you need to be during the course.
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Get Started with The Essentials.
This course helps you cut through the noise and connect with the essentials for deliberate design.
“This is such a worthwhile course for all levels, shades and specialities of design thinking.
Expand your thinking and your approach in a supported, inspiring and deeply practical environment. ❤️ ”
Dr Amanda Keenan Strategic and Service Design Founder at CoolKids Innovation
The Essentials is the perfect place to start your journey to more clarity, confidence and agency in your work and life.
Melis will be there live to guide you all the way. No pre-recorded content.
- 4.5 hours of live online tuition by Dr Melis Senova.
- Become part of the growing This Human Community, and Micro-Credential you can share on LinkedIn.
