LUMA Institute empowers people to innovate by transforming the way they work through the LUMA System of Innovation — a unique, scalable system of human-centered design built on four core skills: Looking, Understanding, Making, and Aligning. Acclaimed in-person training, custom innovation programs, and the LUMA Workplace digital platform are used by innovators in 70+ countries.
LUMA equips people to innovate through combinable design methods — "recipes" for Looking, Understanding, Making, and Aligning — delivered through public and private training, formal certification, and an always-on digital platform.
Three formal tiers — Practitioner, Facilitator, and Instructor — that build fluency in the LUMA System of Innovation and qualify people to teach it inside their own organizations.
Open-enrollment public sessions for individuals, plus custom innovation programs delivered privately inside client organizations.
The LUMA System comprises four core skills that teams combine into "recipes" to address real business challenges — not a rigid framework, but a flexible practice organizations can apply again and again.
"The LUMA System is actually helping to change the trajectory of the company. It's helping us make…"
Rob Dickins — Chief of Staff, Product Development, AutodeskFounded in 2010 by Chris Pacione and his co-founders, LUMA Institute set out to make human-centered design teachable, repeatable, and scalable — not a philosophy reserved for specialists, but a system any team can pick up and use.
An illustrative outline of how organizations typically progress through LUMA's programs — to be confirmed against LUMA's actual enrollment process at handoff.
Learn the LUMA System's core methods through public or private training sessions.
Build the skills to lead others through LUMA methods and workshops.
Qualify to teach the LUMA System directly inside your own organization.
Scale the practice organization-wide with custom programs and the LUMA Workplace platform.