Design Thinking @ Sri Lanka

Problems + Design Thinking = Creative Solutions

Are you driving change, or being driven by it?

Design Thinking workshop in action
Participants collaborating at a Design Thinking workshop
Vision

Nurturing the next generation of problem solvers

Technology has reached a critical point compared to generations before. Machines now speak, hear, see, understand, and answer—disrupting existing jobs in both blue- and white-collar domains. We need creative thinking and problem-solving skills to navigate this environment. Our vision is to nurture technically grounded leaders, problem solvers, innovators, and entrepreneurs to make a positive impact.

Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship (ICE) Bootcamp

What is ICE

A residential, 3-day intensive programme where 30 carefully selected students from across all universities work alongside expert international facilitators to go from an idea to a working prototype in just 40 hours.

ICE Bootcamp is modelled after the Stanford Design Thinking bootcamp, which costs USD 14,000 per person. We deliver it entirely free of charge for Sri Lankan students, supported by the Augmented Human Lab at NUS School of Computing and SHA Foundation.

Prof. Suranga Nanayakkara
“Our workshops are designed for real impact—grounded in years of teaching Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Design Thinking internationally.”
Designed by Prof. Suranga Nanayakkara

Past editions

ICE 2025

Cognitive Augmentations

MAS Athena

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ICE 2024

New Horizons

Sri Lanka Foundation Institute

ICE 2023

New Horizons

MAS Athena

ICE 2019

New Horizons

Foundation of Goodness

ICE 2018

From Ideas to Innovation

Foundation of Goodness

ICE 2017

From Ideas to Innovation

MAS Athena

ICE 2016

From Ideas to Innovation

MAS Athena

Other Programs

Ways to engage with us

From introductory seminars to multi-day residential bootcamps.

01

DT Education

Interactive seminars for private and public sector professionals who want to learn design thinking fundamentals.

02

DT Guidance

One-day workshops for organisations and young adults to apply design thinking to address specific problems.

03

DT Bootcamp

Multi-day residential workshops focused on design innovation—participants learn to identify and solve real-world problems with creative, human-centred approaches.

Clients

We support multinational corporations, start-ups, schools, universities, and individuals to embrace Design Thinking.

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Sponsors & Partners

SHA Foundation BP de Silva Augmented Human Lab NUS Computing Meta Foundation of Goodness
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Let’s make an impact

Get in touch if you have questions about our workshops or would like to partner with us.