Creative Leadership at Work
Cultivating creative leaders for organizational transformation
Your work environment is dynamic, so your skills should match. The Institute for Creative Leadership at Work is a unique collaboration between Capital University and Columbus College of Art & Design that combines the expertise of both institutions to deliver powerful training and certificate programs for businesses and individuals. Level up your team on your terms with off-the-shelf training or customized solutions that can be offered on-site, at either campus, or online. CLW is your local partner for cultivating creative leaders for organizational transformation.
Leadership Certificates
Are you ready to transform yourself and your organization? The Institute for Creative Leadership at Work has just what you're looking for — plus, these three-week certificate programs have the potential to be applied toward a master's degree at Columbus College of Art & Design or Capital University! Our programs take a human-centered approach to learning and support in-person networking with your peers from throughout Central Ohio.
Program Highlights
- In-person networking
- Human-centered approach
- Three-week intensive courses
- Certificate programs can be taken in the order that best suits you and your business needs.
- Earn credit toward an MPS in UX Design (CCAD) or an MBA (Capital) by completing all three certificates and additional project work.
Leading Yourself ($799)
Use CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) to learn about:
- Your management style
- How to lead with emotional intelligence
- How to grow your business mindset
Leading Others ($999)
Emotional Intelligence is invaluable for leaders looking to better understand — and deploy — their team's strengths. In this certificate program, you'll learn how to:
- Improve your conflict resolution skills
- Manage up & down
- Give and receive feedback
- Use design thinking for creative problem solving
- Delegate
- Build culture in a hybrid work environment
- Lead across cultures and generations
- Grow your team
Leading Institutions ($999)
To successfully lead an institution, you'll need to master several key skills — and you'll learn to do just that in this program, as you learn how to:
- Enhance your executive presence
- Change management strategies
- Update business strategies
- Create successful succession plans
- Effectively hire through a DEI lens
- Build strategies that drive successful business outcomes
Save $300 when you register for all three certificates at once!
Corporate Training Options
Learn from university faculty and professional experts in the field of design thinking and creative problem solving, business communication and collaboration, user experience, equity and inclusion in the workplace, and strategic organizational and leadership development. CLW is your local partner for cultivating creative leaders for organizational transformation. Our programs are customizable based on industry demands and your organization’s needs.
Problem-Solving and Design Thinking Strategies
Design thinking empowers businesses to innovate customer-centric solutions by fostering empathy, creativity, and iterative problem-solving. Available topics include:
- Creative Problem Solving for Corporate Leadership
- Design Thinking Basics
- Design Strategies for Change Management
- Design Strategies for Customer Journey Mapping
- Design Thinking for Inter-Team Collaboration
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Learn to enrich your business environment by fostering innovation, broadening perspectives, and ensuring equitable opportunities. Available topics include:
- Redesigning the C-Suite for Diversity, Equity, and Success
- Equity Centered Design Thinking
- Redesigning Business Systems for Equity
Leadership Development
Investing in leadership development at your organization cultivates skilled, adaptable leaders driving innovation, collaboration, and sustainable corporate growth. Available topics include:
- Disruptive Collaboration
- Ethics
- Giving and Receiving Difficult Feedback
- Growth versus Fixed Mindset
- Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Customized Options
We can work with you to design a custom workshop or training series to meet your organization’s exact needs.
CCAD x Capital = Exponential Value
The Institute provides a unique mix of offerings, combining the strengths of two renowned higher education institutions.
Design & Business
We provide a unique mix of offerings in design, business, law, analytics, communication, research, and more.
Leadership Development
Focused programs on leadership development, equity, and diversity.
Local & Agile
Understanding the regional needs, supporting the community, and offering agile solutions both online and onsite.
Authorities in Adult Education
With a combined 300+ years of experience, we offer authority and legitimacy that other programs may not.
A Professional Studies Collaboration from
Capital University and Columbus College of Art & Design
With CCAD, you can learn the design thinking skills that are so critical for today’s businesses directly from designers. CCAD believes that every company is a creative company, and your team can develop and grow with a deeper understanding of design strategy, design research, user experience design, creative problem solving, customer mapping, data visualization, and more.
Add Capital to the mix, and you have the complete package. With a law school, an MBA program, and liberal arts degrees with a strong focus on practical outcomes, Capital lends its skills in communication, data analytics, business law, finances, and more to the offerings of The Institute.
Multiplied, CCAD and Capital provide exponential value for your professional development and training needs. Through the multiple areas of disciplinary expertise with the unique twist that creativity and design are always at the core, the Institute will be your go-to partner for leadership development as well as equity and diversity training at all levels of your organization.
Mary Beth Bertrand, Ed.D., Director
Dr. Mary Beth Bertrand, Director of the Institute for Creative Leadership at Work, is an educator and leader at the intersection of higher education, corporate collaboration, and adult learning. With a higher education career spanning nearly a decade, her approach centers on identifying synergistic opportunities where academic institutions and businesses collaborate to foster learning that directly aligns with industry demands. Through these collaborations, Dr. Bertrand has orchestrated tailored programs that equip adult learners with the skills and knowledge required to thrive in rapidly evolving professional landscapes.