Accelerate your career, maximise your potential, increase your impact. With a range of in-company and cross-company programmes, expert tutors and a dedicated learning platform.

Why PARK Academy (Formerly known as 'Grow')

Led by leaders

We are a team of consultants and design leaders with specific passions and extensive experience in leading design in the real world.

Blended learning

We mix formal teaching with self-guidance and coaching. Face to face and online. Delivering impactful learning that’s personalised and engaging.

Live assignments

We make the learning real by integrating your live work challenges into the learning journey, from theory to right through to application.

Learn from experience

We find that the successes and failures of others can be the best source of learning. Our programmes are brought to life with real-world case studies and both tutor and student experiences.

Professionally endorsed

We deliver programmes on behalf of Design Councils across the world - including VDID (Germany), IDSA (USA), KCDM (Slovenia), DOGA (Norway), Design Skillnet (Ireland), and EDC (Estonia).

Small cohorts

We believe less is more. We limit our class sizes for more personalised learning and greater interactivity, ensuring that every student’s individual needs can be met.

Digital platform

We’ve created a range of programmes that all follow a blended learning approach thanks to Livebook, our digital platform. A home for content, capture and reference.

Formats of delivery

Cross-company

Cross-company programmes for participants from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and businesses, you’ll learn not only from PARK tutors, but from each other.

In-company

In-company programmes for participants from within the same organisation, PARK Academy can tailor the content around specific goals and a shared ambition.

  • Unilever
  • IDSA (USA)
  • Haleon (GSK)
  • Design Skillnet (Ireland)
  • Porsche Design
  • Kimberly Clark
  • DOGA (Norway)
  • Bosch
  • LEGO
  • HP
  • KCDM (Slovenia)
  • VDID (Germany)
  • Johnson Controls
  • Airbus
  • Dräger
  • Unilever
  • IDSA (USA)
  • Haleon (GSK)
  • Design Skillnet (Ireland)
  • Porsche Design
  • Kimberly Clark
  • DOGA (Norway)
  • Bosch
  • LEGO
  • HP
  • KCDM (Slovenia)
  • VDID (Germany)
  • Johnson Controls
  • Airbus
  • Dräger
  • Unilever
  • IDSA (USA)
  • Haleon (GSK)
  • Design Skillnet (Ireland)
  • Porsche Design
  • Kimberly Clark
  • DOGA (Norway)
  • Bosch
  • LEGO
  • HP
  • KCDM (Slovenia)
  • VDID (Germany)
  • Johnson Controls
  • Airbus
  • Dräger
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Graduates from our PARK Academy since 2013
In-company design academies successfully established
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Of graduates state that the Academy helped them further their career
%
Of graduates intend to return for further education in the future

Alumni benefits

When you graduate from a PARK programme you become part of a growing, global alumni network of 2000+ students where the learning journey continues.
  • Alumni events

    Events and workshops to expand your network and continue learning.

  • Expert lectures

    Lectures from industry thought leaders and provocateurs.

  • Livebook access

    Continued access to Livebook, our digital learning platform.

  • New tools

    Access to emerging tools and methods to help in your day-to-day role.

  • New modules

    Be the first to hear about new modules from the PARK Academy.

  • Further support

    Continue learning available through coaching and mentoring from our tutors.

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Meet our tutors

James Hall

Company Director

hall@park.bz
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Frans Joziasse

Founding Director

joziasse@park.bz
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Jay Peters

Managing Director USA

peters@park.bz
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Stephan Clambaneva

Senior Consultant & Tutor USA

clambaneva@park.bz
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Aileen Dempsey

Senior Consultant and Tutor

dempsey@park.bz
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Brian Gillespie

Senior Consultant and Tutor

gillespie@park.bz
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Frank van den Horst

Senior Consultant and Tutor

vandenhorst@park.bz
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Tim Mckeown

Senior Consultant and Tutor

McKeown@park.bz
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Denisse Bronsoiler

Consultant & Project Manager USA

bronsoiler@park.bz
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Johannes Beckert

Junior Consultant

beckert@park.bz
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