Empowering Design Thinking Practitioners
Lock This In - DTIA Get Together 2026
What are we seeing — and what do we make of it?
You know how DTIA usually unfolds.
We come in with a few ideas, conversations take unexpected turns, and by the end of it, something shifts.
Last year especially had that “house party” feel—people stayed, conversations carried on, and the best moments weren’t always the planned ones.
Time well spent—with people who matter
We’re bringing it together again this year.
This year, the theme has taken shape through what we’ve been hearing across the community:
Theme and format
The World Has Shifted — What Now?
Making sense in a bewildering world. Moving forward.
Over two days, we’ll move through a simple journey together:
Making Sense → Rethinking Our Role → From D (Domesticated) to W (Wilder) → Becoming Wilder
Each part building on the last—moving from understanding to action.
This isn’t a traditional conference—more a curated, participative gathering shaped by the people in the room.
A Community of Design Thinkers
Started in 2016, our platform brings together thought leaders, educators and practitioners of Design Thinking.
We are a community of Design Thinking practitioners to share, learn, grow, and create value together.
Our mission
To create value for businesses and public services through the promotion, education and application of Design Thinking.
What We Do
Connect Design Thinkers
We plan a meticulously curated, invitation-only annual get-together for leaders and practitioners in the field of Design Thinking and offer support and resources via our community.
Train Your Teams
We provide Design Thinking training for businesses and NGOs, empowering your team to rethink problems and solve them using human and stakeholder-centric approaches.
Build Resilience
We offer advisory services and referrals for organisations seeking to incorporate Design Thinking, helping them reframe problems and approach complex challenges with innovative perspectives.
Popular Academy Modules
Design Thinking Awareness Talks
Half-day interactive briefing sessions aimed to raise awareness of Design Thinking concept to your teams.
Design Thinking Practice Workshops
An introduction to Design Thinking practice with no prerequisite beyond a curious and open mind.
Practice Module: Human-Centered Research for Empathy
A half day module to deepen participant’s understanding of qualitative research and its relationship with quantitative data