A 4 month intensive cohort-based program on digital product design. Exclusively for junior designers.
Refine your design process with mentorship
Transition to a bigger design team
Get a better paying job
Starts on Oct 23rd 2021. Last date to apply is Oct 16th, 2021.
Limited cohort size of 24.
Head of Design, Gojek
Dir. of Product Design, PhonePe
Director of Design, Mark43
Founder, Design Beku
Founder, Narrativeviz Consulting
Lead Designer, Prophecy
Product Designer, Obvious
Design Manager, Razorpay
Founder, 3 sided coin
User Experience Leader, Google
Group Design Head, Gojek
Design Lead, Microsoft
Product Designer, Obvious
Design Manager, MathWorks
Product Design Head, Gojek
Design Researcher
Design Manager, Fractal
Product Designer
Senior Design Manager, Gojek
Head of Design, Gojek
Dir. of Product Design, PhonePe
Director of Design, Mark43
Founder, Design Beku
Founder, Narrativeviz Consulting
Lead Designer, Prophecy
Product Designer, Obvious
Design Manager, Razorpay
Founder, 3 sided coin
User Experience Leader, Google
Group Design Head, Gojek
Design Lead, Microsoft
Product Designer, Obvious
Design Manager, MathWorks
Product Design Head, Gojek
Design Researcher
Design Manager, Fractal
Product Designer
Senior Design Manager, Gojek
Strengthen your design fundamentals through recorded masterclasses led by design leaders.
Work with fellow designers on problems you want to solve and get access to curated internships and freelance opportunities.
Get feedback for projects and identify opportunities for career growth with industry practitioners.
Refine your design process with live workshops, where you will work with fellow designers to collaborate and brainstorm.
Participate and learn from peers, mentors and senior designers at our firesides, office hours and forum discussions!
Get highly curated and carefully produced guides that are specific and relevant to your learning needs.
Tired of pushing pixels
Frustrated with not being able to talk to users or contribute to product strategy
Raring to go work in a bigger design team
Excited about designing digital products at startups
Willing to dedicate 6 hrs every week (Live sessions, Project work and Study)
Have around ~2 years worth of experience in any of the following:
Gain insights into product teams and the role of a product designer. Understand why products fail and how you can increase your odds of designing a successful product by following the new product development process.
Learn what drives behaviours, and motivations to understand people that products are designed for. Study why they react in a certain manner and what their actions mean which helps you design meaningful interactions.
Identify methods to conduct ethical user research and apply the same while designing products and experiences. Learn how to build products that your users will trust and love.
Communicate with the business and product team about users’ needs through research. Learn methods of research synthesis that help identify gaps in users’ experiences.
Learn to solve problems in emerging domains by studying innovation through first principles. Study how to increase adaptability and lower the learning curve for users in new mediums of interaction.
Learn how to connect design initiatives with business objectives. Identify opportunity areas along with the business team to co-create business models for the product and identify a north-star metric.
Define user flows and task flows by identifying the best solution in terms of feasibility, viability, and usefulness. Also, learn methods of generating concepts quickly and testing multiple solutions.
Illustrate the experience of products by creating design systems and style guides. Learn how to empower users to perform tasks seamlessly using principles of visual design, accessibility, design patterns and more.
Illustrate the experience of products by creating design systems and style guides. Learn how to empower users to perform tasks seamlessly using principles of visual design, accessibility, design patterns and more.
Illustrate the experience of products by creating design systems and style guides. Learn how to empower users to perform tasks seamlessly using principles of visual design, accessibility, design patterns and more.
Develop narratives that are in line with your users’ needs. Understand the parts of a story, tone and structure and use this as a tool to represent users’ voices.
Build a compelling résumé that highlights your skills and achievements. Effectively structure your portfolio and cover letters with relevant project details and prepare for interviews.
Apply with a brief portfolio of your prior design work.
See our guide on how to apply. Get shortlisted.
Learn from senior design mentors, work with fellow designers and participate in live workshops.
Confirm your spot in the cohort and continue to work on your projects with your teammate, receive personal mentorship and learn from industry leaders.
Showcase your work to prospective employers on Demo Day.
Get offers from your dream company and take your journey as a Designer to the next stage!
Our Fellows are currently working in companies like Gojek, Obvious, Unacademy, etc.
| Benefits | ownpath | College | Other Bootcamps & Mentoring Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learn from industry practitioners | |||
| Emphasis on communication & collaboration | |||
| Emphasis on entrepreneurial skills | |||
| Focused on advanced skills | |||
| Full refund if you don't find a better paying job | |||
| Job placement through industry partnerships |
Sayani recently graduated from ownpath's first cohort of the Product Design Fellowship. Right after the Fellowship, she went on to join Gojek.
Mudita recently graduated from ownpath's first cohort of the Product Design Fellowship. Right after the Fellowship, she went on to join Obvious.
ownpath successfully conducted a 3 Month program on Design Management in 2020 for senior designers at Gojek. Aggregate rating of 4/5 across content, experience, and mentorship.
Aishwarya Naik learnt UI Design, UX Design, and User Research techniques from mentors on ownpath. Through her project work, she went on to win a work contract with a not-for-profit.
Abhinit Tiwari
Head of Design, Gojek
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
— abhinit آبھنئیت (@abhinitial) July 6, 2020
I had a great time working with them. Highly recommended! :D https://t.co/VcdhRV4YB3
Mudita Sisodia
Product Design Fellow at ownpath
I left my job in Feb and have been having literally the greatest time ever the last 2 months learning at @ownpath_xyz from some incredible mentors.
— Mudita (@apurplestrand) April 1, 2021
I'd say the COVID induced masters FOMO has also vanished (perhaps temporarily, we'll find), it's been that great. https://t.co/fEwI7qoAXz
Aishwarya Naik
Product Design Fellow at ownpath
There's so much to talk about in what I've been upto for the last two months.
— Aishwarya (@ashwrya7) March 30, 2021
🔥 things so far :
- learning from masterclasses and then applying it to our problem statement
- working with fellows who have become dear friends
- confidence in my ability to drive a design process https://t.co/3MOpkTYcJz
Jyotsna Rane
Product Design Fellow at ownpath
I’ve been having THE ABSOLUTE BEST time with @ownpath_xyz!
— Jyotsna Rane (@jyo_rane) April 13, 2021
In the past 2 months, I have been mentored by design leaders, taken amazing masterclasses, collaborated with designers, AND worked on two different projects. https://t.co/xRyDzqonHm
Sameer Bhiwani
User Experience Leader, Google
🧠 As an Ownpath coach, I found this program’s format to be really engaging with a whole lot to offer learners.
— Sameer Bhiwani (@sambert) July 6, 2020
🚀 Ownpath is going places, highly recommended! https://t.co/YHkvfYoTKN
Fatema Raja
Design Lead, Gojek & ownpath learner
Can’t express how much about design management I learnt with @ownpath_xyz ♥️
— Fatema Raja 👩🏻💻 (@FatemajRaja) July 6, 2020
To all the aspiring UX designers out there! https://t.co/fqupqznDCT
Aishwarya Naik
Designer & ownpath Learner
Last week I took a fun workshop on Fundamentals of Visual Communication by @ownpath_xyz taken by @raginisiruguri who is a communication designer at @TaraBooks . Here's what I loved about the session we had : pic.twitter.com/t7SqDvmaCg
— Aishwarya (@ashwrya7) April 13, 2020
Jayashree Raman
ownpath Learner
Throwback to this amazing course I took last year with @ownpath_xyz and @planemad. I'm pretty observant about signage and navigation ever since.
— Jayashree Raman (@do_it_herselfer) August 4, 2020
Saw this really crisp trail navigation system recently and it made the exploration so worth it! 🏞️ https://t.co/iJsp3FrHwj pic.twitter.com/fqMxCQoMK2
Kristin Skinner
Founder at &GSD, ownpath Instructor
I kicked off the year leading a Masterclass on Design Management with the stellar team @ownpath_xyz and now we're following up with a Q&A for Design Leaders. Join us! https://t.co/IRKGL9wxSM
— Kristin Skinner (@bettay) January 22, 2020
A typical week will involve you in:
Yes. Please take a look at the Fee Structure section on this same page.
We spend a lot of effort and money towards curating the curriculum, designing the learning experience, and executing our programs. We also compensate our speakers and mentors.
That said, all of this is to help you succeed! We strive to help you get far more value from the program than what you pay for. We do this by ensuring you have a fulfilling learning experience and find a better paying job through our placement services.
Upto 24 folks will be admitted into the cohort. The emphasis is on enabling you to deliver your best through personalised guidance and feedback.
Yes! The idea of having industry partners on board and organising Demo Days is to help you showcase your work to top startups! We will also help you prepare your portfolio.
We’ll do everything we can. But, it’s still down to you to do well on your projects and clear the interview!
No. We do not offer job guarantees, we do however help you:
Prepare for interviews through coaching and portfolio reviews
Showcase your work through Demo Days, to hiring managers from our Hiring Partners and elsewhere.
Introduce you to companies who are hiring through our network.
That’s totally fine, as long as you’ve worked in some design field (Eg: Information design, Interaction Design, Product Design, Graphic design, Visual Design, New Media Design, Industrial design, and Digital Game Design).
If you’re completely new to the design field, we suggest taking introductory courses, getting an internship, and then applying soon as you have a few projects on your portfolio.
We do plan to announce an introductory course for folks who’re completely new. Please do make sure to subscribe to our mailing list for updates on the same.
Demo Day is an invite-only virtual event which will see participants from the cohort present their projects live.
The audience will include Heads of Design/Product and Hiring Managers from companies looking to hire Product Designers.
After the presentations, members in the audience will get in touch with you to discuss if their organisation might be a good fit for you.
Presentations will be recorded and based on your preferences, will be shared with select employers even after Demo Day, to ensure that you find the best possible offer.
While we will give you a digitally verifiable certificate, we’d like to go further. We want to help you with gaining concrete experience and also developing industry connections.
Through assignments and projects, you’ll actually learn how to apply concepts and develop real-world experience; stuff you can feature on your portfolio.
Finally, by working with experienced professionals on ownpath, you’ll develop valuable connections that can unlock doors which would be much harder otherwise.
Different people come with different backgrounds, life constraints, and learning speeds or preferences. So, there’s nothing to worry too much about if you don’t find an offer on Demo Day.
Since it’s most likely to do with lacking experience for the role, we’ll recommend you take up another project, and we’ll continue to support you in the form of mentorship and opportunities during this time.
Please note that the second project is a required step in order to be eligible for a refund, in case one does not find a job within 6 months of Demo Day.
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