d.MBA

The d.MBA's mission is to show that companies can be run more thoughtfully and also be successful in the business sense.

We see designers as agents of that mission. We believe that the world would be a better place if more designers led companies.

Our Story

The company was founded in 2017 by Alen Faljic, an ex-IDEO business designer, who wanted to bridge the worlds of business and design. Alen realized that the lack of business literacy is the biggest obstacle for the design community's aspirations.

Alen's first experiments involved an email course and podcast, which led to a more thorough and impactful version of the solution: the d.MBA program. The first intake of the d.MBA program took place in 2018 with 10 students from around the world.

With each intake, the d.MBA team has been making small adjustments and improvements in the format and content, leading to the creation of a new category of online courses called MiCCs (Micro-Community Courses). The focus of MiCCs is on education, personal growth, and impact—not on certificates and content distribution. We are proud to say that our completion rate is 97%, we have a student rating of 9+/10, and we've managed to accumulate dozens of success stories from our students along the way.

Today, the d.MBA alumni community is hundreds of designers strong and still growing. If you share our mission and beliefs, join us.

What We Value

We're committed to thoughtful business practices that prioritize impact over scale. Our small, distributed team operates with flexibility and autonomy, allowing us to maintain the high-quality, personalized education experience that our students value. We believe in practicing what we teach—running our company in a way that demonstrates business can be both successful and human-centered.

Join Our Community

Whether you're looking to strengthen your business acumen as a designer or help us build educational experiences that transform careers, d.MBA offers a unique opportunity to be part of a movement that's reshaping how designers approach business leadership.