Z School by ZEUX Innovation
Built by practitioners.
For people who
Z School is the education arm of ZEUX Innovation, one of India's most awarded design consultancies. Every program is built from 22 years of real product work, not theory.
The Gold Standard in Design & Innovation Training
US Design Patent
Red Dot Award
iF Design Award
Professionals from top companies have already levelled up
Programs
Our Programs
Masterclass
How to Spot Non-obvious Insights
The observation and research methods that turn ambiguity into direction. For anyone who makes decisions about people, products or markets.
Self-paced · Online
Masterclass
High Stakes Systems Design
How world-class practitioners approach problems where the cost of getting it wrong is real. Built for pressure.
Self-paced · Online
Masterclass
Outlasting AI
Not tools. The judgment and capability that becomes more valuable as everything else gets automated.
Self-paced · Online
Course
Live · Cohort 11
Product Strategy Sprint
The difference between people who execute and people who shape what gets built is not talent.
Hybrid · Online
Certificate
Live · In Person · Mumbai
Product Leadership Intensive
Two days with India's most awarded design practitioner. The four capabilities that separate practitioners from leaders.
Live · In Person
The Z School
Learning Experience
Six principles that make Z School different from every program you've taken before.
Do-First Learning
Every concept is introduced through an exercise before the theory is explained. Learning by doing, not by listening.
Why it matters
Learners internalize faster when they wrestle with the problem first. Theory lands harder when it follows experience.
Impact-Backed Methods
Every tool, canvas, or mental model is battle-tested — derived from 300+ real-world projects, not textbooks.
Why it matters
Skips the fluff. Every framework comes with a case study showing measurable results — not academic speculation.
Rememberable Models
Key learnings are encoded as mnemonics, metaphors, or mental hooks to beat the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve.
Why it matters
From T7 & S3 to Chunk Up & SCAMPER, learners walk away remembering.
Evidence From The World
Real project stories from real clients. Each method is paired with a story: how it was used, where it failed, how it evolved.
Why it matters
Adds authenticity, relatability, and credibility. Also answers: "Will this actually work in my job?"
Challenge-Driven Fun
Includes gamified formats like pitch battles, LEGO system simulations, 6-word story walls, design café menus, and more.
Why it matters
Fun isn't decoration — it's a design strategy to unlock deeper insight and creative risk-taking.
Tactile Thinking
Move beyond Post-its. Use LEGO, chalkboards, magnetic canvases, voting chips, string boards — change the medium to change the mindset.
Why it matters
When the physical setup changes, cognitive patterns do too. Material variety = mental variety.
Instructors
Meet Your Instructors
Curriculum Architect
Saurabh
Gupta
Co-Founder, ZEUX Innovation
Red Dot Award
iF Design Award
US Patent Holder
An alumnus of NID and a Red Dot Award recipient, Saurabh brings over 20 years of global UX design experience. He has led 300+ digital transformations and mentored 1,700+ professionals across the globe. He doesn't teach from a slide deck. He teaches from the work.
"Perspectives that Saurabh shared had so much wisdom of experience. Everything clicked."
Anisha Varghese, Principal Product Designer, WYB
"The architect of Z School's curriculum and the reason learners say this changed how they think."
Cohort 10 Participant
22+
Years
300+
Transformations
1,700+
Trained
A design leader with over 16 years of experience at the intersection of design, technology and business. Harshal simplifies complex systems into intuitive user experiences. Trusted partner in high-stakes environments.
Partner
Harshal
Tote
Partner · ZEUX Innovation
Program Lead
Leeza
Mundaden
Principal UX Designer · ZEUX Innovation
iF Design Award
US Patent Holder
Principal UX Designer at ZEUX Innovation, leading complex design projects with over 13 years of experience across government, fintech, healthcare, and social impact. The mind behind How to Spot Non-obvious Insights.
What Changes
"I came in as a designer. I'm leaving as a leader."
Rayomand Pavri
Deloitte Digital
"Made me think in more dimensions"
Manivannan Kalyanasundaram
Pluralsight
"I think it just set me 2-3 years ahead in my career."
Nandini Bhosale
TCS
"Their workshop had a good flow and structured very logically."
Ravi Kumar
Associate, IISc
"Loved how the workshop encouraged us to break functional fixedness."
Charu Batra
Freecharge
"The workshop was highly valuable."
Disha Sanghavi
Lollipop Design Studio
"Harshal’s ability to have fun in the class makes him nail the micro learnings."
Sonal Srivastava
Studio Sonaamrit