Digital Minds Embed
Developing the mindsets, behaviours, and practical skills required to innovate effectively in insurance
Building Critical Skills for Innovation
Digital Minds Embed is EDII’s core programme, designed for insurance professionals who recognise the need to innovate and adapt in a fast-changing environment. It is suited to mid-to-senior level professionals across underwriting, broking, claims, operations, people, change, and technology roles who want to strengthen their ability to think critically, influence effectively, and contribute to meaningful change.
Embed is a 9-month, CII-accredited programme delivered through a hybrid format, combining virtual learning with in-person workshops. The programme is highly interactive and collaborative, creating a safe, structured environment in which delegates can explore new ways of thinking, challenge assumptions, and learn from peers across the insurance market. Delegates are supported throughout by experienced Coaching Directors with deep industry knowledge.
The Insurance Industry’s Leading Innovation Programme
Who Is Digital Minds Embed For?
Digital Minds Embed is designed specifically for professionals at the forefront of the insurance industry who recognise that innovation and change are no longer a luxury – they are necessities.
Typical delegate profiles include:
Mid-to-senior level underwriters, brokers, claims adjusters, and business analysts.
HR and learning development leaders responsible for upskilling teams and fostering change.
Product owners, project managers, and technology professionals tasked with driving customer-centric strategies or operational improvements.
About the Programme
Duration and structure
Embed is delivered as a 9-month programme. It consists of 9 modules, built around the five stages of Design Thinking.
Cohort size
Each cohort is capped at a maximum of 22 delegates, enabling small-group learning with a range of perspectives across the industry.
Delivery model
We follow a hybrid delivery approach, combining in-person and virtual sessions that provide delegates with a comprehensive and enriched learning experience. Individual post-session assignments put delegates’ learning into practice.
Facilitation
Embed is led by Coaching Directors with deep industry experience. Delegates receive further support and access to tools, techniques, and frameworks via a delegate portal.
Showcase
The final module is an end-of-programme showcase, where delegates present a cross-market, comprehensive Action Learning Project to address a real-world challenge or opportunity. This provides delegates with an opportunity to demonstrate their learning while presenting to peers, seniors, and industry leaders.
Learning Outcomes
It focuses on developing the mindsets, behaviours, and practical skills required to innovate effectively in insurance, rather than delivering pre-defined solutions.
Delegates will leave with:
A strong innovation mindset grounded in curiosity, critical thinking, and structured experimentation within an insurance context.
Practical frameworks to identify, frame, and explore problems and opportunities with confidence.
Increased capability to assess and engage with emerging technology, including AI and automation, in a commercially and operationally informed way.
Greater confidence navigating ambiguity and complexity in regulated environments.
Enhanced ability to influence stakeholders, collaborate across functions, and contribute to change initiatives.
A shared language, toolkit, and way of thinking that supports innovation, continuous improvement, and future-focused decision-making.
Why Employers Choose Digital Minds Embed
Employers choose Digital Minds Embed because it equips their people to succeed in a rapidly changing insurance landscape. Delegates gain the critical skills necessary to navigate challenges, and to position your organisation at the forefront of the industry.
Future-proof your organisation
Equip your people with cutting-edge problem-solving, design thinking, and emerging technology skills essential for thriving in a digitally transformed and rapidly changing world.
Create a culture of innovation
Support your team in fostering a mindset that embraces agile change and continuous improvement, enabling them to lead and sustain innovation within your organisation.
Address real-world challenges
Empower your people to apply their learning to the specific challenges your organisation faces, turning insights into practical, impactful solutions.
Foster cross-functional collaboration
Support collaboration across roles and levels, enhancing your team’s ability to generate fresh ideas and drive meaningful change.
Encourage strategic networking
Enable your people to build connections with industry peers and experts, strengthening your organisation’s capacity to innovate and adapt.
Support professional development
Leverage a programme that is fully aligned with the CII Professional Map framework and qualifies for up to 36 structured CPD hours, ensuring your team’s development meets the highest industry standards.
Certification & Accreditation
CII accreditation
CPD accreditation
Embed is CPD-accredited. Completion may account for up to 36 Continuing Professional Development hours.
EDII certification
Upon successful completion of Embed, delegates will receive the Digital Minds Embed Certificate in Insurance Innovation and Design Thinking, and an invitation to join the Digital Minds Alumni Network.
Pricing
Preferential subscription and group rates are available. Priority is given to renewing organisations.
To request a call or make a booking, please enquire.
Digital Minds Embed Programme Dates: 2026 – 2027
Cohort 11: May 2026 – February 2027
Cohort 12: October 2026 – June 2027