Intro To Design Thinking
In this informative hour-long mini-workshop, you’ll learn how to quickly prototype solutions to maximize participation in your work.
You’ll leave this mini-workshop with a new way of looking at problem-solving and the confidence to approach it with renewed energy and optimism. It’s not just about a bigger toolbox, but developing internal resources that you can draw on to be a facilitator.
Date
May 11, 2022
Time
11am - 12pm CDT​
Location
Live Online
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What to expect
WHAT TO EXPECT
In this mini-workshop, we’ll rapidly preview all stages of the Design Thinking process, teaching how the various steps fit together, and why and how they work. You’ll learn tips and tricks for integrating Design Thinking across your work.
What You'll Learn
Design Thinking & Human-Centered Design We'll rapidly preview the stages of the Design Thinking process, teaching how the various steps fit together and why and how they work. You’ll learn tips and tricks for using Design Thinking across your work
How You'll Learn
This workshop is hands-on. We will introduce you to each of the various stages of the Design Thinking process. We’ll introduce an exercise that will not only help you try one of these different stages but also allow you to bring Design Thinking back to your team.
Agenda
Open
Review what design thinking is, where it comes from, and why it is a valuable tool for innovation and change
Explore
Activities built to engage with each step of the design thinking process: Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test
Close
Identify a problem area you would like to apply design thinking to in your own work
Reflect
How might design thinking transform the way you approach problems?
Who Should Attend
Managers
who want to take a more human-centered approach to their work
Entrepreneurs
who want to create innovative products and solutions that solve real problems
Executives
who want to build a culture of creativity, exploration and bias toward action at every level of their organization
Anybody
looking to explore new ways of approaching the complex problems humans face
Key Takeaways
Your unique mix of strengths and weaknesses
Simple virtual tools to transform everyday meetings
Strategies to address meeting dysfunction
A personalized plan for your meeting culture
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What People Are Saying
"I realized my entire role is facilitation. I have to do a lot of lateral influencing. So I use these skills even if it is not a super-structured workshop. Our product team has micro meetings all the time, and these methods help us get the most of those moments. My team can lean on me to facilitate. You will redesign the way you have conversations. I can’t believe every college student doesn’t have to take a class like this. This is how you collaborate. It is the underpinning of the future of work."
Savannah C.
PRODUCT DESIGNER @ TAILWIND
Apply for a Diversity Scholarship
A key part of our mission is to support diverse facilitators from different methodologies, backgrounds, races, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, and ages. If you are a part of, or serve, a traditionally underrepresented group and feel that this scholarship would allow you to amplify this mission, please apply now.
Photo Disclaimer
Please note that photographs, video & audio recordings will be taken throughout this event. These will be used by Voltage Control for marketing and publicity in our publications, on our website and in social media, or in any third-party publication. Please contact us via email if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempted from this activity.​
The Books
Bring Your Ideas to Life
Innovation can seem complex or reserved for the exceptional. But we believe innovation is for everyone. We’ve set out to illuminate a path for you to generate bold ideas, visualize and share them, overcome obstacles, and turn them into reality. Our books are equal parts guidebook and stories from years of experience helping companies adopt an innovation mindset and culture. They’re practical & actionable, so you can get started now. We hope they’ll help you on your journey to realizing your biggest, boldest ideas.
