Our online, self-paced, six-module hybrid course designed to give you the confidence to build and facilitate design thinking workshops that generate clear, creative, and collaborative outcomes.
WHY DESIGN THINKING?
Are you tired of approaching problems the same way and getting the same mediocre results? Have you ever wondered how some companies consistently come up with innovative solutions that disrupt their industries?
The answer lies in Design Thinking.
As a Design Thinking expert with over a decade of experience, I am excited to introduce you to my introductory course on Design Thinking. In this course, you will learn how to approach problems from a human-centric perspective and generate innovative solutions that meet real user needs.
Design Thinking is not just a buzzword, but a proven methodology used by leading organizations such as Apple, Google, and Airbnb to create products and services that resonate with their customers. It is a problem-solving approach that focuses on empathy, collaboration, and experimentation to identify user needs, define problems, and develop solutions that meet those needs.
In my course, you will learn the foundational principles of Design Thinking, including empathy, ideation, prototyping, and testing.
You will also gain practical experience by applying these principles to real-world scenarios, allowing you to immediately apply what you learn to your work or personal projects. By learning Design Thinking, you will be able to:
Approach problems from a user-centric perspective
Generate innovative ideas and solutions
Collaborate effectively with team members
Experiment and iterate quickly to refine your solutions
Whether you are a designer, entrepreneur, marketer, or product manager, Design Thinking can help you develop the skills and mindset needed to solve complex problems and create products and services that stand out in the market.
You'll learn to design and time box agendas with examples you can download
Learn to build agendas and facilitate Design Thinking workshops
You'll learn all the same tools and techniques we use to design and deliver client workshops
You’ll see examples of workshops and learn facilitation techniques to make the most of your own
You'll learn how to create the outcomes you need through prototype and iteration
The Course
3 hours of recorded video with a design thinking and workshop expert
We will sketchnote each module’s lessons and takeaways - all available for download
Homework assignments to crystalize concepts
Office hours to discuss live with the instructor and other participants
Deeper dive material: additional reading & resources for you to take each concept further
Course Modules include:
History of Design Thinking
The Design Thinking process & the tools to bring it to life
Elements of a workshop activity: learn to build your own
Designing a workshop agenda
Workshop facilitation: achieve group clarity & parity of participation
Adaptation: how to use Design Thinking to build anything you want
Cost
$75 / person
When & where
It’s all done at your pace - register for the course and we’ll send you the link
PLUS we’ll have open office hours for you to speak live with the instructor
You might consider this course if…
You wish to approach problems from a user-centric perspective and with empathy
You seek the confidence and the competence to build and facilitate Design Thinking workshops
You’d like your work and workshops to be more visual
Online meetings have become exhausting instead of energizing
You’d like to bring more collaboration and creativity into your professional environment
You’re tired of the status quo
You’d like to make sure the work continues after your workshop or meeting ends
You’re looking for ways to flatten the room and engage all voices and personality types
You’re curious about how to collaborate online, or wondering if it can be done at all
You want to get shit done and have fun doing it!
What others are saying about our courses
“ I took an Excursion into the world of Gamestorming and, I have to say, I was not disappointed. For “non-creatives” such as myself, it’s nice to know that there are ways to access creativity and improvisation in a comfortable and fun way.”
-Ada Ugoji
Scrum master
We’re wired visual thinkers. Learn how to tap into your Extended Mind to make your meetings and workshops more creative and innovative.
“Gamestorming offered us a vehicle of true engagement. Everyone’s voice was heard. Everyone participated. We had fun. There was real collaboration. This is what I am striving for as a manager”