Workshop: Introduction to Life Centered Design
This workshop is designed to give those unfamiliar with and new to design thinking a comprehensive understanding of what design thinking is, what it entails for the next 30 years and beyond, and how to apply it to their daily professional practice. We will cover what design thinking actually is, what it can be applied to, and how you can use it to unlock your organizations creative potential. We will then go through step by step exercises to get you actually using design thinking for problem solving. You will be making, creating, testing, and validating. The aim is to open your mind to a new creative approach to problem solving. We are able to facilitate our workshops in English, Japanese, and Chinese.
What
By adopting and practicing the design thinking approach with us, you will learn the skills and mindset for carrying out creative projects from start to finish. Furthermore we aim to empower each participant to be able to put what they’ve learned into practice after the event and onward by having them learn through actual doing.
Participants learn the following through doing:
- How to use inspiration as a tool for idea generation
- How to create and ask the right questions which have people at their center
- How to gain empathy through observation
- How to form your brief
- How to story-tell through prototyping
- How to validate hypotheses through user testing
What participants gain by participating in this workshop
- An understanding of the basics of a creative approach for problem solving
- You will learn about Life Centered Design
- The ability to incorporate design thinking as a part of your work style
- You will experience the process of channeling an idea into a powerful strategy for problem solving.
Why
From Fortune 500’s to startups, to curious individuals, our workshop participants come from variety of industries and backgrounds. This diversity makes our workshops special as it allows a unique opportunity to work with those you would otherwise never have the chance to.