FOSTER INNOVATION

Corporate cultures capable of “inventing the future” are rare, but the emerging discipline of design thinking - honed by the celebrated innovation consultancy IDEO - provides people with the tools and techniques to think differently, see new opportunities, and create innovative solutions with impact.

are your ideas desirable, feasible, and viable?

Design thinking is a discipline focused on synthesizing the needs of people, the technical feasibility of an idea and its overall business viability. The best way to develop the associated skills, mindsets and reflexes is through experience.

ExperienceInnovation™, built in collaboration with celebrated design consultancy IDEO, is a collection of expert-guided innovation workshops that enable your people to build innovation confidence and competence. They’ll emerge with foundational knowledge and real experience in design thinking so they can immediately put it to work to achieve impact in your organization.

four months in four hours

Participants work in teams to tackle a realistic innovation project. By stepping through the design thinking innovation process and stripping away the superfluous, the simulation delivers the essentials of a four-month innovation journey in a half-day workshop.

screw up royally, no one gets hurt

Because design thinking isn’t like traditional problem solving, it’s natural for people to trip up early and often. ExperienceInnovation™ offers the right amount of safety - immediate feedback for learning purposes, without real jobs or company resources at stake.

focus on what matters

With an expert leading competing teams through the process, design thinking techniques are introduced and explored as needed. Questions are addressed in the moment and points are allocated to focus attention on key, counter-intuitive innovation concepts and behaviors.