• What will I learn?
  You will learn what is design thinking and the 5 steps; Emphatize, Define, Ideate Prototype and Test. You will practice several methods for each step while trying to solve a given challenge during 2 days.
• Do I need to know how to design?
  No, participants do not need to have any background with design.
• How will we work during the class?
  We’ll combine both theoretical contents with team exercises that form the most of the workshop. From the beginning to the end, everybody works in a team that is determined before the workshop. The teams consist 4–6 people depend on the attendee numbers. It’s also important to know that we want to keep the class fun for you by revealing the inner child. You will use post-it, paper, pen instead of lap-tops and smartphones. I will be coaching you whenever you need during the exercises.
• Will you share the slides and other materials?
  Of course, we’ll send you the slides and photos that we took during the workshop.
• Who this workshop for?
  Professionals from all occupations who want to develop their visions about empathy for users, creativity and innovation.

Day One Introduction to Design thinking

• The challenge
• Emphatize – Research for design and Interviewing
• Define – Building an empathy map, Creating persona, Journey map and Defining the problem statement
• Ideate – Visual thinking, Generating ideas, Diverging by brainstorming, Converging by prioritising and Building a concept map

Day Two Prototype – Design principles, Journey map and Building a prototype

• Test – Assessment, Iteration and Final presentations

Professionals from all occupations who want to develop their visions about empathy for users, creativity and innovation.