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Practical design thinking your team can use next week: map the work, frame the problem and plan a one-week test.
Pricing and dates announced soon
Overview
What you'll take away
Your team practices a simple design thinking method on real work, from journey maps to a one-week experiment.
- Customer and employee journey maps
- Problem cards with a scorecard
- A shortlist of cheap, constrained ideas
- A prototype built in the room
- A one-week experiment card with an owner and kill criteria
- A weekly cadence to keep it going
Audience
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Small business teams and departments
- Teams who want a weekly habit, not a retreat
- Managers who want everyone using the same simple method
Not the right fit for
- Groups looking for a sticky-note show
- Anyone who will not name a kill criterion
Agenda
Sample agenda
A typical running order. We tailor the agenda and timings to your group before the day.
- 15 min
Welcome
Design thinking without the theater, in one loop.
- 45 min
Customer and employee journeys
Map both and circle where they collide.
- 35 min
Problem cards and scorecard
One card, one problem, scored before anyone suggests a fix.
- 15 min
Break
- 35 min
Ten constrained ideas
Name limits first, then stress-test ideas against a busy Tuesday.
- 50 min
Build a cheap prototype
Scripts, checklists or a spreadsheet, built in the room.
- 30 min
Plan the one-week experiment
Hypothesis, owner, metric and kill criteria in writing.
- 15 min
Weekly cadence and close
A 45-minute weekly habit, with roles.
Format
How it works
- How it runs
- Live and facilitated, with guided practice in every session.
- Where
- Online for distributed teams, or in person at your location.
- Materials
- Journey map and problem card templates, scorecard, prototype brief and experiment card, shared afterwards with your team's work.
- Length
- About half a day. Other skills topics on request.
- Pricing and dates
- Announced soon. Request this workshop and we will reply with options.
FAQ
Questions
When can we book it, and what does it cost?
Pricing and dates will be announced soon. Request this workshop and we will reply with options.
Is it only design thinking?
This session focuses on practical design thinking. If you want a different skill covered, tell us in your request.
Do people need experience with design thinking?
No. It starts from zero and avoids jargon.
Can people keep learning afterwards?
Yes. Obra Learning's Modern business skills course covers the same method, self-paced.
Skills workshops
Request this workshop.
Tell us about your group and what you want to get out of the session. We will reply personally with options.
Pricing and dates announced soon. Questions? info@obraworkshops.com
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