Leveraging Opportunities Course

We propose a simplified approach to Design Thinking, using visual tools that will allow any Designer or team member to increase the success chances of their opportunities.

Enterprise Design Thinking begins with a set of principles that get to the heart of these questions. These principles provide the foundation for delivering solutions that meet or exceed your users’ expectations. To be successful, they must speak to your team’s heart as well as its head.

You explored how ethics is a designer’s tool to help control the technologies they use and guide innovation. Ultimately, just because we can do something as designers doesn't mean we should.

Venue: Uncommon Highbury Islington 25 Horsell Rd, London UK, Post code N5 1XL, UK

Course language: English

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Who should attend?

Team leaders, Designer, Project managers, Managers

Entry requirements

Qualification/s or experience in your subject area
Applicants are expected to have a good command of both written and spoken English

Certification

The graduates will receive 15 credits CPD Certificate of Attendance in design thinking

Description

In your business, you have lots of opportunities to leverage to grow. Leverage enables you to create a more significant outcome with the individual inputs. You can take advantage of a strength (within or external to your business) and use it to gain an advantage.

Many of you leverage things in your business daily without perhaps appreciating you do this. You leverage the expertise and skills of others from different organizations when you work in partnership. You leverage your time by delegating tasks to others and by batch-cooking meals for more than one day. Award ceremonies rely on businesses submitting applications knowing that you can leverage these achievements to win your next contract. You can leverage your connections when they make introductions to others in their network to expand your reach and impact.

Many opportunities can be leveraged to grow your business and it is often helpful to have someone inside your own business to bring in fresh eyes and connections to make this happen. From your board members to the other opportunity spotters in your network, generous people will assist you in this form of leverage.

The course focuses on design thinking to leverage the opportunities for your organization. We use the Double Diamond Methodology, Lean Canvas.

Course topics

The training comprises a succession of practical and theoretical applications and elements on the following topics:

1. Importance of Design

Understand designers' responsibilities in modern contexts.

Explore the VUCA environment (volatile, unpredictable, chaotic, ambiguous).

Discuss the Four C's (Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, Communication) for future designers.

Address design ethics and the balance between art and science in design.

2. Expanding Opportunity Space

Analyze factors enabling design to solve local problems globally.

Introduction to different design tools and methodologies,

3. Design Process Methodology

DOUBLE DIAMOND - Learn about the four phases: Discover, Define, Develop, and Deliver.

Each phase consists of specific steps to enhance the overall design process.

LEAN CANVAS Assess perceived risk and value in project portfolio selection.

Strategies for risk mitigation.

Techniques to calculate the addressable market size.

Exploration of various canvas types, focusing on when to use specific methodologies, such as the lean canvas.

Importance of creating distinctive experiences based on identified opportunities.

4. Identifying and Leveraging Community Assets

Adopt an asset-based approach to community building.

Focus on utilizing existing strengths and resources within the community (people, organizations, spaces, culture).

Aim for sustainable positive change by effectively harnessing community assets.

Objectives

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of the training, the participants will:

Understand the evolving role of design and its impact on real-world issues.
Gain practical skills in using design methodologies for problem-solving.
Develop the ability to assess and prioritize design projects effectively.
Learn how to maximize community strengths for effective and sustainable development.

Course agenda

Day 1, Monday, February 10^th

9:00-10:00          Introductory Session

10:00-11:00           Importance of design

11:00-11:15           Coffee Break

11:15-13:00           Expanding opportunity space

Day 2 Tuesday, February 11^th

  9:00-11:00           Design process methodology

11:00-11:15           Coffee Break

11:15-13:00             Design process methodology

Day 3 Wednesday, February 12^th

  9:00-11:00           Design process methodology

11:00-11:15           Coffee Break

11:15-13:00             Design process methodology

Day 4 Thursday, February 13^th

  9:00-11:00           Identifying and leveraging community assets

11:00-11:15           Coffee Break

11:15-13:00             Identifying and leveraging community assets