Interactive Systems Design workshop
4-hour workshop: 8-20 participants ($6,000)
Skills Developed & Assessed:
Design Thinking & Innovation:
- Divergent thinking and ideation
- Customer-centered problem identification
- Creative solution generation
- Balancing innovation with feasibility
Rapid Prototyping:
- Moving from concept to tangible output quickly
- Embracing "fail fast" mentality
- Iteration based on feedback
- Resource constraint management
Team Dynamics & Collaboration:
- Self-organization and role distribution
- Leveraging diverse perspectives
- Consensus building and decision-making
- Managing creative differences constructively
Business Acumen:
- Value proposition development
- Market thinking and customer needs analysis
- Business model basics
- Competitive differentiation
Presentation & Communication:
- Articulating vision clearly and persuasively
- Storytelling and narrative structure
- Handling questions and defending ideas
- Visual communication through prototypes
Project Management:
- Time management and prioritization
- Milestone setting and progress tracking
- Delegation and task coordination
- Quality vs. speed trade-offs
What Participants Take Away:
- A complete business concept with working prototype
- Experience with full design cycle (ideate → build → test → refine)
- Team performance assessment showing collaboration effectiveness
- Understanding of each member's natural strengths in innovation projects
- Confidence in their ability to create something from nothing
Best For:
Innovation teams, new product development groups, cross-functional project teams, leadership development cohorts, departments exploring new initiatives