{"id":613,"date":"2011-12-23T20:58:42","date_gmt":"2011-12-24T03:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghostinthepixel.com\/?p=613"},"modified":"2011-12-27T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2011-12-28T02:00:07","slug":"its-a-design-thinking-workshop-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghostinthepixel.com\/?p=613","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s a design thinking workshop when&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been very fortunate this year to have experienced several different &#8220;design thinking&#8221; workshops, variously sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/dschool.stanford.edu\/\">Stanford d.school<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/xnet.kp.org\/innovationcenter\/\">Kaiser Innovation<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.luma-institute.com\/\">Luma Institute<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.limedesignassociates.com\/index.html\">Lime Design<\/a>. Looking back, it&#8217;s fun to identify some of the trademark characteristics, which suggest it truly is a &#8220;design thinking&#8221; workshop&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Sticky notes and sharpies galore! With LOTS of different colors&#8230;plastered everywhere: walls, whiteboards, even on yourself!\n<\/li>\n<li> Lots and lots of sketching by everyone (not just designers) on the teams. Lots of different styles, from stick-man to &#8220;artistic&#8221; renderings.\n<\/li>\n<li> Rough, quick and dirty prototyping is FUN! Roll-up your sleeves and jump right into it. Having many bins of stuff: pipe cleaners, colored paper, styrofoam, play-doh, etc. Playing with materials sparks creativity like you wouldn&#8217;t believe!\n<\/li>\n<li> Improv activities to wake everyone up! There&#8217;s always something fun and quick to get the adrenaline flowing, especially after lunch. Rochambeau (paper\/rock\/scissors) is a particular fave.\n<\/li>\n<li> Optimistic and speedy approaches. Keeping a positive spirit, amid the craziness, and keep moving forward. A strong &#8220;bias to action&#8221;, rather than snoozy tedious slideshows and spreadsheets. Just try it!\n<\/li>\n<li> Thrown into situations: The problem is not fully presented or vetted beforehand; instead, you&#8217;re expected to dive in and react with awareness, team rapport, etc.\n<\/li>\n<li> Adapt on the fly! As a natural outcome of changing design problems and shifting teams throughout the workshop, you gotta be nimble and flexible. Keeping an open mind is vital to enjoy the workshop learning&#8230;\n<\/li>\n<li> Folks are exhausted at the end, but super charged up! At every single workshop I participated in, everyone was energized and ready to seize the bull of innovation by the horns. And participants always surprised themselves with how creative they can be. Always a fun sight to behold. Just gotta bring that spirit back to the office&#8230;\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been very fortunate this year to have experienced several different &#8220;design thinking&#8221; workshops, variously sponsored by Stanford d.school, Kaiser Innovation, Luma Institute, and Lime Design. Looking back, it&#8217;s fun to identify some of the trademark characteristics, which suggest it truly is a &#8220;design thinking&#8221; workshop&#8230; Sticky notes and sharpies galore! 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