Training
Design Thinking
APPLIED LEARNING (ONLINE SERIES)
Experience the practical side of innovation with a hands-on, 4-week online program. Learn the fundamentals of user research, solution exploration, prototyping, and testing, all applied to real challenges in your organization. For government agencies, corporate teams, and organizations ready to approach problems differently. Scales from 10 to 100+ participants with proven methodology and practical application.
What is it?
Innovation isn't just for creative departments, it's a practical skill set that transforms how you approach problems and create solutions. Design Thinking is about problem solving, looking at your work and the world around you with fresh eyes, thinking critically about different possible outcomes.
This low-barrier, action-oriented program teaches you the hands-on side of innovation through 4 weeks of 2-hour online workshops. Work on your own real challenge or use our provided case study. It's designed to fit into your work week while delivering practical, applicable skills.
What you will walk away with
Introduction to critical thinking approach. Learn to step back and question assumptions before jumping to solutions.
Basic customer research skills. Get familiar with systematic ways to understand user needs and gather feedback.
Structured problem-solving framework. Experience the 5 phase design thinking methodology you can apply to challenges in your work.
Shared team vocabulary. Build common understanding of innovation approaches for better collaboration.
Who it's for
For teams and organizations ready to approach problems with fresh eyes:
For teams & departments to learn shared approaches to tackling challenges and improve how you collaborate on problem-solving.
For organizations to introduce your people to systematic ways of understanding problems and testing solutions.
For managers to experience practical tools for helping your team research user needs and validate ideas.
How it works
Duration: 4 x 2-hour online workshops spread over 4-6 weeks
Format: Online via MS Teams or Zoom with full recordings and materials provided
Time commitment: 2 hours per week for workshops, optional additional time for working on your challenge
Facilitated by: Expert facilitators with extensive innovation training experience
Group size: From small teams to 100+ employees, scalable format
Approach: Bring your own challenge or work with our provided case study
Geographical coverage: Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia
From our HUMAN+AI lab
This training focuses on pure human thinking. However we provide tips how to use AI to enhance future usage of Design Thinking.
About the Orange Minds AI Lab
In Our AI research lab we explore how AI can be deployed within innovation and facilitation. We translate our own internal research into new applications to make our and your work smarter and more creative.
