Workshops
Real-World Design Thinking
Overview
Design thinking is a creative problem-solving process driven by people’s needs and supported by skills and methods from visual thinking, design research, and information design.
The goal of this workshop is to establish a basic understanding of what design thinking really is, where it came from, and how it can help address personal, professional, and social challenges.
What You’ll Learn
- The history of design thinking and how it links to other disciplines
- The importance of human-centeredness and empathy in design thinking
- The design thinking process, key steps, and supporting methods and tools
Outcomes
- Use design thinking to better frame and solve a range of problems and opportunities
- Fluently generate new ideas and develop solutions that address people’s needs
- Improve the way you collaborate with others, within and outside your area of expertise
Interested?
Working with Visual Thinking
Overview
Visual thinking spans a variety of methods for making ideas and information visible, workable, and understandable, from sketching and visual imagery to color coding and visual arrangement.
The goal of this workshop is to show how visual thinking supports everyday problem solving and help you get comfortable using basic techniques.
What You’ll Learn
- The history of visual thinking and the science behind it
- Basic symbols, techniques, and tools of sketch visualization
- Methods for organizing and displaying information
Outcomes
- Rapidly translate thoughts and ideas into clear visuals with your own visual toolkit
- Bring focus to conversations and meetings and help get everyone on the same page
- Make better sense of documents and other materials using visual methods
Interested?
Design Research Fundamentals
Overview
Design research is a structured approach to gaining insight into people, their behaviors, and their interactions with products, services, and information.
In this workshop, you’ll learn what effective research entails, from start to finish: how to design and conduct a research study, how to collect and analyze data, and how to summarize insights in a meaningful, actionable way.
What You’ll Learn
- What design research is and how it adds credibility and value in a variety of situations
- The key steps and activities in the design research process
- Methods for gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing research
Outcomes
- Start to see the world through the eyes of your customers, clients, or end users
- Use real evidence to guide your decision-making, not assumptions
- Present findings in a clear, compelling format so that they’re read and used
Interested?
Information Design in Action
Overview
Information design is the process of gathering, analyzing, organizing, and presenting information to enable understanding.
The goal of this workshop is to expand the conventional notion of information design beyond the creation of design artifacts and promote ways of thinking and communicating clearly in all kinds of situations.
What You’ll Learn
- A brief history of information design and the visual and cognitive factors behind it
- Key principles of effective information design, applicable to a range of challenges
- Techniques for organizing and presenting data and information clearly
Outcomes
- Better align your communication goals and messages with the people they’re intended for and their needs
- Present information in a more legible, readable, and memorable way
- Bring order to complex or confusing documents and other everyday communications
Interested?
Why Sense Workshops?
Learn in an open and inclusive environment that encourages discovery
Gain practical knowledge you can apply right away in everyday situations
Understand why these skills, tools, and techniques work and where they came from
Get additional post-workshop support to reinforce or brush up on specific skills