Design Thinking
What is design thinking?
Design thinking provides a step-by-step approach to solving complex problems, especially when the solution isn’t clear. It provides a structured way for teams to tackle challenging issues. Most importantly, it focuses on the end user. Understanding and addressing the needs of your users is key to this process.
Why does Kenyon care about design thinking?
In college I had the privilege of joining an organization called the University Innovation Fellows (UIF). As part of the training for this fellowship, I was introduced to design thinking and other ways of using an entrepreneurial mindset to create an innovative community.
Since this training I have hosted individually or as a part of teams over 20 workshops and facilitated various meetings to assist startups and corporate groups to solve complex problems.
Why should you?
Design thinking is a powerful tool typically taught to engineers in the realm of product development, however when looked at in a broader view design thinking can be a huge asset to teams looking to solve difficult and complex problems.
I conduct design thinking trainings to help teams innovate and solve complex problems. These sessions focus on user-centered design, ideation, prototyping, and testing to foster creativity and effective problem-solving. As a certified University Innovation Fellow and a member of the John Maxwell Team, I bring a unique perspective to these trainings, combining leadership skills with technical expertise.
Design Thinking Workshops
Interview Essentials
This workshop focuses on how to conduct an effective interview and facilitates an environment to assist in getting the most out of conversations by empathizing with stakeholders.
Recommended for more technical-focused teams
Stakeholder Mapping
This workshop is helpful at any level of business team, can help a group better identify their target customers as well as general business relationships.
Recommended for full team meetings or sales teams
Distribution Prototyping
This workshop walks through the distribution challenges that may be faced when delivering value to customers, with a mindset of creative experimentation.
Recommended for executive teams
How Might We...
This is targeted to help answer the question of "What's next?" This will help create clarifying questions that give guidance and direction to a project.
Recommended for any level or combination of teams