Welcome to the Design Thinking Workshop for ISU faculty, students, and partners in support of active, project-based learning in the classroom through Design Thinking!

This immersive workshop is intended to transform novices into facilitators within the university environment. Over four days, participants will engage in over a dozen of the most useful Design Thinking methods and activities used for gaining empathy and insight about a problem and for developing truly unique and impactful solutions. You will also gain insight about organizing and facilitating a number of Design Thinking activities within the university environment. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be offered the opportunity to facilitate in an introductory workshop.

This workshop was made possible through the generous support of the

Stephen and Sharon Hagge Innovation Institute

Ken Baldauf

Florida State University

Director, Innovation Hub

CEO, Design Minded LLC

James Jones

Illinois State University

Executive Director, Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management

Peter Kaufman

Illinois State University

Professor in Marketing

Participant Prep

Design Thinking is collaborative, empathetic work that is best learned by active doing rather than passive listening. Here are some ground rules to set expectations and insure a successful workshop!

• You will be working in with a team through a sequence of exercises to develop solutions. We ask that participants are fully engaged for the entire duration of the workshop - from beginning to end, to support your team.

• Dress as CASUAL as is reasonable within your work environment. We want everyone to be relaxed and comfortable to maximize creativity.

• Refueling is useful during long Zoom sessions. Have some water and healthy snacks handy and don’t feel self-conscious about eating during the session.

• Participate with an open mind ready to empathize with other’s perspectives.

• Electronic devices are welcome as tools for research related to the design work you will be engaged in. Breaks are provided for checking email and texts.

Pre-work

1. You will benefit from becoming familiar with Design Thinking prior to the workshop. Take a few minutes to read the article Design Thinking Comes of Age (Harvard Business Review), and viewing the video What is Design Thinking? An Overview (AJ & Smart).

2. Take the personality test at https://www.16personalities.com/ and make note of your personality type for use at the Tech Prep Pre-Meeting.

Tech Prep Pre-Meeting

45 minute session Friday, June 11, 2021 at 4:00 CT at https://zoom.us/j/8507663754

Come meet the hosts, facilitators, and participants and learn required tech tools (Zoom and Miro) so you can start the workshop confident and stoked!

On the agenda:

• Welcome

• Zoom basics and tips

• Participant Introductions

• Workshop Overview and Expectations: https://www.designminded.me/isudd

• Tech Overview

• Miro Practice: https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_l_9K7bI=/

• Zoom Breakout Practice (Optional)

• Homework - Watch Prep Videos below

• Questions?

Prior to the Tech Prep Pre-Meeting it would be helpful if all participants would complete the following:

Zoom

• Sign up for and download Zoom at www.zoom.us if you have not yet used it. We will use Zoom for our virtual conference, it requires your computer to have a webcam, microphone and speaker, and a solid Internet connection.

Miro

• Set up a free account on Miro at www.miro.com . Miro is virtual whiteboard software. We will be using Zoom and Miro simultaneously for our group work.

• Learn to use Miro by watching the 20-minute tutorial at https://academy.miro.com/courses/getting-started-with-miro. Feel free to create a test whiteboard and play around - zoom in zoom out, pan, try out the tools. We will primarily be using the the sticky note tool.

Team 1

https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_l_SdZ1E=/

• Brian

• Jim

• Nathan

• Tylin

• Sue

Team 2

https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_l_SdkJc=/

• Abby

• Askar

• Julie

• Tera

Team 3

https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_l_Sdl0E=/

• Lauren

• Lena

• Peter

• Rick