Organizational
Inspire
Gain tools to solve complex challenges and drive positive change.
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Course Overview
Module one will help your team identify and understand the right problem to solve. Guided by your expert advisor, yor team will begin the journey together by learning about the values of curiosity, empathy, and equity, as well as mindsets that will help you on your path as designers. Explore the Double Diamond framework, which helps in identifying and solving problems, and gain insight into recognizing personal biases to improve collaborative problem-solving.
Discover different ways of thinking, including human-centered design and systems thinking. Reflect on the skillsets your team brings as well as toolsets, and mindsets, setting personal learning objectives to gauge your baseline in different thinking methodologies.
Learn how to develop effective “How Might We” questions to guide the design process and use systems mapping to explore broader contexts. Practice synthesis with helpful tools to aid your team in drawing insights from mountains of complex data.
Module two will support your team in generating, selecting, and testing innovative solutions to the problem that’s been identified. Learn engaging and creative ideation techniques to generate novel products, services, or plans, and use best practices for selecting the most promising concepts for further development. Dive into prototyping and create physical or visual representations of your team’s ideas alongside a test plan to gather feedback and refine potential solutions. Practice testing the three lenses of design to ensure meaningful and lasting impact.
Develop a detailed plan for implementing your solutions, considering resources, timelines, and potential challenges. Learn strategies for scaling successful solutions, addressing sustainability, and exploring funding opportunities and partnerships. Conclude with reflection and growth, where you’ll review your learning journey, celebrate successes, and identify areas for continued development.
Course Format
Organizational Inspire is offered as a distance learning course with 5 hours of expert advising to help facilitate your team’s success.
Key Takeaways:
- Skill Development: Practice new skills to improve your group’s problem solving and design skills.
- Try out new mindsets: Understand and apply new ways of thinking to help your team see challenges with fresh perspective.
- Apply Your Learnings: Apply your learnings to a challenge in your work or community in real time with your team and develop a solution together.
- Print it Out: Download the Inspire textbook to follow along, take with you, or write in as you go.
- Celebrate Your Success: Each team member will receive a certificate that acknowledges their new skills and learning.
What You'll Gain
- Add to your team’s problem solving collective abilities and cross collaborate across the workplace.
- Unlock the creative potential of your group and drive innovation within your team.
- Excel in collaborative environments and make a positive change in your organization.
- Build stronger relationships with colleagues and clients.
- Demonstrate your organization’s initiative and ability to create meaningful impact.
Testimonials
Whether you’re a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, the Inspire course offers valuable insights and skills for everyone.