Online Training
Framing & Solving Problems with Human-Centered Design
Creating and Improving Physical & Digital Products, Services and Experiences
7 & 14 June 2024
10:00 AM to 2:30 PM EST
Next intake: 7 & 14 June 2024 | 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM EST
Overview
Imagine a world where empathy, creativity, and innovation guide every problem-solving endeavor. Picture solutions are meticulously crafted to authentically address the needs of those they serve. This is the transformative power of human-centered design (HCD). In today’s intricate and rapidly evolving landscape, adopting an approach that places humans at the core of problem-solving is essential.
Human-centered design acts as an antidote to navigating the complexities surrounding us. Widely integrated into design and management frameworks, HCD empowers you to cultivate solutions by actively involving the human perspective throughout the entire problem-solving journey. Embracing HCD unlocks the potential to revolutionize your approach, foster meaningful connections, and create impactful solutions that resonate with people on a profound level.
Through this human-centered lens, we shape a world where problems are met with empathy, creativity, and innovation. There’s no set process; the beauty of design thinking lies in its dynamic nature. Evidence-based decisions guide every step, with specialists skillfully selecting and applying methods, allowing for adaptability and creativity throughout.
Course Inclusions
• Build an in-depth understanding of internal and external stakeholders.
• Gain an understanding of the HCD methodologies to identify the best combination for you.
• Setting up a plan for continuous improvement
• Intimate, small class with no more than 25 participants
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for project managers and cross-functional business leads charged with driving transformation change in all three levels of government including:Online Training
Framing & Solving Problems with Human-Centered Design
Session details
- Introduction to Human-Centered Design (HCD) and Its Benefits
- Influencing Mindsets and Behaviors
- Understanding your Community and/or Users
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Level: Fundamentals
No previous experience necessary
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Key Sessions
Overview, Objectives and Outcomes
• Why are you here?
• How to get the most out of this session
• Participation principles and tools
An Introduction to Human-Centered Design and Its Benefits
• Human Centered Design and the power of the human perspective
• Understanding how to apply HCD to design products, services, digital and physical experiences
• Learning the difference between HCD for improvement and HCD for creation
Influencing Mindsets and Behaviors
• How to define success
• Understanding how to gain buy-in
• An exercise in aligning stakeholder goals
Exploring and the Problem
• Understanding problem spaces and identifying your problem space
• Engaging with the community/ users and mapping out the pain points and challenges that they face
• Synthesizing and processing this information
Understanding your Community and/or Users
• Unpacking persona creation
• What are the questions that you need to ask
• Creating a user journey map and other artifacts to extract key information
Concept ideation: Evaluating your Current State and Discussing Possible Solutions
• Assessing where you are at presently
• Applying a blueprint exercise
• Developing solutions
Practical Guide: Internal Valuation and Testing
• Running a feasibility and viability exercise with internal stakeholders
• Running a User Testing
• Gathering and synthesizing feedback
• Planning next steps
Understanding Journey Maps and their Practical Application
• Exploring task models
• Planning a blueprint for your Future State
• Identifying gaps and areas for improvement
Making HCD part of BAU: Planning for Continuous Improvement
• Outlining next steps
• Planning a Human-Centered Design sprint workshop
• Lessons learned and takeaways
Meet Your Facilitator
Michael Tatham
President & CEO, Tatham Company
Michael has collaborated with world-renowned leaders for over 18 years, using his expertise to help them unite their teams to tackle
their industry’s most significant obstacles. His diverse clientele has included organizations such as NASA, Walmart, Bank of America, HP, and the US Air Force.
Michael has instilled organizational agility and adaptability in his clients by offering a complete set of tools necessary to drive growth in the form of mindset, methodology, and systems. What sets Michael apart from your traditional coach is his ability to gather cross-functional organizational buy-in swiftly, leading to the development of a competitive operating rhythm that initiates and drives organizational change sustainably.
Beyond his work, Michael balances his passions for flying, boxing, basketball, golf, and technology while being a devoted father to four
children.
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