Design Thinking Training in the UAE

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level professionals who wish to understand and apply Design Thinking methodologies to drive innovation and improve business solutions.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core principles of Design Thinking and its role in innovation.
• Apply the five phases of Design Thinking to problem-solving.
• Utilize ideation techniques and tools to foster creativity.
• Implement Design Thinking strategies to improve processes and enhance efficiency.

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level participants who wish to solve everyday workplace challenges through gamification techniques.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the principles of Design Thinking and its application to problem-solving.
• Incorporate gamification techniques to foster engagement and innovation.
• Develop creative and practical solutions to common workplace issues.
• Collaborate effectively across teams to implement problem-solving strategies.
• Apply iterative approaches to refine solutions through feedback and experimentation.

This instructor-led, live training in the UAE (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level leaders and HR professionals who wish to learn and apply Design Thinking methodologies to foster innovation, enhance problem-solving capabilities, and engage teams effectively.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Equip participants with tools and methodologies to foster innovation and team engagement.
• Develop skills in empathy mapping, ideation, and prototyping for solving complex challenges.
• Apply Design Thinking principles to leadership and HR scenarios.
• Promote a culture of innovation within tech teams.

In this instructor-led, live workshop training in the UAE (online or onsite), participants will learn how to apply the five stages of Design Thinking to better understand the problems experienced by end-users of a product or service, then develop the best approach for resolving them.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Use creative strategies to match customers' needs with technologically feasible solutions.
• Formulate a strategy to increase customer value and enhance product and service offerings.

Overview:

The Design Thinking (DT) process comprises five stages: empathize, define the problem, ideate, prototype, and test.

In today’s complex world, we often encounter problems that require innovative solutions. Design Thinking equips us to tackle these challenges effectively. By mastering design thinking, one can enhance communication skills, improve persuasion techniques, boost business outcomes, and refine both organizational and personal performance.

• How DT works: learn from people and the problem at hand, identify patterns, create a model (model drift), test it, evaluate its effectiveness, and re-engineer as necessary.
• The connection between DT, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• DT methods and tools include persona creation, stakeholder mapping, customer journey mapping, service blueprinting, and business model innovation.
• Applications of DT encompass a design mindset, disruptive innovation, iterative approaches, agile estimation techniques, critical thinking, problem-solving skills, teamwork, leadership readiness, communication abilities, technological proficiency, forward-thinking, intercultural and ethical competency, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, negotiation skills, and conflict resolution.

Objectives:

• To grasp the core principles and subtleties of DT
• To delve into key concepts, factors, theories, types, and models within DT
• To engage in hands-on experimentation, experience, and practice of DT

Delivery:

This is a 1-day (4-hour) training course that includes:

• lectures (40% - presentation of theories, concepts, models, and interactive sessions),
• group exercises (30% - group dynamics, games, discussions, and mock conflict resolution activities),
• individual tasks (15% - writing, designing, and peer discussions)
• other components (15% - videos, reading materials).

Note: Due to the nature of this course, a minimum group size of 3 is required.