Design Thinking Training in Hamburg

The main goal of this training is to equip participants with a mindset and methodology to solve problems creatively and empathetically. Attendees will experience the full design thinking cycle: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test.

• Empathy Building: Understand user needs and challenges

• Creative Thinking: Generate diverse and innovative ideas

• Prototyping: Transform abstract ideas into tangible solutions

• Critical Thinking: Analyze and refine ideas objectively

• Collaboration: Co-create solutions with diverse teams

• Innovation: Develop novel products, services, or processes

1. Empathize Phase

• Discovering user needs through interviews and observation

• Understanding emotional and functional experiences

• Empathy mapping exercises

2. Define Phase

• Framing the core user problem

• Synthesizing findings into insights

• Formulating a problem statement

3. Ideate Phase

• Brainstorming techniques (SCAMPER, mind mapping)

• Encouraging quantity and diversity of ideas

• Creative team collaboration

4. Prototype Phase

• Rapid prototyping with minimal resources

• Low-fidelity models to test key concepts

• Iterative improvement cycles

5. Test Phase

• Testing prototypes with users

• Gathering feedback effectively

• Refining based on insights

6. Creative & Critical Reflection

• Evaluating effectiveness of ideas

• Learning from failure and feedback

• Finalizing actionable and sustainable solutions