designLeap: build your creative confidence × design capability

This intensive 1-day, human-centred design workshop is for intermediate design, product and research practitioners who are in need of  a ‘leap’ to their practice. You more than likely have a solid understanding of the design process but recognise the need to build on your existing expertise and tools.

If you’re searching for a greater sense of creative confidence x design capability, join us as we take a deeper dive into areas of the Double Diamond that will advance your knowledge of human-centred design and its application.

Programme

The day is structured around 5 core topics - we’ll explore each one, delving into it with a strategic practitioner lens:

• Design context – the role and context of designers in today’s workplace, working in multi-disciplinary teams with Agile as a backdrop, frameworks that underpin your practice.
• Discover – framing a project using a robust Design Challenge, the importance of business metrics, the nitty gritty of customer interviews and observation.
• Define – developing rigorous insights, getting pointy with the Jobs to be Done framework, using the Value Proposition canvas effectively and strategically.
• Develop – How Might We statements that are the bedrock of ideation, using different modes of prototyping for developing ideas and concepts.
• Deliver – mastering the storytelling that sits alongside your design outputs to show long-term value as you collaborate with teams within and outside of the business.

Workshop facilitators 

You’ll be in the inspirational design hands of Nicola Halliday and Peter Roband, who have been coaching and practising human-centred design for over 20 years. They use a Learn > Try > Do > Share approach which is the perfect blend of theory and practice meaning you can use your newly acquired knowledge the very next day. 

Nicola heads up everyday design and is a renowned Strategic Service and Customer Experience Designer working across both commercial and social innovation projects. Nicola formerly headed up the CX Design team at BNZ as its Director.

Peter balances deep experience and expertise in human-centred design, brand and storytelling with empathy, playfulness and humour all packaged up in an empowering visual language. He has been engaged by NZTE, NZ Story, Callaghan Innovation and MFAT both in coaching teams and directly in projects.

Cancellation policy

A refund of 100% of the ticket price will be made if cancellation is up to 7 days before the scheduled workshop date. A refund of 50% of the ticket price will be made if cancellation is within 7 days of the scheduled workshop date.