The Program
This program is a track of the innovative facilitator train-the-trainer program for those who want to focus and developing and facilitating short design sprints, innovation workshops, and design thinking sessions.
We'll equip you with the tools to inspire your own sessions from scratch, helping you lead teams to align and develop in a more engaging and simple way.
But this isn't just theory; you'll be getting your hands dirty with your own real-life scenarios. You'll experiment with techniques to foster collaboration, discover methods to unblock creativity, and learn to harness the collective genius of your team to solve complex problems. Whether you're aiming to revolutionize your organization or just make your team meetings a tad more exciting, the skills you pick up here will serve you again and again.
What you will learn
This course is created for facilitators, team leaders, and innovators who want to guide a group through a structured design thinking sprint. You will learn a step-by-step process to help teams generate, develop, and refine ideas for a real challenge—whether in a 2-hour session or a 2-day workshop.
Based on Darin's Design Thinking Innovation Sprint framework, learn key activities such as clarifying the challenge, generating and clustering ideas, selecting and developing top concepts, and advancing them through prototyping and testing. You’ll also gain facilitation techniques to keep participants engaged and ensure productive collaboration.
Learn to design and facilitate a short design sprint that helps teams move from problem definition to actionable concepts, using a structured yet flexible approach. Whether you're leading an in-person session or a remote workshop, you'll have the tools and techniques to help your team generate and develop impactful ideas.
When I started putting this course together, I had one main goal in mind: to make sure that even if you're brand new to the world of design and innovation, you'd walk away feeling confident and ready to lead your own simple innovation session.
I combine expert insights with hands-on activities, so that you're not just learning theoretically; you're actually practicing as you go. The beauty of it is that it's tailored to be super accessible and practical, giving you a real-world toolkit that'll help you facilitate brainstorming sessions, innovation workshops, and design thinking projects that really get those creative juices flowing. And trust me, by the end of this, you're going to be the go-to person for sparking innovation in your team or organization.
Curriculum
Your instructor
Darin Eich, Ph.D., stands at the forefront of innovation education as a seasoned workshop designer, design thinking facilitator, and the visionary founder of InnovationTraining.org. His extensive experience is anchored in his ability to craft and lead transformative leadership programs that fuel creativity and business success. More than just the author of books like "Innovation Step-by-Step: How to Create & Develop Ideas for your Challenge," Dr. Eich is a guiding force in nurturing the innovative potential within individuals and organizations.
Fueled by a passion for empowering others, Dr. Eich connects deeply with his students, drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience in facilitating dynamic Design Sprints, Innovation Workshops, and Design Thinking Sessions. His professional journey has been dedicated to fostering environments where ideas bloom and leaders flourish.
Simple
Master All the Essentials to Conducting Successful Design Sprints and Workshops
Dynamic
Learn the Art of Adapting and Facilitating Engaging Innovation Experiences
Impactful
Drive Meaningful Results with Proven Design Thinking Strategies