What we’re about
PDT is a community of creative problem solvers advancing human-centered design literacy through high-quality events, lively conversation, and practice-based development.
We're made up of all kinds of people: practitioners who use human-centered design methods and mindsets every day, designers and researchers, design strategists, Agile scrum leaders, urban planners, and many more who use or appreciate Design Thinking.
One way to define design thinking is that it is a mindset, approach, and set of tools and techniques for problem-solving and innovation anchored around human-centered design. Design thinking is different from other innovation and ideation processes in that it’s solution-based and user-centric rather than problem-based. This means it focuses on the solution to a problem instead of the problem itself. Design thinking is the essential ability to combine empathy, creativity, and rationality to meet human needs and drive business success.
Typically, we meet monthly, mostly virtually, and occasionally in person. Our monthly meetings, announced through MeetUp, may be webinar-style, or interactive and focus on some topic of interest to our community.
But we're about more than just meetup events.
You can find information about our upcoming events as well as links to recordings of past events on our website [PortlandDesignThinkers.com](portlanddesignthinkers.com).
We have an active, private Slack workspace – it is a thriving online discussion space for all things design thinking. Please join us there --[ https://bit.ly/2JuQ2V6](https://bit.ly/2JuQ2V6).
We also have a private LinkedIn group. Please join us there as well – https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13997019/.
PDT is a volunteer-run organization. We rely on sponsors and donations to help us offset these costs. If you or your organization is interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Deb Mrazek (debmrazek@gmail.com ).
Upcoming events
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•OnlineFrom Invisible to Unmissable
OnlinePortland Design Thinkers are excited to welcome Anubhav Jain, From Invisible to Unmissable: How to Position Yourself for Career Success
In today’s competitive market, having skills and experience isn’t enough. Whether you’re searching for your next role or looking to advance where you are, you need to clearly articulate what makes you different and valuable.
In this talk, you’ll learn how to identify your unique professional patterns, position yourself strategically in your market, and communicate your value in ways that make you the obvious choice - not just a qualified candidate. Drawing on work with professionals from entry-level to C-suite, this session will show you how to move from being overlooked to being unmissable.
About our Speaker:
Anubhav Jain helps professionals in tech, design, and product go from invisible to unmissable. Using transformational coaching and strategic positioning, he’s helped clients at companies ranging from startups to multinational firms achieve promotions, transitions, and breakthrough career moves.With a background in UX & Product Strategy, certifications in Transformational NLP, and his own experience navigating career transitions from India to the US and from corporate to entrepreneurship, Anubhav brings both methodology and lived experience to career transformation. He works with professionals at all levels, with particular expertise coaching those with 5-25 years of experience who are ready to be seen for their true value.
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If you have any questions or would like to connect with other members of PDT, join our Slack community.PDT is a volunteer-run Oregon nonprofit organization, and as you can imagine, organizing events can be expensive. We rely on sponsors and donations to help us offset these costs. If you would like to help, we accept donations through Venmo @PortlandDesignThinkers.
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