Designerly Thinking and Doing: A Full day workshop with Erik Stolterman

Professionals and leaders in all areas are today challenged with constant demands of producing creative and innovative solutions. The notion of “Design thinking” has emerged as a new and exciting approach able to deliver such solutions. But what does it really mean to think and act in a designerly way? Where do you start? And how do you develop design competence and leadership?

We've brought Erik back to share with us his approach to design judgement based on several decades of research with designers. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a deep understanding of what designerly thinking and doing means as a way of navigating a complex world.

As you engage in discussions and exercises, you will learn how to develop your designerly thinking so you can push and lead yourself and your organization to successfully become creative and innovative.

TOPICS COVERED

• Learning the fundamentals of designerly thinking

• Understanding the approaches and tools of strategic design thinking

• Drive better results by knowing when and how to engage in designerly thinking

• Creating a design culture in your group, team, section and organization

• Overcome organizational pushback when implementing a design thinking strategy

• Developing your own designerly expertise

• Developing your design leadership ability

Each topic will be approached through discussions and by exploring and experiencing useful tools and techniques.

Attendance will be limited to 20 participants. This will allow for an efficient and personal experience for all participants. Registration is $300 per person. Fee includes a physical copy of the books “Thoughtful Interaction Design” (MIT Press) and “The Design Way” (MIT Press). A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Many thanks to Fuzzy Math for sponsoring and providing a space for the event.

SCHEDULE
8:30a Doors open
9:00a Workshop begins
Noon - 1:00p Lunch
4:00p Workshop ends
4:01p Drinks

ABOUT ERIK
Erik Stolterman is Professor of Informatics and Chair of Informatics at the School of Informatics and Computing, Indiana University, Bloomington. He is also professor at the Institute of Design at Umeå University. Stolterman is co-Editor-in-Chief for the ACM Interactions magazine and Editor for the Design Thinking/Design Theory book series by MIT Press, and on several editorial boards for international journals. Stolterman’s main work is within interaction design, design practice, philosophy and theory of design, information technology and society, information systems design, and philosophy of technology. Stolterman has published a large number of articles and five books, including “Thoughtful Interaction Design” (MIT Press) and “The Design Way” (MIT Press), and the forthcoming “The Meaning of Interactivity” (MIT Press, 2017). Stolterman has also been involved in consulting and collaborations with organizations around designerly thinking (among others ABB, Boeing, Ericsson, Nokia, and Microsoft).

SUBSTITUTIONS AND CANCELLATIONS

At this time we will not be offering a refund for cancellations. You may transfer your registration to another person by notifying us in writing no later than two days before the workshop. Your request must include your name and e-mail address as well as that of the person who will now be attending in your place. Once we receive this information, a confirmation letter will be sent to the new person.