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Design & Critical Thinking aims to build shared understanding, collective knowledge & sensemaking through a community of professionals from different backgrounds and horizons (aka you).
To deepen our understanding of what it means to tackle a whole variety of challenges in a whole variety of contexts and environments, we have to cross the boundaries that we have created to build a community at the intersection of the (broad) topics of design, innovation, tech, business, change, complexity, ethics, critical thinking, (and more) to spark discussions, reflections, questioning, ideas and build collective understanding.
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Ecosystem Mapping – Demystifying complexity-informed ecosystem mapping
·OnlineOnlineJoin the Design & Critical Thinking and IxDA communities for an engaging and insightful workshop on Ecosystem Mapping. This collaborative event will introduce you with the tools and methodologies to visualize and understand the complex relationships and dependencies within a given ecosystem, be it a product, service, organization, or social system.
The Power of Ecosystem Mapping
In today's interconnected world, designing effective solutions requires moving beyond isolated components and seeing the bigger picture. Ecosystem mapping helps identify key stakeholders, touchpoints, flows, and value exchanges, revealing opportunities for innovation, systemic friction points, and potential areas for strategic intervention. Whether you're a designer, product manager, strategist, or researcher, understanding the ecosystem context is crucial for making impactful and sustainable design decisions.
What You Will Experience:
This hands-on session will blend theory and practice:
- Introduction to the concept of ecosystem mapping and its relevant approaches and methodologies.
- Group activity to apply and discuss a specific case.
Your Facilitator:
We are thrilled to welcome Kyle Godbey as our host and facilitator for this event. Kyle is seasoned Service Designer, passionate about using evidence-based, participatory design to create beneficial interventions within complex human systems.
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylegodbey/
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