Course Description
Capabilities Developed:
- Capable of practicing A/B and design thinking
- Capable of being a beneficial meeting participant and facilitator
- Capable of mapping stakeholders and seeing their interests
As Seen in the Workplace:
- Team members are empowered to try safe-to-fail experiments to improve their results
- Team members can effectively lead meetings when required
- Team members actively consider the individual, team, company, and customer when decisions are made
Content:
Month 1, Week 1 | Curiosity, and Imaging
- Dive into the “curiosity quotient” and the importance of curiosity in business and life
- Understanding and practice imaging into potential
Month 1, Week 3 | Design and Experimentation
- Build a basic understanding of design and A/B thinking
- Understanding and practice imaging into potential
Month 2, Week 1 | Projects and Stakeholders
- Introduce nested systems
- Understand “stakeholders” and why this thinking is important in business
- Dive into stakeholder mapping and seeing from the other’s perspective
Month 2, Week 3 | Thinking Hats and Lean Coffee
- Try on De Bono’s Thinking Hats
- Introduce the Lean Coffee method
Challenge:
- Set up an A/B test in your work or life and report back on the results. What did you learn?
- Ask to lead a meeting you wouldn’t normally. Prepare for it and use what you’ve learned to be a good facilitator. Ask for feedback at the end.