Best of Learning Solutions 2020: Use Design Thinking to Boost Team Collaboration

Whether we're working collectively as a team or indirectly with teams, the need to work effectively and efficiently is critical. In many instances, we're missing opportunities at the beginning of collaborations to connect with one another, and we're not taking sufficient steps to define our roles and set expectations.

This session will explain the process of design thinking and offer design thinking tools and techniques to foster efficient team interactions. We'll introduce techniques to build relationships early in the process, share tools to promote clear communications and expectations and explore methods to assist with team ideation and prototyping. Lastly, we'll discuss design thinking techniques to assist with capturing feedback and delivering strategic critiques.