We help teams across your organization — not just in HR — build the skills and confidence to tackle complex challenges through human-centered innovation.
Innovation isn’t a one-time workshop — it’s a capability that must be nurtured and practiced. We work with your teams to build both the mindset and the methods needed to innovate sustainably and inclusively.
Our seasoned facilitators are trained in the IDEO, Sprint, and Luma Institute methods and teach human-centered design at Northwestern University.
What We Do
Run Team Design Thinking Learning Cohorts
Facilitate Cross-Functional Capability Sprints on Real Business Challenges
Train Internal Champions & Coaches (Train-the-Trainer)
License Custom Toolkits & Playbooks for Ongoing Use
Offer Coaching Circles for Innovation Leaders
Key Concepts in Practice
A simplified innovation method built around discovery, creativity, and iteration
Peer-to-peer learning as a lever for mindset shift and habit change
Continuous feedback and experimentation to grow internal confidence
Outcomes
✔ Teams equipped to solve real problems collaboratively
✔ A shared innovation language and practice across functions
✔ Internal capacity to scale innovation without external dependence
EXAMPLE: DESIGN THINKING COHORT
What if there was a way to build design thinking capability (incl. critical thinking, creativity, prioritization, reflection, and change management) to enable teams in your organization?
Our Design Thinking Learning Cohort is designed to accommodate the needs of busy professionals. It builds confidence in design thinking methods and mindsets by applying learning to a real-life project. The six-week program is based on the latest research in adult learning and proven design thinking methods.
“Thank you for a wonderfully informative, skillfully guided journey through the design thinking process. The employees really enjoyed the learning, the process, and the output.”
“I used to think failing was negative. Now I think it’s a great learning tool. ”
EXAMPLE: CAPABILITY BUILDING Design Sprint
A capability building design sprint compresses the best human-centered design techniques and applies them to a real business challenge resulting in a tested prototype after just five days. It’s effective. It’s fun. It’s an affordable way to cultivate your leaders’ design thinking skills and mobilize them for growth in an uncertain world.
Client Story: Sprinting Through the new hire experience
Challenge: The leadership team at Arity wanted to create a positive first day experience for their scarce tech talent to impact new hire retention.
Approach: We conducted a five day design sprint where participants scoped, ideated, storyboarded, prototyped, and tested the new program.
“I used to think I was supposed to have all the answers. Now I think it’s better to co-create. And moving forward, I will incorporate more empathy into my daily work.”
Let’s build the innovation muscle your organization needs to thrive.