Innovation

Design Foresight & Trends Workshop

This workshop accelerates solution design using design thinking, rapid prototyping, and user validation. Teams generate, test, and refine ideas quickly. Proven methods help maximize learning and reduce risks.

Duration
4 days
Group Size
6-12
Category
Innovation
Format
In-person

  • Master structured design for problem-solving.

  • Practice collaborative ideation.

  • Validate assumptions through user testing.

  • Improve cross-functional communication.

  • Create testable prototypes.

This workshop will help your team:

  • Explore multiple possible futures.

  • Identify emerging opportunities and threats.

  • Gain strategic insights for long-term planning.

9:00am-9:15am
BREAK 15 min
Introductions
9:15am-9:30am
BREAK 15 min
Icebreaker
9:30am-10:00am
Innovation 30 min
Horizon Scanning

Your leadership team is making a 5-year bet on market direction, and someone asks: 'What are we missing?' Horizon Scanni...

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10:00am-10:30am
Service Design Tools 30 min
Trend Impact Assessment

Trend Impact Assessment is a systematic method for evaluating how current and emerging trends might affect an organizati...

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10:30am-11:00am
Service Design Tools 30 min
Weak Signals Scanning

Weak signals are early indicators of potentially significant changes that may become influential forces in the future. T...

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11:00am-11:15am
BREAK 15 min
Morning Coffee Break
11:15am-11:45am
Innovation 30 min
Trend Intersection

Individual trends are interesting. Trend intersections are where billion-dollar opportunities hide. The Trend Intersecti...

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11:45am-12:15pm
Strategy 30 min
Futures Wheel

The Futures Wheel is a structured brainstorming method that identifies and visualizes the cascading consequences of tren...

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12:15pm-12:45pm
Ideation/Creativity 30 min
How Might We

Reframe problems as opportunities through optimistic questioning. Transform problem statements and insights into actiona...

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12:45pm-1:00pm
BREAK 15 min
Next Steps/Daily Checkout

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For Facilitators

  • Review participant profiles and expectations
  • Prepare all materials and supplies
  • Test technology and room setup

For Participants

  • Complete pre-session survey
  • Review background materials
  • Prepare examples or case studies

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  • Large format paper (A1 or flip chart paper)

  • Sticky notes (multiple colors)

  • Sharpie markers (black, blue, red)

  • Fine-tip markers

  • Pens and pencils

  • Dot stickers

  • Masking tape

  • Timer or stopwatch

  • Workshop-specific templates

  • Industry examples and case studies

  • Laptops/tablets

  • WiFi access

  • Digital camera

  • Presentation projector/screen

  • Power strips and extension cords

  • Printed materials

  • Large wall space

  • Moveable tables

  • Comfortable seating

  • Natural or artificial lighting

  • Quiet environment

  • Temperature control

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  • Facilitator Guide (PDF)
  • Participant Workbook Template
  • Presentation Slides
  • Printable Materials

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