Applying Design Thinking to Real-World Challenges

Did you know jobs requiring design thinking skills pay 24% more than similar roles that do not? In today's fast-changing world, the most successful people bring more than just technical know-how. They listen deeply, quickly make sense of complexity, think creatively to bring solutions to life and adapt swiftly to new challenges. Design thinking builds these exact skills. Employers like Apple, Google and Airbnb pay top dollar for talent who master them. Mastery starts early. Children who learn design thinking young develop neural pathways for creative problem-solving that set them apart for life.

Give your child a head start with our in-person workshop combining project-based learning with the design thinking process. Participants begin by exploring the key stages and frameworks of design thinking, then apply these concepts in a hands-on project focused on real-world problem-solving. Through empathetic exploration, collaborative ideation and rapid prototyping in a supportive environment, children get to unleash their creativity and practise the same problem-solving process used by top entrepreneurs and designers.

• Duration: 2 hours

• Recommended Age: 8 - 14 years old (Children will be grouped based on their age)

• Instructor-Child Ratio: 1:15

• Workshop Fee: $100 per participant

• All materials provided for children

Key Learning Objectives

Design Thinking Principles & Process:

• Empathise: Understand how to uncover user needs, behaviours and motivations through observation, active listening and journey mapping

• Define: Practise distilling research findings into clear and well-defined problem statements that guide purposeful solution development

• Ideate: Explore diverse techniques for generating a wide range of innovative solutions

• Prototype: Learn to build simple and low-cost models to test ideas, visualise solutions and gather feedback quickly

• Test: Recognise the value of testing prototypes, interpreting feedback and refining solutions

Essential Skills Development:

• Creative Problem-Solving: Learn to tackle challenges with a structured, human-centred and imaginative mindset

• Team Collaboration: Team up to share ideas, build on one another’s perspectives and create something great together

• Clear Communication: Practise explaining ideas clearly, presenting solutions with confidence and offering constructive feedback

• Resourceful Thinking: Learn to use simple materials creatively and adapt ideas based on constraints or new insights

Note: This workshop requires a minimum number of participants to run. If the minimum is not met, we will notify you in advance and provide the option to reschedule or receive a full refund.