The Project Management Training Strategic design sprint at Maastricht University UMIO/Innovate aims to equip participants with the essential mindset, methodologies and tools to effectively address deep-rooted problems through rapid design and prototyping.
This 2-day training involves important methods of managing design sprints like problem definition, conducting user research, and ideation, in addition to practical skills in prototyping and testing within tight deadlines. Through the emphasis on collaboration, agile approaches, and ongoing feedback, the training fosters innovation and accelerates service and product development with confidence of alignment with strategic business objectives, allowing participants to advocate for design thinking culture in their organisations. The mindset, process and tools we use help to build and align teams, enhance collaboration, foster relationships with customers, stakeholders and partners.
This dynamic training cultivates your creativity, strategic thinking, and practical application, where you’ll learn the art of the Strategic Design Sprint, a methodology that combines the best of design thinking, innovation, and business strategy to tackle complex challenges with precision.
We begin with defining the problem. You’ll become a master of clarity, learning to distill the essence of an issue down to its core, ensuring that everyone on your team is on the same page and aiming for the same goals.
We’ll explore ideation and watch a kaleidoscope of potential solutions taking shape. Our skilled facilitators will guiding you through techniques that encourage divergent thinking and the fusion of different perspectives.
We’ll then apply prototyping to create tangible solutions. Translating those solutions into functional, user-friendly prototypes that you can interact with. This is where the magic happens, where the abstract becomes real, and where you’ll start to feel the excitement of what’s possible.
We will use prototypes to validate and test the solutions with real users, gathering invaluable feedback that will shape and refine your solutions into products and services that truly resonate.
This Strategic Design Sprint is not just about the sprint itself; it’s about the change that follows. That’s why we’ll also delve into the value of a design thinking culture within your organisation. You’ll acquire the skills to persuasively communicate the needs and value of this approach and become the project management champion of innovation that your company needs.
Throughout the training, you’ll be armed with a toolkit that’s as versatile as a Swiss Army knife. These are the tools that will help you to build strong teams, forge deep connections with customers, stakeholders, and partners, and keep the innovation fires burning long after the sprint has concluded.
By the end of the third day, you’ll emerge from this immersive experience with a new superpower: the ability to lead teams through the gauntlet of innovation with confidence, agility, and a strategic eye on the prize. You’ll be ready to tackle any challenge with a user-centered, evidence-based approach that’s sure to leave a mark on your business and your career.
So, are you ready to sprint towards innovation? Join us at UMIO/Innovate and let’s transform the future of project management together.
Investment
Pricing starts at €1,400 per person, with a minimum cohort size of 10. There is also an option for tailored in-company workshop training, with certification available upon request.
In-company
UMIO/Innovate also offer this training in-company where we train people to become project managers in strategic design thinking. We base this training on a real strategic issue that we resolve for the organisation. This will be based on solid research into your organisation and its context. Using several proven methodologies, like imagineering, speculative futures and design thinking we will build a strategy that allows you to be agile and ready for the future. Please contact us for a case study where we can demonstrate its effectiveness.
Outcome
- A final presentation and a report on the most important research insights that form the basis for the new strategy
- A visual document outlining the new strategy
- A roadmap to work towards your new strategy
- Commitment of your own employees with regard to the strategy
- Learning about state-of-the-art innovation methods, tools and scientific knowledge