What you will learn
Format: 2,5h interactive inhouse workshop
Hands-on
Experience the five stages and core activities of Design Thinking in a team and on real challenges
New Tools
Creative Confidence
Agenda (2.5h Design Thinking Sprint)
- Warm-up & Introduction
- Creativity and visualization exercise
- What is Design Thinking, why it matters, and real-world examples
- Problem Space
- Defining the right problem to solve
- Customer Journey Mapping (examples: Deutsche Bahn, IKEA)
- Peak Moments & Jobs-to-be-Done framework
- Synthesis
- Framing with “How-might-we” questions
- Setting boundaries for solutions
- Solution Space
- Ideation with perspective change & cross-industry inspiration
- Idea selection with Buffet Method, evaluation criteria & Impact-Effort Chart
- Prototyping & Testing
- Rapid prototyping, storytelling & visualization
- Works-Like storyboarding & “Art Gallery” showcasing
- Quick user testing and iteration
- Reflection & Application
- Key outcomes & lessons learned
- Practical tips for applying Design Thinking at work
- Closing exercise to strengthen the mindset
- Certification & Materials
- Personalized Design Thinking certificate
- Workshop materials & ready-to-use templates
Design Thinking Trainer
Joern Steinz (MBA)
Design Thinking Workshop Facilitator & Trainer
Joern Steinz is the founder of INNOMINDS, an innovation training and consulting firm based in Hamburg. For more than a decade, he has been designing and facilitating Design Thinking workshops that help teams unlock creativity, solve complex challenges, and develop practical solutions that stick.
His approach combines broad professional experience with continuous learning. Over the years, Joern has taken part in programs by IDEO and the Hasso Plattner Institute and holds an MBA from the EADA Business School in Barcelona. Before founding INNOMINDS, he worked as a consultant at Accenture, gaining valuable insights into strategy and organizational change.
Although Hamburg is home, Joern regularly works with teams across Europe and beyond. From startups to multinational corporations, his workshops are known for being clear, engaging, and results-driven—always tailored to the needs of the participants.
He has supported organizations such as Allianz, Bayer, Capgemini, DHL, E.ON, Ferrero, Horváth & Partners, Lufthansa, McKinsey & Company, Personio, PwC, Sanofi, Siemens, and Volkswagen, as well as many agencies, trainers, and consultants.