Shake up your approach to work or boost your skills with this exciting Girls in Tech Miami Design Thinking Bootcamp!

We’re proud to partner with McKinsey, Marsh, Nike, and McKesson to deliver an intensive, hands-on, 2-day design thinking workshop.

Expect to walk away:

• Knowing how to practically apply design thinking practices in the workplace.
• Feeling more confident thinking in-the-moment.
• With tactics and tools you can use straight away.

The course dives into design thinking theory and examples, with the opportunity to engage in a real-life design thinking challenge to test your newfound creative skills.

Requirements

The requirements for participation and success in this Design Thinking intensive are threefold

• Personal: curiosity, patience, empathy, and an insatiable desire to problem-solve
• Social: group work, communication skills, and some interviewing of strangers (potential users)
• Technical: access to a computer and very minimal design skills(document layout & sketching)

What Should You Bring

Students should provide their own writing instrument, note or sketchbook, and wear comfortable clothing and shoes.

No previous design thinking or particular technical skills are required to attend this course!

2-day Program Timeline

Day One: Empathy to Insight & Problems as Opportunities

• Workshop 1: Design Research
• Example topics: Intro to design thinking; Design Research Methods; Empathy/Problempathy Mapping; Ethnographic Research Methods
• Participant workload: Interactive discussion; Conduct research; Report back
• Workshop 2: Ideation tools & tactics
• Example Topics: Problem Squared; How Might We? What if?
• Participant workload: Interactive Discussion; Group Co-creation Methods; Develop Research

Day Two: Insights to Action

• Workshop 3: Insight evaluation and activation
• Example topics: How Wow Matrix; Project planning; Impact measurement
• Participant workload: Project presentation by participants

Also, did you know this bootcamp is in fact FREE!! You only pay to reserve your spot, but after you attend the bootcamp there is a reimbursement process and you get your money back!

About the speaker

This intensive two day bootcamp will be facilitated by Drew Tucker, Director of Strategy at Kertis – a Louisville based creative agency.

His experience in facilitation and workshop design, research design and execution, and organizational and systems design, will make him a great guide as you learn design thinking fundamentals.

About the Venue

BrainStation Miami (formerly Wyncode) offers Web Development and UX Design bootcamps, events, and connects learners with the city's top employers. For the past 7+ years, Wyncode has been the leader in coding bootcamps in Miami, where they helped drive the explosive growth of the Miami tech scene from their home base in Wynwood. Now, as a part of BrainStation, their tradition of excellence continues, bringing BrainStation's global presence and portfolio of bootcamps and part-time courses to South Florida.

Parking

Pay-by-phone parking is available near the campus. Free parking is around the perimeter of Jose De Diego Middle School, a few blocks north of campus.

Health and Safety Protocol

Please complete this COVID-19 screening questionnaire prior to attending the event. To ensure comfort and safety, masks will be available for everyone at check-in. Hand sanitizing stations are available throughout the campus.

Learn more about our Covid-Safety requirements: https://brainstation.io/miami

Everyone is Welcome

As long as you're an ally, we accept everyone no matter what gender you identify as.