Facilitation, Training, and Human-Centered Design Strategy
Our offerings include:
Design Sprints
Design Thinking Training
Design Strategy (A.K.A. using design thinking to drive organizational work)
Design thinking — or human-centered design — offers mindsets and tools for collective, creative problem solving that can do everything from fuel innovation to change the way teams collaborate.
The Group Forward’s design thinking work is informed by best practices in innovation, liberatory design, organizational development, and Agile development.
Design Sprints
Need new ideas that can become tangible solutions for your organization?
We support teams in devising actionable solutions to current problems by guiding them through an immersive process where they learn design thinking in action.
We focus on:
Building empathy
Designing the problem
Generating ideas
Prototyping
Building a test
We have supported teams doing intensive sprints as well as multi-month projects. No matter your timeline, your team will cultivate the skills and practice the tools of design thinking so they can replicate the approach for future projects.
We are trained in design thinking and bring with that fundamental experience an insistence on equitable and inclusive design. And we also understand the real constraints faced by organizations — whether they be regulatory, financial, or otherwise.
Design Thinking Training
Looking to upskill your team on design thinking?
We bring our best-in-class facilitation techniques to teach teams to become design thinkers. In these workshops, we engage teams in design thinking activities so they learn by doing.
These trainings are uniquely customized to your team’s specific culture and industry.
Design Strategy
Looking for a new way to approach an existing challenge?
We believe design thinking can help with more than generating new products or services.
We have partnered with clients on design-led strategic planning processes, project management, and mission/vision/values work — imbuing teams with a new way to identify and achieve their most important goals.
How We've Helped
Creating a Culture of Collaboration
Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy
When teachers come together to regularly collaborate that results in a stronger school community for everyone—students, parents and teachers. So, how does a school go about creating a culture of collaboration? Read More
Designing Better Annual Gatherings
WE Charity and ME to WE
When you’re a multinational organization with offices around the world, collaboration can be tough. It’s not uncommon for you to want to get everyone in the same room for the important conversations. Read More
Building a Vision AND Strategic Plan
Tenants and Neighbors
Not all strategic conversations can be addressed and solved in one meeting. For instance, when addressing the task of visioning or creating a multi-year plan, usually, several meetings and conversations are needed to complete the task. Read More
