6E | Design Thinking for Creativity, Innovation, and Results!

Wednesday, Sept. 27
12:30 - 2:00 PM

Sector
Suitable for all sectors

Experience Level
Suitable for all levels

Shop Size
Suitable for any size shop

Category
Professional development

Please note this session has reached attendee capacity.

This session is now full. Please contact the ADRP Office to be added to the wait list.

Design thinking is a methodology used to solve problems systematically and collaboratively. Design thinking draws upon logic, imagination, and intuition. It is a human-centric process that urges careful attention to the needs of the stakeholders and the practice of empathy. It incorporates prototyping, testing, and working in iterations, until a proven and sustainable solution is achieved.

This hands-on master class  includes an overview of the design thinking process while you work on collaborative problem solving with other participants. This class will leave you not only equipped with the key design thinking concepts but with techniques that you can apply right away to address a variety of donor relations challenges ranging from improving the donor’s experience, to increasing donor engagement, optimizing the use of your resources, and more


 

 

Pierre Khawand

Pierre Khawand has more than 20 years of experience in the software industry. He has led several technology ventures, completed successful mergers and acquisitions, and founded People-OnTheGo in 2001. His Accomplishing More Leadership Program helps today’s leaders develop the awareness and behaviors needed to focus on results and develop people in the midst of the information overload. His bestselling Accomplishing More With Less workshop is enabling today’s business professionals to make breakthroughs in their work and personal lives. Pierre is the author of Time for Leadership, the Accomplishing More With Less Workbook, the Results Curve, and The Perfect 15-Minute Day: Managing your Time, Thoughts, and Emotion. Pierre holds a master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan, and has completed several Executive Education programs at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.  When not tackling productivity and leadership issues, Pierre enjoys hikes with his wife and friends in the San Francisco area, as well as Tai Chi, and Argentine Tango.