Design thinking workshop retrospective For Local Community Group Melbourne, Australia December 2018

1. Local Community Club - Design Thinking Challenge
It all starts with the story…
One day in the office, Pete and Dave were talking about the challenges that Pete faced as a leader of
his community club around engaging its younger members. The club needed ideas for an upcoming
centenary, and Pete saw an opportunity for younger members of all ages to grow as leaders.
Then came the spark
Why not show the youth how to develop and pitch their own solutions to a panel of elders?
Dave agreed to help with this worthy goal by facilitating a design thinking workshop at a Saturday meet.
The day
We started by setting the workshop objective with the group..
After a briefing on design thinking, everyone got busy exploring
the problem and solution. Teams of 3-4 came up with prototypes
to solve the problem. After learning who was on the panel, they
(nervously!) pitched their ideas.
Dave Bell Innovation and Design Thinking Dec 1st, 2018
How did they go?
The club seniors loved their ideas, which were:
1. Joint performance with other state groups
2. Creating new music for the commemoration
3. Use social media to get the word out there
Now for the (even scarier) pitch to the Statewide
commemoration panel next year (but they will be ready!).
On reflection
We created a safe environment, and through design
thinking, we initiated a culture of collaborating on club’s
problems in human terms.
.. what can we do next?
What
worked
What to
improve
What held us
back
Intro Training
Preparation conversations
Engagement was high
Trust in
the process
Missed a 3rd Panel
Member for Feedback
Locate the
room key (!)
Needed an
extra 1 hour
The problem: How might the club commemorate the 100th anniversary?
Bringing people together to create a better vision for the club
Engaging, everyone has a voice, collaborative learning
We provided the younger generation of the club with the
tools and structure to bring their inspiring ideas to life.