Designing Insights | design thinking workshops + trainings
Design thinking workshops + human-centered design consulting
We help you solve complex problems, answer big questions, spark creativity, and collaborate better with virtual and in-person design thinking workshops, design sprints, and expert facilitation.
We develop and facilitate remote/virtual and in-person design thinking workshops and trainings in human-centered design methods.
Our customized design sprints—which can be done remotely or in-person— help your team solve big problems, align around solutions, and complete projects faster.
Whether you need a professional facilitator for a virtual meeting or a leader for an in-person event, we can help.
Our research and strategy services uncover deeper understandings of audiences’ and customers’ goals, needs, habits, and motivations.
Designing Insights is delighted to announce that we are working on an important and timely project titled “Cultural Engagement to Mitigate Social Isolation.” With our collaborator Michael Edson of Using Data, we have received a grant from the Aspen Institute…
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It’s an incredibly difficult time, and everyone is managing the global crisis differently. Some consultants and small businesses have gone into overdrive, relentlessly pitching top ten lists about #remote tips and tricks, others are taking their time to mindfully and…
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As we close out the first decade of the 21st century, here are some emerging themes and trends in the human-centered design landscape. As a design thinking strategist and facilitator for the past seven years, I’ve worked with a wide…
Earlier this month, I led a workshop on using improv games in design sprints at the third annual SprintCon at the Google campus in Boulder, CO. SprintCon is a delightfully small and smart gathering that brings together leaders and practitioners from…
Read More Using improv in design sprints to build more creative and collaborative teams
I took Dana’s workshop at Google’s #SprintCon and left energized and refreshed. It was one of the best sessions at the conference. Dana has done a lovely job of taking classic improv games and linking them to key moments in design sprints.
Daniel Stillman, The Conversation Factory
Brava, women of Designing Insights! Your design thinking sessions with our staff were exciting, thought-provoking, and engaging. You’ve taught us the power of taking risks, learning through prototyping, and creatively imagining the future.
Linda Harrison, Newark Museum of Art
Your workshop was both fun and practical! You got us moving and thinking about group dynamics and creativity in new ways, and I learned how to prime participants for each stage in the design process.
Leslie Forman, LinkedIn
The workshop Designing Insights developed and facilitated was a game-changer. Thanks for one of the most meaningful professional experiences I’ve had in a long time.
Dick Jung, Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington
