Interactive Workshop:
Scrappy Design Thinking for Leaders: The 5W Approach
with KIMBERLY WIEFLING
Design Thinking, inspired by IDEO and Stanford’s d.School is more than just “thinking about design.” It’s about “thinking from the future” to invent solutions that traditional problem-solving methods might overlook.
Curious about how to achieve extraordinary results in product development, project management, or leadership?
Join us for an engaging workshop on Scrappy Design Thinking for Leaders using the 5W Approach:
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Why – Define Purpose & Values
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Who – Identify Stakeholders
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What – Set Goals & Success Metrics
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Why Not – Evaluate Risks & Opportunities
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Well, How?! – Explore Innovative Solutions with AI Assistance
What to Expect:
Design Thinking, inspired by IDEO and Stanford’s d.School is more than just “thinking about design.” It’s about “thinking from the future” to invent solutions that traditional problem-solving methods might overlook.
This hands-on approach helps you:
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Avoid the "Rush to Solution," the quickest way to fail any project.
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Discover the "Big WHY" behind your projects.
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Define "success" from your stakeholders' perspectives.
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Embrace risk-taking, learn from mistakes, and innovate through experimentation and prototyping.
Why Attend?
Whether you're leading a team, managing a complex project, or brainstorming the next big idea, this workshop will give you the tools to tackle challenges head-on and transform the “impossible” into achievable goals.
Meet the facilitator
Kimberly Wiefling
Kimberly Wiefling is the founder of Wiefling Consulting, a global consultancy based in Silicon Valley.
With a background in physics, she emphasizes the crucial role of human skills—what her engineering friends humorously call "the touchy-feely stuff." Kimberly transforms managers into leaders and groups into teams that achieve together what wouldn’t be possible alone.
She has collaborated with companies ranging from startups to the Global 1000, including over 50 Japanese firms, and professionals from over 50 countries.
Author of Scrappy Project Management and co-author of eight other books, Kimberly's dynamic "workSHOCKs" empower people to make meaningful, positive changes that overcome leadership, team, and organizational culture challenges.
Feel the Energy
Review: Scrappy Design Thinking for Leaders: The 5W Approach
Svetlana Tikhonova,
Facilitator of personal growth groups
Photos don’t lie – I spent the entire workshop with my mouth open, listening, watching, and laughing.
Kimberly turned what seemed like a simple and dry topic into a stream of paradoxical and hilarious practical metaphors, making sure the most essential insights stuck with us for good.
For the hands-on practice of a step-by-step technique for achieving career dreams, I came up with an absurd and completely unrealistic idea for myself – "travel to Antarctica and bring back an iceberg or even a caravan of icebergs to create a lake with a water park in California."As I worked through the steps, I no longer seemed so irrational to myself, and the idea no longer felt entirely absurd or unrealistic. Instead, it started taking on the tone of a mission to tackle important scientific and environmental challenges—plus, why not turn it into an adventure movie while we're at it?
Now the only question is whether I truly want to pursue this and get investors on board :))) Or… come up with a dream that’s a bit more aligned with my actual life.
I was also really happy to meet new people at this event—people who are interested in career development combined with personal growth and, of course, networking!