Opening Up 2021 Possibilities with Design Thinking

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Why does 85% of  innovation fail? Because we make products that people don’t actually want!

If you want to learn about a human centred, design led and market inspired approach  to deliver successful innovation for 2021 and beyond, register now for the Marketing Institute of Ireland‘s 2-morning online course ‘Design Thinking’ led by Eadaoin McCarthy. Eadaoin will walk through a simple and practical 5 step design thinking process for solving fresh or undefined problems by prioritising the consumer’s needs.

Taking place through Online Learning via Zoom on 9th & 10th February 2021 from 9.30am-1pm

Our present and future world means that many businesses and brands are being forced to rapidly respond to changing consumer environments, accelerating  products /services  and flexing operations to take on the demands we are faced with. Innovation and R&D has a key role to play and design thinking is the horsepower to leverage and step confidently into 2021.

What exactly  is design thinking ?

The  values of Design thinking  are  rooted in experimentation, collaboration and shared learning to ensure solutions  are primarily consumer desired, but also profitable for the business and feasible to deliver.

Design thinking is a simple and practical  process for solving fresh or undefined  problems by prioritising the consumer’s needs above all else. It relies on observing, with empathy, how people interact with their environments and employs an iterative, hands-on approach to creating innovative solutions.

 

Why is it critical for marketers now more than ever?

  • Empower and evolve  your expertise to directly  respond to  consumers’ needs  through adopting an innovative and growth mindset .
  • Becoming a key asked for skillset in ensuring marketing strategy  is based on deep and validated consumer understanding.
  • Broadens awareness of the   commercial and operational realities when innovating .
  • Opens up new ways to access fresh and different perspectives by  blending a mix of creativity, common sense and critical thinking
  • Develops ability to  objectively  assess integrity of   information sources saving time and costs
  • Elevate your role/teams   to champion consumer voice and strengthen  trust    across the business touchpoints.

Why it will help;

  1. Empower  your teams to  make products that people actually want and need-
  2. Objectively observe and  tackle problems that are ill-defined or unknown.
  3. Learn to adapt at pace to a changing  consumer landscape armed with real insight
  4. Avoid  data tyranny and  sameness  by using tools and tips to get real and fresh  consumer knowledge
  5. Challenge assumptions, redefine problems and create innovative solutions to prototype and test.

Course overview:

In this 2 morning on line  course we will walk through a simple and practical 5 step Design thinking process . You will experience how to

  1. Approach innovation challenges from a human point of view
  2. Access the right consumers, ask the right questions and harness the most valuable information
  3. Identify the right discovery tools to build empathy and better understanding
  4. Think creatively  and collaboratively to inspire shared clarity  and buy in
  5. Test and validate ideas and prototypes

Eadaoin McCarthy is a leading expert & thought leader on insight effectiveness & design thinking. She is the Founder of InsightDesigned, an insights to innovation consultancy, advising brands & start up’s on new product and brand development . She enjoys creating new pathways to growth via adopting a human centred approach to innovation. This is inspired by combining a unique blend of design and drama methods that unleash empathy, creative and critical thinking.

Eadaoin has over 25 yrs experience holding senior marketing roles in Kerry Taste and Nutrition and across amazing leading Irish and Global food brands such as Kellogg’s, Donegal Catch, Goodfella’s, Bewley’s & Denny. She has collaborated with Educational and Government advisory councils in building foresight in the Food/Agri-Food. An avid insights enthusiast , she has delivered multiple Key Notes promoting the vital role that insight plays in optimising business performance.

She holds a Bachelors Degree in Business & Law from University College Dublin, a Masters in Marketing Science from Michael Smurfit School of Business. She also has a Teaching Diploma in Drama Communications from Griffith College, Dublin. More recently , she completed her Specialisation in Design Thinking from Darden Business School, University of Virginia.
Originally from Limerick she enjoys splitting her work and passions between Dublin and Clare.


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Steven Galvin

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