“A rough answer to the right question is better than a detailed answer to the wrong question.”
Leroy Grumman
I’m an author, teacher, and founder of Experience Labs.
Thank you for visiting! I created this site to be a hub for the many ways I can help individuals, organizations and cities build creative capacity using the mindsets, behaviors and tools of design thinking.
Hi, I’m Karen
Resources
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Certificate in Design Thinking
Karen Hold will be your guide, instructor and mentor in this course accredited by the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation.
This 12 week innovation accelerator program takes place once each summer.
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Coursera Course: Deepening Your Design Thinking Practice
In this course, you will be guided through six key phases of the design journey: Immersion, Sensemaking, Alignment, Emergence, Imagining, and Learning in Action.
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Innovation Mindsets Assessment
The Innovation Mindsets Assessment helps individuals become aware of and measure themselves against the behaviors that our research has shown to be shared by successful innovators from all backgrounds and professions.
Services
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Practice specific skills in the design thinking process in standalone 3-hour skills training workshops.
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Immerse yourself in 1-3 day design thinking bootcamps.
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Drive more and better impact on projects focused on the core mission of the organization by launching an internal design sprint.
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Create awareness for human-centered mindsets and behaviors with our 3-hour design thinking crash course.
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Our Train-the-Trainer programs are designed to equip internal catalysts with the specific skills related to their role to drive change and mindset shifts within their organization.
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Organizations seeking a unique global position in the pressing conversations of their industry can achieve key success with our student design competitions.
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