Design thinking workshops

Prototype your way to better learning outcomes.

Human-centered design sprints for schools, NGOs, and youth teams — from empathy interviews to rapid prototyping — focused on real MIL, edtech, and civic challenges.

Available formats
  • 1-day intro sprint
  • 3-day design sprint
  • 5-day deep sprint (Ideo/GV-style)
  • Cohort programs (4 – 8 weeks)
Deliverables

What you get.

Every engagement is scoped to your context. These are the tangible outputs you can expect.

01

Challenge framing

A well-scoped 'How Might We' statement co-owned by your team.

02

Empathy insights

Field interview guides, synthesis maps, and user personas.

03

Concept portfolio

A shortlist of ideas prioritized against feasibility and impact.

04

Prototypes

Low-fidelity artifacts — storyboards, paper mocks, or role-plays — ready to test.

05

Test plan

A validation plan with target users, assumptions, and success signals.

06

Playbook

Facilitator's playbook so your team can run future sprints without us.

Built for

Who this is for.

  • School leadership teams solving learner-experience problems
  • NGOs designing new programs or campaigns
  • Edtech and civic-tech teams
  • Student innovation clubs and youth councils
Our process

How we work together.

  1. 01

    Scope

    Choose a real challenge and align stakeholders on the outcome.

  2. 02

    Empathize

    Field interviews and immersion with the people you're designing for.

  3. 03

    Define & ideate

    Synthesis, reframing, and structured idea generation.

  4. 04

    Prototype

    Rapid low-fidelity builds — quantity over polish at this stage.

  5. 05

    Test & iterate

    User testing, insight capture, and next-step commitments.

Ready to start?

Bring a challenge. Leave with a prototype.

Give us your problem statement and team size — we'll propose a sprint format and timeline that fits.

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Inquiry form

Tell us about your design thinking workshop project.

We'll come back with a scoped proposal within two business days. Submissions land in the Media Civics Lab shared inbox.

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