International Training

We’re a team of innovation and product design experts based in the U.S. that deliver hands-on workshops around the world. We train and equip university students, young professionals and next-generation leaders with the skills and confidence they need to accelerate their success as entrepreneurs and innovators. We tailor our workshops to meet the local context and enjoy collaborating with, and learning from, local partner organizations.

Our workshop experiences are collaborative, immersive and interactive, leveraging the best tools and practices from design thinking, design sprints, behavior change, product development and engineering.

Our Reach

We have experience designing and facilitating training and client workshops in Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, as well as across the United States and Canada. And we work with local partners to ensure each workshop is sensitive to the context, people and places we have the privilege of serving.

Innovation & Product Design Bootcamp

Our core offering is a 4-Day Innovation and Product Design Bootcamp that provides a framework for purposeful innovation and prototyping that can be applied to any problem or process. Real world experience and techniques are then layered into the sessions to provide key insights, best practices, and pitfalls to avoid during the design process.

Our 4-Day Innovation and Product Design Bootcamp at a glance:

• A series of hands-on workshops and labs facilitated by our dedicated team of experts.

• Small group activities and team-based learning to ensure a high-touch, high-value experience.

• Designed around a real-world challenge that is relevant to the local context.

• Examples of past challenges include:

  • How might we leverage technology to reduce water consumption? and

  • How might we reduce fatalities from drunk and drowsy driving?

• Participants “learn by doing” using a proven innovation process

• Map challenges, generate ideas and develop robust solutions

• Build realistic, physical and digital prototypes that leverage tools and tech such as IoT, 3D printing, Figma software, etc.

• Test and refine solutions solutions based on user feedback.

• Develop and deliver compelling pitches.

• Network with professionals and peers.

The Outcome

Gain confidence and practical skills that can be immediately applied to any challenge:

• Map out a challenge and choose the most important place to start

• Identify crucial business and product questions

• Sketch a solution with confidence, even if you're not a designer

• Make smart decisions without lengthy discussion

• Choose the right prototyping method for your product or service

• Test hypotheses before you invest months of work and millions of dollars

• Improve productivity, solve big challenges, and foster innovation

“In barely a week of training, the students learned how to develop solutions using technology and innovation. They also learned how to successfully present their projects. This perfectly exemplifies the goal of our programs: To promote mutual understanding through education, and to promote economic prosperity through entrepreneurship.”

—Lidia Valdez, U.S. Embassy, Dominican Republic