Design Thinking Primer (PowerPoint PPTX Slide Deck)

BENEFITS OF THIS POWERPOINT DOCUMENT

1. Facilitation-Ready: Professionally designed slides with clear instructions, examples, and exercises -- saves preparation time and ensures smooth delivery.
2. Practical & Engaging: Blends theory with hands-on activities and real-world case studies (Airbnb, Apple), making learning interactive and memorable.
3. Scalable for Teams: Can be customized for different audiences and embedded into organizational training programs, helping build a culture of innovation.

SERVICE DESIGN PPT DESCRIPTION

This product (Design Thinking Primer) is a 40-slide PPT PowerPoint presentation slide deck (PPTX), which you can download immediately upon purchase.

The Design Thinking Primer Presentation is a facilitation-ready training resource that introduces teams to the principles, process, and tools of Design Thinking. It blends theory with practice, guiding learners through empathy, ideation, prototyping, and testing, while showing how to embed Design Thinking into organizational culture.

This Design Thinking Primer Presentation (Design Thinking PPT) is ideal for trainers, consultants, and leaders who want a structured, engaging way to build innovation capability across their teams.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of this primer, learners will be able to:

1. Understand the principles of Design Thinking – empathy, collaboration, experimentation.
2. Master the five phases: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test.
3. Apply essential tools such as empathy maps, journey maps, and prototypes.
4. Facilitate workshops effectively with clear roles and responsibilities.
5. Embed Design Thinking into organizational culture for sustained innovation.

CONTENTS

1. Foundations of Design Thinking
•  What it is, why it matters, principles of human-centered design

2. Design Thinking Process & Tools
•  Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test
•  Empathy maps, journey maps, brainstorming techniques, prototyping essentials

3. Facilitating Design Thinking
•  Roles, responsibilities, and facilitation strategies

4. Application & Benefits
•  Team impact, organizational value, embedding practices

5. Exercise & Takeaways
•  Wallet design activity (optional)
•  Case examples (Airbnb, Apple)
•  Closing and key takeaways

About the OEC Primer Series

Developed by Operational Excellence Consulting, each Primer is designed to be facilitation‑ready, practical, and credible. Unlike generic training materials, our Primer Series is built by practitioners with decades of transformation experience, ensuring every deck combines clear frameworks, proven tools, and interactive activities. This consistency across topics (5S, Kaizen, Lean, Problem Solving, Design Thinking, and more) makes the series a trusted resource for consultants, trainers, and organizations seeking structured, high‑impact learning.

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