Invite me to speak
Guest lectures, keynotes, and facilitated workshops.
I speak on design thinking, the Growth Diamond ModelTM, and practical product problem-solving - for MBA and engineering programs, leadership offsites, and cross-functional teams. Sessions are interactive, not slide-only.
Topics
Each topic can be delivered as a guest lecture or expanded into a hands-on workshop.
What is design thinking - and what it is not
MBA, engineering, and executive audiences
60-90 min guest lecture
The Growth Diamond Model in practice
Product, program, and operations leaders
60-90 min keynote or lecture
Empathize & Define bootcamp
Cross-functional teams with a live challenge
Half-day to 2 days
From pain points to problem statements
Product teams stuck in roadmap debates
Half-day or full-day workshop
Design thinking for operational excellence
Operations, quality, and process improvement groups
1-2 facilitated sessions
Faculty development on the Growth Diamond Model
Professors building design thinking into curriculum
Custom
Formats & duration
| Format | Duration | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Guest lecture | 60-90 min | Large batches - framework intro + Q&A |
| Half-day workshop | 3-4 hours | One EDIDI phase deep-dive with exercises |
| Full-day workshop | 6-7 hours | Empathize through Ideate on a live scenario |
| 2-day bootcamp | 2 days | Empathize and Define with team outputs |
| Executive briefing | 2 hours | Leadership vocabulary and decision framing |
| Virtual | Flexible | Same formats, adapted for distributed teams |
For a sample MBA agenda, see How to Run a 90-Minute Design Thinking Workshop in an MBA Classroom. For a recent college bootcamp, see the MBA bootcamp case study.
What audiences take away
Sessions draw on 20+ years of product and program leadership - including design thinking workshops run at scale inside global organizations.
- A shared vocabulary from the Growth Diamond ModelTM - PSM spaces and EDIDI phases
- Hands-on practice with empathy interviews, pain points, or problem statements
- Artifacts teams can use immediately - not theory-only inspiration
- Free Academy resources to continue learning after the session
What participants say
“The session forced us to slow down and listen before jumping to solutions. Our problem statement finally matched what customers were actually telling us.”
“I've sat through many innovation workshops. This one left us with artifacts we could use the next Monday - not just sticky notes on a wall.”
“The empathy interview practice was uncomfortable in the best way. We realized we'd been validating our assumptions, not discovering new ones.”
“What stood out was the structure - Empathize through Define with clear handoffs. Teams that usually debate for weeks left with a shared frame.”
Invite me to your campus, offsite, or team session.
Share your audience, format, and dates - we'll align on topic and depth.