Sponsored Design Studio

a group of executives participating in a design-sponsored studio hosted by SDCT Executive and Extended Education at the University of Texas at Austin

Sponsored Design Studio

About Sponsored Design Studios

Craft potential solutions to authentic problems that the organization is facing while catalyzing innovation within.

After completing a design studio, your team will understand how to utilize design thinking strategies and tools for:

  • Crafting potential solutions to authentic problems that the organization is facing
  • Gaining insights from stakeholders and customers, communicate value, and develop solutions
  • Operating from a transformational rather than a transactional framework in adopting design thinking in your organization

Request a Customized Design Studio

Southwest Airlines employees use design thinking to solve some of UT Austin's most challenging problems

Location: Virtual
Duration: 6 hours each day
Audience: Designed for professionals in any industry

Day 1

  • Understanding the sponsored design challenge
  • Design Thinking foundational knowledge and skills
  • Analogous Design Sprint

Day 2

  • Design research: field research, problem definition, reframing for opportunity
  • Characteristics of adoption and constraints to innovation

Day 3

  • Design Challenge: Solution Ideation, Prototyping, and testing for sponsored design challenge
  • Considerations for the development and adoption of a design thinking practice