Let’s start at the beginning

Introductions!
• Name

• Current Level of Study

• What does “Visionary Thinking” mean to you?

• What AI tools have you used?

• How is AI going to change your world?

 Give you a Tool and a
What IS the Method, as well as the
goal of this Environment
to deeply inquire into a
workshop?
problem as a TEAM
What is This
Root
Tool? Problem
How are we going to inquire into
the problem?
Analysis
What is This
Design
Method? Thinking
How are we going to do it as a Brainstorming
Team?
Lets break into

Teams
Design Thinking Brainstorming
Individually Collectively

Diverge Converge

Create Choices Make Choices

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Design Thinking Brainstorming
Individually Collectively

Write your ideas down Vote for your

One per Post-it favourite idea(s)

Don’t Discuss 3 Votes per person

Post your choices on your team board

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Lets

Try It!
Individually think of as many team
names as possible that reflect the spirit

of “Visionary”.
Collectively select a team name as
that reflects the spirit of

“Visionary”.
How was

that!
Let’s try that on a

problem?
What is a

problem?
A problem well defined is a

problem half
solved
How can you define a
problem well?
A problem is

The
GAP
 A problem is

The
between
expectations GAP and
reality
Systems
Thinking

ICEBERG
MODAL
The goal is to move
your focus from
problem events and
patterns to the
underlying structures
and mental models that
drive them.
This allows you to
transform your
approach and design for
change instead of trying
to anticipate patterns
and react to events.
What do you
need to solve
a problem?
What is the
most
important
thing?
Honesty
What else?
• Understanding your Line of Sight and Sphere of Influence

• Empathy

• ATTITUDE

• Domain Specific Knowledge

• Understanding Yourselves

• Understanding how to Approach a Problem

• Understanding on how to Work Together in a Group

What is

understanding?
What is the difference between

knowledge
and

understanding?
understanding

How you
incorporate
knowledge into
your actions
What is your

line of
sight?
line of sight

Your view of
what is
happening.
What is your

sphere of
influence
sphere of influence

What / where
you can exert
effort on to see
a change
What is

empathy?
empathy

Ability to understand
the perspectives and
emotions of another
person
What is the right

ATTiTUDE
5Cs of ATTiTUDE

•Curiosity
•Clarity
•Compassion
•Choice
•Courage David Peter Stroh
Director – Applied Systems Thinking
Author - Systems Thinking for Social Change
Shall we start with an activity to find out

more about
ourselves?
Team SWOT

• Strengths

• Weaknesses

• Opportunities

• Threats
Individually Write Down your SWOT
Summarise your SWOT as a Team
How do you approach a

problem
What’s a

problem
that impacts you?
Define a problem individually, keep in
mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Pick a problem collectively, keep in
mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
How can we approach these

problems?
Let’s first make it SMART

Specific

Measurable

Actionable

Relevant

Timebound
Let’s first make it SMART

Specific

Measurable

Actionable

Relevant

Timebound
Pick a SMART Problem
Specific

Measurable

Actionable

Relevant

Timebound
How do we move our
focus from problem
events and patterns to
the underlying
structures and mental
models that drive them.
How do we transform
and design instead of
anticipating and
reacting.
Ask

again… and again… and again

How do you ask

effectively?
 5 Whys
Problem: Onn Saturday morning from 8am to 12pm I want to be studying a
programming language but instead of sleeping

Why?
Because when my alarm rings in the morning I am unmotivated to wakeu
up I hit snooze and keep sleeping
Why?
Because I have tried this before and I ended wasting time and not
being productive
Why?
Because I opened my laptop and then searched for youtube
tutorials and then got distracted
Why?
Ask your 1 stwhy to your SMART
problem individually, keep in mind

line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Select your 1
why collectively,
st

keep in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Ask your 2nd why individually, keep
in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Select your 2
why collectively,
nd

keep in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Ask your 3 rd why individually, keep
in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Select your 3
why collectively,
rd

keep in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Ask your 4 th why individually, keep
in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Select your 4
why collectively,
th

keep in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Ask your 5 th why individually, keep
in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Select your 5
why collectively,
th

keep in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Let’s make it SMART

Specific

Measurable

Actionable

Relevant

Timebound
How do we move from identifying a

problem to solving
it?
How can we
statements
Add how can we
to the start of your smart problem
root
So, what’s a
potential
solution?
Think of solutions individually, keep
in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
Select your solution collectively,
keep in mind
line of sight
The
GAP
sphere of influence
What do we know now?

A problem event that is

experienced

A root cause to this problem

A Change Intervention Action

aka a Solution
So, what can
we do now?
 create a pitch to
Lets
convince others into
helping us
action?
Simple 2-minute pitch formula

•Why should they care

•What is the problem

•How are we going to solve it

•Who are we?

Simple 2-minute pitch formula

•Why should they care

✓What is the problem

✓How are we going to solve it

✓Who are we?

Why should they care?

How do we
get them to
care?
How do we get them to care?

Let’s tell
a story
How do we tell a story?

Let’s use a
simple
template
How do we tell a story? – Think Individually

“As a [persona],
I want to [do something]
so that I can [derive a
benefit]”
How do we tell a story? – Think Individually
“As a [persona],
I want to [do
something]
so that I can
[derive a benefit]”
How do we tell a story? – Select Collectively

“As a [persona],
I want to [do something]
so that I can [derive a
benefit]”
How do we tell a story? – Select Collectively
“As a [persona],
I want to [do
something]
so that I can
[derive a benefit]”
How do we make it better?

Add a name
to your
[persona]
How do we make it better?

Add the significance

of your problem after
your problem
statement.
Prepare
your Pitch
Prepare your Pitch
Pitch
Reflections
line of sight understanding
The empathy
GAP
ATTiTUDE
sphere of influence
Reflections

What is the role of

thought in the age
of AI?
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What is missing from this pitch formula?

• Why should they care

✓What is the problem

✓How are we going to solve it

✓Who are we?

• How can you help out?