Designers Enhance Your Skills with Improv
A course with SDN Acc. Master Thomas Brandenburg & Ana Osredkar
Registration deadline: Oct 4, 2023
GENERAL INFO
Dates: October 4, 2023
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Hours: TBC
Language:

English
Course level:
Basic/Intermediate
Location: Zoom
Platform details will be shared with course registrants prior to course
MEET THE TRAINER
Thomas Brandenburg (he/him)
SDN Acc. Master

Ana Osredkar (she/her)
SDN Academy Advisory Board

Course Description
Join us for a highly interactive workshop, where we'll explore how improv can enhance the service design process. Participants will gain fresh perspectives on storytelling, collaboration, ideation, and prototyping through engaging exercises and games. This inclusive workshop requires no prior experience. Seriously, we mean it. Don't miss this amazing opportunity to learn how to embrace the playful spirit of Improv.
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Course Learning Objectives:
What you will learn:
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Through exercises discovery how to be a dynamic active listener
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Learn the improv mindset to overcoming the fear of making mistakes—and override your critical inner-voice
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Discover how to rapidly explore and prototyping ideas
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Through exercises practice better communication and storytelling
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Who is this course for?
Design novices and seasoned designers
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Course prerequisites
This inclusive workshop requires no prior experience
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Financial Inclusion
We as the SDN support financial inclusion as part of our DEI mission (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), based on the world bank clusters. So, if you think you are eligible – please contact us at info@sdn-academy.org!
High income
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Full training fee
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Upper middle​
income
Receive 25% discount​
on the training fee
Lower middle​
income
Receive 50% discount
on the training fee
Low income
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Receive 75% discount
on the training fee
COURSE OUTLINE
High-level Agenda
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Overview of values and benefits of improv for designer
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Team building exercises
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Role playing and prototyping exercises
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Critique
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Overview of other methods and exercises
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Recap and reflections