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• IN Person Houston Event: Designing Change - Watch Party

  • When
    Tue, September 27, 2022
  •  
    5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Improving -- 10111 Richmond Ave. # 100, Houston, TX 77042

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  IN Person Houston Event!

  
  

  Tonight's topic will focus on innovative ideas to meet key Stakeholder needs in Change Management.  

  We at ACMP Texas are trying a little innovation of our own!

  
  

  For those interested in attending an in person event in Houston we are proposing a Watch Party for this great event.  We will gather, as a group in one location, as part of the audience of this virtual event.

  
  

  Topic Synopsis:

  
  

  In today’s complex world, organizational change is a constant. From disruptive technology to hybrid work environments to organizational transformation, change managers must adapt to meet the ever-changing needs of their stakeholders. Applying the principles of Design Thinking to Change Management can help you generate fresh, innovative ideas that truly meet the needs of your key stakeholders.

  
  

  In this workshop, we’ll explore the intersection of Design Thinking and Change Management.

  
  

  For more information on the ACMP Texas Event we will be taking part in together, please see: https://acmptexas.org/event-4911631

  
  

  This watch party is being hosted by Improving consulting and our Houston Regional Director:  Wendy Valot and is open to our Houston-based audience. As part of hosting -- Improving will be feeding us pizza! Event Location*: Improving -- 10111 Richmond Ave. # 100, Houston, TX 77042

  What:  We will gather live and watch the Design Thinking event - together!

  When: We will gather at 5:30 to get ready for the event and then stay 30 minutes after the virtual event is over - until 7:30 pm - to discuss the topic a bit more and connect a bit with each other.

  We look forward to seeing you!

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• Designing Change: Applying Design Thinking to Change Management

  • When
    Tue, September 27, 2022
  •  
    5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Synopsis:

  
  

  In today’s complex world, organizational change is a constant. From disruptive technology to hybrid work environments to organizational transformation, change managers must adapt to meet the ever-changing needs of their stakeholders. How can we stay tapped into our stakeholders’ needs when they are constantly changing? How can we bring fresh ideas to complex challenges? Enter Design Thinking, an iterative, human-centered approach. Applying the principles of Design Thinking to Change Management can help you generate fresh, innovative ideas that truly meet the needs of your key stakeholders.

  In this workshop, we’ll explore the intersection of Design Thinking and Change Management, including how to:

  • Apply principles and mindsets from DT to large scale organizational change
  • Build empathy to deeply understand your stakeholders and affected users
  • Generate a high volume of creative ideas
  • Better engage your stakeholders, leading to high performing, collaborative teams

  Learning Objectives:

  • Understand key concepts in Design Thinking, a human-centered approach to innovation
  • Understand how to apply principles and mindsets from Design Thinking to your change management work
  • Learn how to develop deep empathy for your stakeholders
  • Bring creativity and fresh ideas to your work

  Presenters:

  

  Molly Needelman

  For Molly, ‘Design’ is seeing the world as it might be, rather than as it is. For the past 8 years she has been a member of the Visioning Team at YouTube, an in-house Design Strategy consultancy. Here, she uses Design Thinking to shepherd cross-functional teams through ambiguity to clarity on ambitious, broad, and ‘hairy’ problems. She's previously worked at B2B design consultancies helping leaders of large companies design their vision, strategy, culture, and organizational processes. Molly has earned a BFA in Communication Design from Washington University in St Louis, an MA in Design Leadership from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. She’s endlessly curious and loves connecting dots between unexpected topics.

  

  Anne Kircher

  Empathy and creativity are at the heart of Anne’s work. She is currently a consultant at Propeller, specializing in change management, organizational transformation, and experience design. She is guided by the principles of design thinking and organizational development and has led successful change initiatives for Fortune 500 companies and organizations across a range of industries, including high tech, biomedicine, and higher education. Anne earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in organizational development from the University of San Francisco. She can be considered dangerous with an idea and a white board.

  
  

  
  

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