Prototyping Fundamentals

🗓️ Upcoming dates:
There are no more public dates for 2023. Please contact us for future dates and private training.

Prototyping is a fundamental skill for co-design and reducing wasted resources on ideas that don’t work or can’t be implemented. Learn what prototyping is and how to use it in this interactive virtual session with KA McKercher.

📋 Course description

In this course, you learn: 

• What prototyping is and achieves 

• When to use prototyping (and when not to)

• How prototyping differs from other project phases (e.g. piloting) 

• How to create a prototype and learning plan (step-by-step)

• About different kinds of conceptual and experiential prototypes

Why does this matter? Without participatory and creative approaches, co-design can get stuck in meetings, planning and a lack of action. With good intentions, well-meaning individuals can focus too much on their own ideas and may skip testing critical assumptions that must be true for a concept to be implemented and deliver the desired impact. Prototyping can change these unhelpful patterns and help us embrace the co-design mindset of learning by doing.

🧠 Who this course is for

This course is for anyone who wants to learn about prototyping. You might have significant experience in other fields but may not have been exposed to robust and repeatable design approaches beyond sticky notes. Participants looking for in-depth guidance on one kind of prototyping (e.g. digital prototyping) may like to look elsewhere. Here’s what past participants have said:

This is one of the best training sessions I've ever attended! It was the perfect mix of learning through doing quick prototyping, with plenty of time for discussion and reflection throughout the session. I learned about new prototyping methods that I wasn't aware of, and their relevance to co-design. It's given me great ideas of new things to try.

Prototyping Fundamentals is a great way to unpack the many layers and approaches to creating and testing prototypes. KA is a skilled facilitator, who brings rich experience and deep listening to their work. Using a specific project in the workshop meant I had time to progress an idea I had been mulling over for a long time. I walked away armed with motivation, resources and ideas to take back into my role. Sam Champion, Participation & Development Manager, Youth Affairs Council Victoria

Completing the Prototyping Fundamentals was a real eye opener for me. I thought as a non-designer I might be lost in the lingo, or need so much pre-knowledge - but KA made it all make sense right from the get-go. And I have walked away with tools and knowledge that means I feel confident to test my ideas within my Start-Up with a variety of prototyping options. KA also absolutely nails inclusive facilitation, there was variety in how our time was used [and] there was options for how we took information in or interacted with sessions.

🗝 Investment

Individual Professional: $400 AUD + GST. Place confirmed on payment.

Community attend free (by community we mean people who earn less than $50,000 a year).

Discounts are available for First Nations professionals ($250 + GST), young professionals aged under 25 ($200 + GST) and groups of 3 ($999 + GST). You can select this option at payment (we use Humantix) or contact KA.

🖥️ The workshop format

This 5-hour online workshop is a mix of experiential learning and accessible theory, with breaks every 50 minutes and a half-hour break for lunch (you’ll prepare your own lunch). 1-2 weeks ahead of the session:

• You’ll receive a 5-10 minute task.

• You’ll submit an idea of something that you could prototype and test that you’re comfortable discussing in the group as part of the learning exercises. It doesn’t have to be a real-world project and can be anything (e.g. a product, policy, process, service, program, model of care or physical space).

After the session, you’ll receive several materials to support your practice and a discount for one-on-one or small-group coaching. If you’d prefer private training for your team or organisation please contact us.

🚪 How to register

There are no more public dates for 2023. Please contact us for future dates and private training.

💌 Questions or requests

Please contact us at hello@beyondstickynotes.com

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