Annie Hoang | Spectrum Tokyo Festival 2023
Designing for
Diverse Minds
Embracing Inclusivity in Teaching Design Thinking
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Annie Hoang
Rakuten Group, Inc.
UX Designer & Researcher
Design Thinking Workshop Facilitator
LinkedIn : @anniehoang-design
X : @makeit_annieway
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How might we craft an inclusive & engaging
workshop experience for a diverse audience, to
foster meaningful participation, and collectively
elevate the workshop output?
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Workshop structure Role of a facilitator Delivery techniques
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Crafting a workshop structure 🗓
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Have a
clear agenda
Crafting a workshop structure
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Have a
clear and specific
agenda
Crafting a workshop structure
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(for out of scope discussions)
But make sure to come back to it
Have a
parking lot
Crafting a workshop structure
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📣 Your role as the facilitator
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Facilitation Myth:
You need to come up with the best
solution if you are the facilitator
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You need to come up with the best
solution if you are the facilitator
Facilitation Myth:
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Facilitation Mindset:
Be the guide,
Not the hero
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Be impartial
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Facilitation Mindset:
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Cultivating delivery dynamics 🎉
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Facilitation techniques
(With the 2-pizza rule)
🍕 Amazon’s 2-pizza rule: every meeting should be small enough that attendees could be fed
with two large pizza. This helps prevent groupthink, a phenomenon that occurs when a large
group's need for consensus overrides the judgment of individual group members.
Avoid
group-think
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Facilitation techniques
1. Encourage individual thinking
2. Rotate discussion leaders
3. Use anonymity for idea sharing
Techniques to combat
group-think
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Give clear
instructions
Facilitation techniques
WHAT WHY HOW
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Energy management
Facilitation techniques
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Understand and embrace
diverse perspectives
Tailor the facilitation
direction to the need of
your audience
Key takeaways:
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Engaging &
Diverse group
of audience
Inclusive learning
environment
Meaningful
Discussions
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