Sunny Side Up: Designing Climate Tech MVPs with Purpose and Play
Sunny Side Up: Designing Climate MVPs with Purpose and Play
Building a climate MVP is exciting. You've got the idea, the passion, and the drive. But when it comes to the creative side of your product, it can feel like a lot of ingredients with no recipe. Where do you start? Who are you designing for? How do you make something that solves a problem and resonates with your users?
That's exactly what this workshop is for. Think of it as a field trip for your brain: we're stepping away from the chaos for a few hours to get intentional, get creative, and have a little fun with the ideas you're already carrying.
Bring your concept, your questions, and your good vibes. We're going to crack into the good stuff together.
We'll walk through four hands-on building blocks that take your MVP from a rough concept to actionable ideas that you can take away and build on. This workshop is equal parts strategic and fun.
Overview:
Brand exploration: finding the personality, values, and vibe that make your MVP unmistakably yours
User persona creation: getting real about who you're designing for and what they're actually need
User journey flows: mapping the path your users take from "huh, interesting" to "I need this."
UX inspiration: the finishing touches that make people feel something when they use your product
Why Attend:
You're already doing the hard, important work of creating the future of climate tech. This workshop is your field trip: a chance to slow down, zoom out, and build something people actually love. Come for the good energy, great design thinking, and a sunny outlook.
Bios:
Janet Gonzales is a UX designer with an entrepreneurial mindset who specializes in turning early-stage ideas into products people love. She likes to say she’s a fractional employee #1, wearing many hats in user experience, strategy, operations and business, to help teams get moving fast and set them up for long-term success. In her free time she loves skating, traveling and volunteering with AIGA Portland.
Rebecca Hathaway is a UX designer, researcher, and workshop facilitator with over a decade of experience designing for highly technical audiences in industries ranging from climate tech, sustainability, architecture, industrial design, and financial services. She turns chaos into actionable user insights and products that make sense.
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