Design 101: Empathy in Problem Solving
Are you an event organizer? A convener of people? Or maybe you’re a strategic thinker, supporting a team or external parties? Maybe you’re designing a new product, digital, physical, an experience?
Said yes to one of the above? This workshop is FOR YOU 🫵🏽 AND YOU SHOULD COME!
Design begins before arriving at an event or before you shake a hand and introduce yourself. Join us to find out how empathy is significant to the design thinking process. We welcome designer Verónica Ayala Flores along with Design Gym founder + head coach Erike H. De Veyra, Assoc. AIA, SEED.
No doodads/pieces will be made, this is purely a session to get to know process and tools.
ABOUT OUR DESIGNERS
Verónica M. Ayala-Flores firmly believes in everyone's ability to participate in a greater conversation; one that affects the way we live, and the pursuit to improve it. For over a decade, in both volunteer and professional capacities, she has been facilitating collaborations, organizing, developing strategies, leading creative initiatives, and building the skills of leaders to advance social transformation.
Erike De Veyra, designer, project manager, and founder/head coach of Design Gym, demystifying design to designers of all ages and levels through tools, activities, workshops, experiences, and providing expertise to increase access and representation in the design industry. Erike uses (her twenty years) of training and experience in architecture to design and develop initiatives, public programs, and experiences for clients and the design curious.
Our Design 101 Series is a beginner-style design learning workshop and demonstration. No doodads are made, only learning.
Learn and work through the design process with Design Coach and Founder Erike, and try out tools, sometimes alongside a guest designer or expert.
No doodads/pieces will be made; this is purely a session to understand the process and tools.
Registration includes designer(s) introductions, design thinking process, and live demonstration of tools alongside expert(s), and light refreshments.
OPEN TO ALL adult and youth designers.
Prior design experience is not required
Leave with skills, knowledge + appreciation
Age Requirement: All ages, any youth should be accompanied by a grown up
Design Level: [take the quiz!] Ranging from curious, enthusiast, converted + professional
Design Discipline/Interest: all design, all design, architecture, interior design, landscape architectecture, urban design
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Accessibility:
There is a zero-step entrance into the building available, please let us know and we will have someone in place.
We have a rolling glass garage as an entrance with a door within it that requires a step over a 4-inch high threshold. Please watch your step.
One accessible bathroom is available on our floor.
Please reach out with other specific accessibility questions or requests and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
One (1) accessible bathroom, outside of our immediate space, in the hallway. Step stool available for any youth designers.
COLDER WEATHER: The heating system blasts air into the space, increased white noise volume is to be expected.
Travel Details: Available here.
Health Precautions:
Masks are optional, but are encouraged for any attendees who choose to wear one. We respect our guests choices on this matter.
If you are not feeling well, please consider wearing a mask or joining us at the next workshop.