<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#333333; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">A brief welcome and overview talk by the facilitator(s). Consider using resources like Ignite Powerpoint to quickly get your message across</span>
<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#333333; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">Break up the large group into small groups for the specific tasks. The small groups should contain team captains that may be at least a little bit familiar with the task at hand. The small teams would then participate in design thinking activities at their station:</span><br/><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#333333; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">1. Empathy (gaining insights from people)</span>
<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#333333; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">2. Defining the problem. After the teams complete this part, ask each teams to share their thoughts to the larger group</span>
<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#333333; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">3. Ideate – ask each team to brainstorm on their problem(s)</span>
<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#333333; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">4. Asses – have people walk around and give real-time feedback on the ideas they thought were the best</span>
<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px; font-family:Arial; color:#333333; background-color:#ffffff; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; text-decoration:none; vertical-align:baseline">After the event, closring remarks may be appropriate</span>