INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN THINKING
At some stage in our lives we all have, or will be faced with, a challenge that at first glance seems outside our area of expertise or experience. Often our natural reaction is to back away, perhaps leave it to someone else to fix or worst-case scenario, ignore it and hope it will go away.
But what if there was a way to approach new, unusual or long-standing challenges that meant a lack of knowledge was no barrier… and in fact, in most instances
a gift?
That is the power of Design Thinking.
In this recording, Craig Griffiths a Stanford Executive Coach, guides you through the core principles of Design Thinking and how this technique can help solve the most complex of challenges.
‘Griff’ covers:
- The unique benefits of taking a Design Thinking approach
- The 5 stages to take stakeholders through
- Examples of the unique outcomes design thinking can deliver
- Q+A
About the Experts
Craig Griffiths brings over 20 years of experience, both within New Zealand and overseas (UK, AUS and USA), across several industries including energy, professional sports, banking and finance. Griff is an empathetic and creative thinker, a skilled designer and facilitator who loves working with diverse groups to help unlock potential. Not only is he a consultant to both the private and public sector, he is also an Executive Coach at Stanford University’s, Hasso Platner School of Design (“d.school”) where he helps Executives from around world apply Design Thinking and inspire innovation.
Coming up
WEBINAR | AI Toolkit: Creating 4 Personalised AI Tools
Date: Thursday 30 October 2025 | 12:10 p.m. NZDT | 10:10 a.m. AEDT
You’ve watched Getting Started with AI and have been practising the core principles, but you’re still wrestling with over-enthusiastic generic responses, time-consuming prompt writing, and concerns about data security. There’s a better way.
This action-packed session shows you how to build four personalised AI tools that will completely transform your AI experience. Just like our Getting Started session, we won’t bore you with theory – we’ll cut straight to showing you exactly how to set these tools up so you can become truly AI-assisted at home or at work.
