Join the Center for Emerging Media Design & Development at the Ball State Fishers Center for a series of workshops to enhance your professional skills. Each workshop runs from 6 – 8 p.m. with time for networking, food, and instruction. Connect with other professionals as you grow your skills in team building, using AI tools, and creative problem solving.
Check out our summer workshops below!
Design Thinking with AI with Dr. Jennifer Palilonis
Date: Monday, June 16
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Design Thinking is a human-centered, iterative approach to problem solving that prioritizes understanding audience needs and motivations, generating creative solutions, and testing them through prototyping and iteration. Design thinking strategies have been used in product design, educational innovation, marketing, storytelling, and more. This workshop will walk you through the design thinking process, explain how to apply it in a variety of work settings, and explore how to elevate and expedite the design thinking process through the integration of AI tools.
Unleash Creativity with Magic with Dr. Tong Li
Date: Monday, June 30
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Creativity is a skill that can be improved with practice. In this hands-on workshop, Dr. Li will use the art of magic to reflect on barriers that stifle creativity, share tools and strategies to increase creative confidence and facilitate creative idea generation. Attendees will be involved in a series of interactive magic-based activities to explore the following topics:
- Assumptions and Reframing Problems
- Divergent Thinking - Thinking from Different Perspectives
- Experimental Thinking and Associated Techniques
- The Magician's Mindset: Imagination, Curiosity, and Play
- The Secret Behind the Trick: Prototyping and Iteration as Creative Practice
Building Stronger Project Teams with Bette Smith of Destra Consulting Group
Date: Wednesday, July 9
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Description: In this interactive workshop, participants will explore three foundational tools that enhance team alignment and effectiveness: Team Working Agreements, Project Charters, and Team Meeting Agendas. Through hands-on activities and real-world scenarios, attendees will learn how to co-create clear expectations, define shared goals, and structure meetings for maximum impact. This session will equip you with practical strategies to develop trust, create accountability, and get results.