From Design Thinking to Design Doing with our Innovation Workshop
Innovate at the speed of thought with our Innovation Sprint Toolkit. We use proven no-nonsense workshop techniques to help you power through ideas and bring them into reality.
Our Innovation Toolkit is an adaptable and versatile tool, developed around two of the five core principles of Design Thinking. It allows you to quickly discover the problem space and determine the main challenge to focus on throughout the workshop.
OUR OFFER
Our Innovation Workshop Toolkit will help your team thrive
The toolkit is designed to help you running Innovation workshops together with your team. We’ve put together a collection of tried-and-tested exercises that have been very successful in both small businesses and large organizations alike!
Simple
Framework
Effective
Workshop Format
Collaborative
Workshop Guidance
Develop
Ideas Quickly
Explore Challenges
Collaboratively
Achieve
Amazing Results
Build products
for real people
Visualise
Tomorrows Solutions
Transform your team’s mindset and unlock their creativity with our Innovation Workshop Toolkit. With our expertly crafted exercises, your team will be thinking outside of the box in just one day!
HOW IT WORKS
How does the Toolkit work?
The workshop includes practical exercises, examples, worksheets, and guidance from a facilitator.
It also provides step-by-step instructions to help you run a successful Innovation Workshop in just one day. This will empower your team to learn about, discuss, and create ideas for new products or services together.
Session 1
Exploring the problem space
Explore problems and pain points with the goal of transforming these into challenges that you will solve during workshop.
Session 2
Defining people’s goals and frustrations
This part focuses on defining who might be affected by the challenge as well as how they interact with it.
Session 3
Developing ideas processes and features
Use people's stories to identify opportunities and features that might help them achieve their goals.
Session 4
Visualization and storyboarding
Create simple visualizations that show how someone would interact using your potential solution.
FOR WHOM?
Who is the Innovation Sprint for?
The Innovation Toolkit is a flexible tool for any team member inside your organization; CEOs, managers, product developers, designers, marketing teams, etc.
Managers & Team Leads
When you start an innovation project, do you have difficulties finding the right key improvement area with your team?
Product People & Designers
Do you get caught up in your ideas and struggle to decide which duties are the most important to complete?
Consultants & CEOs
Do you find developing new ideas results in time-consuming meetings in which you cannot seem to reach an agreement?
Yes? Together with us, you can master the art of running Remote and In-Person Innovation Sprints like a PRO and assemble an effective Innovation A-Team with ease.
We believe that innovation should be a part of an organization’s culture. When embraced by everyone, it results in more cohesive work across teams, as well as better products for customers.
TESTIMONIALS
What our clients say
We have run many workshops for teams and clients all around the world. Here’s what they have to say…
Martin Backes brings clarity to complex teamwork and leadership
I brought Martin Backes on board for the UX Growth Academy (UXGA) to create two new learning modules: communication complexity in teams and overcoming silo thinking. Martin brings rare expertise, structural clarity, and real innovative thinking. He has a sharp sense for team dynamics and knows how to make complex topics immediately usable. His work strengthens lasting collaboration. Our course "Designing Influence" gained real focus and impact through his contributions. Participants told us they felt more confident communicating and stronger in their teamwork. I recommend Martin to anyone who wants to genuinely rethink teamwork, communication, and leadership—not just tweak it. His approach to clarity and collaboration creates effects that last well beyond the course itself.
From complex AI challenges to promising pilot projects
I recently collaborated with Martin Backes on an AI Design Sprint® for a prominent German energy service provider. Martin is very open and refreshingly uncomplicated, which makes him incredibly easy to work with. His expertise in innovation facilitation and his structured, calm approach were instrumental in helping the teams navigate complex AI challenges, ultimately leading to the definition of promising pilot projects. His ability to create momentum, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and keep diverse groups aligned stood out throughout the session. I highly recommend Martin to any organization looking to drive innovation, improve collaboration, and bring clarity to complex topics — thanks to his tech-savvy expertise, proactive mindset, and sharp toolset.
This is what lasting organizational change feels like
Working with Martin Backes was a turning point for our organization. He helped us build real structures for leadership and collaboration, not just better meetings. Our team became more autonomous, decision-making got faster, and the dynamic shifted in ways that have lasted. If you want lasting organizational change, not a workshop high that fades after two weeks, Martin is the right partner.
From strategic fog to German Design Award
Martin helped us align our leadership team around our vision of becoming a worldwide-leading audio product. What would have taken months of back-and-forth took days. Over the following eighteen months, he stayed with us as a strategic partner, coach, and consultant, helping us navigate the execution and keep the team aligned. He brought the right structure to get a complex stakeholder group moving, and the results spoke for themselves. We executed, shipped, and won the German Design Award in the process.
Our go-to coach and trainer for years
Martin has a talent for explaining complex concepts in a clear and simple way, whether in UX, product strategy, design thinking, agile methods, or usability. He is skilled at tailoring programs to meet the unique needs of his participants and clients, providing actionable and practical takeaways for immediate application. Martin has been one of our go-to trainers and coaches for many years, and for good reason. I highly recommend him for any corporate training or facilitation role. He is an exceptional coach and trainer, and a valuable asset to any organization.
Martin is an exceptional mentor, teacher, and workshop facilitator
Martin is an exceptional Design mentor, teacher, and workshop facilitator. He has a remarkable talent for engaging and motivating his students while equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed. As a creative and dynamic instructor, Martin is constantly seeking new ways to make learning fun and engaging. His passion for teaching and his commitment to helping his students reach their goals is unparalleled. He is a great asset to StartSteps, and I highly recommend him.
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Get ready to start exploring problems, define the people involved in your challenge, and visualize a potential solution. Find out more and request a consultation through this form or book an Innovation Sprint or Training with us.