Our tailor-made workshop training is all about you: your organization, your frictions, and your people. We create workshops that help you achieve results, no matter what obstacles you’re facing.

TAILORED SOLUTIONS
Every organization faces various situations and challenges, including dealing with different target groups, adapting to change requirements, and exploring new possibilities. To meet these unique challenges and ensure our client’s satisfaction, we offer custom-tailored workshops. Here is a closer look at our workshop offerings.
Drive Innovation
and Performance
Develop Ideas
Quickly
Explore Challenges
Collaboratively
Online or
In-Person
Build Human Skills
and Confidence
Create
Team Momentum
Elevate and Empower
your People
Simple
Frameworks
If you have a specific issue, we can tailor a workshop or training for your needs.
PROJECT INITIATION
We will work with you to create a personalized workshop and accompanying training that will effectively deliver the results you’re seeking. If your organization needs an outside perspective to overcome a challenge, we can provide the expertise and experience to help you reach your goals.
An interactive workshop can provide a chance to learn and grow that may not be available internally.
HOW IT WORKS
The core of all our workshops incorporates exercises from proven methods such as Design Sprint, Design Thinking, Service Systems Design, Strategic Management, Innovation, and Behavioral Science. We adapt these methods to suit the specifics of each challenge. Our 5 C’s framework (connect, collect, choose, create, commit), a creative problem-solving framework consists of five key steps: connecting for collaboration, clarifying the problem, finding solutions, selecting and designing the best option, and creating an action plan. This practical tool equips individuals and teams to develop ideas and make informed decisions.
Establish a connection with all participants to foster open communication and collaboration.
Gather all relevant information, insights, and challenges from participants.
Prioritize and select the most important challenges or problems to address.
Develop solutions and action plans based on the chosen ideas.
Ensure that participants commit to implementing the agreed-upon solutions or actions.
TESTIMONIALS
We’ve helped many teams and clients all around the world. Here’s what they have to say…


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.
Laura Nielsen – Co-Founder New Monday & UX Growth Academy - www.uxga.co

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.
Michael Brandt – CEO & Co-founder of 33A - www.33a.ai

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.
Anna Schieber - CEO at UVR Berlin - www.uvr-berlin.de

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.
Niklas Jansen - Co-Founder and former Managing Director at Blinkist - www.blinkist.com

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.
Stefan Schmitt - Founder & CEO at XDi - Experience Design Institut GmbH - www.xd-i.com

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.
Mozamel Aman - Co-Founder & CEO at StartSteps - www.startsteps.org
CONTACT
At Design Sprints Studio, we do not rely on a single set of activities or methods in our work. Instead, we leverage all types of methods to design workshops that precisely meet our client’s needs.
If you have any questions or are unsure which workshop is right for your business, please do not hesitate to contact us. We would be happy to provide further assistance.