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The Design Studio Methodology rapidly engages entire product teams in the early stages of product innovation. During this initial phase it is critical to achieve two opposing goals; Divergent Thinking and Shared Understanding. One of the exciting things about Design Studio is the rapid pace, in this workshop we're going to break the speed limits.

Participants will experience 2 rounds of differing Design Studio exercises that will allow them to explore Design Studio and Structured Creativity. These rounds will be fast iterations, allowing the participants to think with their hands. After each round the presenter will briefly explain the theory underlying the exercise, allowing participants to bring back not only the process, but and understanding thereof.

After the workshop, for those interested the presenter will reserve a Open Space session to discuss the theory that informs Design Studio. We will explore establishing a theoretical basis for the Design Studio Methodology. We'll explore both Structured Creativity and Cognitive Complexity as potential foundational theories, examining how they can support the Design Studio Methodology as it is currently practiced. Then we'll turn toward potential extensions to and modifications of The Design Studio Methodology based on these theories.