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SUMMARY:Empowering Creativity: Design Thinking + Gen AI
DESCRIPTION:In an age where solutions often come before understanding\, this interactive workshop flips the script. Empowering Creativity teaches participants how to clearly define the right problems to solve—before jumping to ideas. Guided by Kevin Popović\, you’ll explore how to use design thinking methods and generative AI tools to uncover root causes\, engage with empathy\, and craft problem statements that inspire innovative action. \nThrough a series of rapid\, hands-on exercises\, you’ll: \n\n\nIdentify and classify real-world problems (technical\, adaptive\, wicked) \n\n\nUse the “How Might We” model to frame problems with clarity \n\n\nConduct primary and secondary research with AI-assisted methods \n\n\nLeverage ChatGPT and DALL·E to refine statements\, generate insights\, and visualize concepts \n\n\nCollaborate and test with simulated AI-based stakeholders \n\n\nParticipants will leave with a repeatable framework for transforming challenges into opportunity—powered by the synergy of human and artificial intelligence. \nWhether you’re a student\, faculty member\, or professional\, this session will improve how you think about problems and how you solve them.
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LOCATION:University of Southern Mississippi\, 730 East Beach Boulevard\, Long Beach\, MS\, 39560\, United States
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SUMMARY:Empowering Creativity: Design Thinking + Gen AI
DESCRIPTION:In an age where solutions often come before understanding\, this interactive workshop flips the script. Empowering Creativity teaches participants how to clearly define the right problems to solve—before jumping to ideas. Guided by Kevin Popović\, you’ll explore how to use design thinking methods and generative AI tools to uncover root causes\, engage with empathy\, and craft problem statements that inspire innovative action. \nThrough a series of rapid\, hands-on exercises\, you’ll: \n\n\nIdentify and classify real-world problems (technical\, adaptive\, wicked) \n\n\nUse the “How Might We” model to frame problems with clarity \n\n\nConduct primary and secondary research with AI-assisted methods \n\n\nLeverage ChatGPT and DALL·E to refine statements\, generate insights\, and visualize concepts \n\n\nCollaborate and test with simulated AI-based stakeholders \n\n\nParticipants will leave with a repeatable framework for transforming challenges into opportunity—powered by the synergy of human and artificial intelligence. \nWhether you’re a student\, faculty member\, or professional\, this session will improve how you think about problems and how you solve them.
URL:https://theideaguy.us/event/empowering-creativity-design-thinking-gen-ai/
LOCATION:University of Southern Mississippi\, 730 East Beach Boulevard\, Long Beach\, MS\, 39560\, United States
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SUMMARY:Empowering Creativity: Problems > Problem Statements + Gen AI Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by USM Executive EducationDate & Time: Friday\, August 1\, 2025Location: USM Long Beach \nHow many hours and dollars has your company wasted solving the wrong thing? This workshop is designed to make sure that never happens again. \nProblem Statements + Generative AI is a hands-on\, full-day experience that teaches your team how to ask better questions\, generate smarter insights\, and clearly define the challenges that truly need solving. You’ll learn to combine Human Intelligence (HI) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to see your business problems more clearly—and act on them more strategically. \nWhat You’ll Do\nIn this session\, your team will: \n\nLearn how to spot root causes instead of chasing symptoms\nUse the “How Might We” model to write high-impact problem statements\nPractice real-time exercises with ChatGPT to refine your thinking\nAlign team understanding with cross-department collaboration\nDevelop a strategic roadmap of all identified challenges\n\nWhat You’ll Leave With\nBy the end of the day\, your team will walk away with: \n\nA custom portfolio of clearly defined\, prioritized business problems\nAI-enhanced insights to accelerate decision-making\nA repeatable framework to apply across departments\nIncreased creative confidence—and shared language for problem-solving\n\nWho This Is For\nExecutives\, directors\, or project leaders who are responsible for innovation\, strategy\, operations\, or product development—and want better clarity before committing resources to solutions. \nIf you’re ready to align your team around the right problems\, this is where it begins. \nRegister Now
URL:https://theideaguy.us/event/empowering-creativity-problems-problem-statements-gen-ai-workshop-2/
LOCATION:University of Southern Mississippi\, 730 East Beach Boulevard\, Long Beach\, MS\, 39560\, United States
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SUMMARY:Empowering Creativity: Problems > Problem Statements + Gen AI Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by USM Executive EducationDate & Time: Thursday\, July 31\, 2025Location: USM Long Beach \nHow many hours and dollars has your company wasted solving the wrong thing? This workshop is designed to make sure that never happens again. \nProblem Statements + Generative AI is a hands-on\, full-day experience that teaches your team how to ask better questions\, generate smarter insights\, and clearly define the challenges that truly need solving. You’ll learn to combine Human Intelligence (HI) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to see your business problems more clearly—and act on them more strategically. \nWhat You’ll Do\nIn this session\, your team will: \n\nLearn how to spot root causes instead of chasing symptoms\nUse the “How Might We” model to write high-impact problem statements\nPractice real-time exercises with ChatGPT to refine your thinking\nAlign team understanding with cross-department collaboration\nDevelop a strategic roadmap of all identified challenges\n\nWhat You’ll Leave With\nBy the end of the day\, your team will walk away with: \n\nA custom portfolio of clearly defined\, prioritized business problems\nAI-enhanced insights to accelerate decision-making\nA repeatable framework to apply across departments\nIncreased creative confidence—and shared language for problem-solving\n\nWho This Is For\nExecutives\, directors\, or project leaders who are responsible for innovation\, strategy\, operations\, or product development—and want better clarity before committing resources to solutions. \nIf you’re ready to align your team around the right problems\, this is where it begins. \nRegister Now
URL:https://theideaguy.us/event/empowering-creativity-problems-problem-statements-gen-ai-workshop/
LOCATION:University of Southern Mississippi\, 730 East Beach Boulevard\, Long Beach\, MS\, 39560\, United States
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SUMMARY:Empowering Creativity: Design Thinking + Gen AI
DESCRIPTION:In an age where solutions often come before understanding\, this interactive workshop flips the script. Empowering Creativity teaches participants how to clearly define the right problems to solve—before jumping to ideas. Guided by Kevin Popović\, you’ll explore how to use design thinking methods and generative AI tools to uncover root causes\, engage with empathy\, and craft problem statements that inspire innovative action. \nThrough a series of rapid\, hands-on exercises\, you’ll: \n\n\nIdentify and classify real-world problems (technical\, adaptive\, wicked) \n\n\nUse the “How Might We” model to frame problems with clarity \n\n\nConduct primary and secondary research with AI-assisted methods \n\n\nLeverage ChatGPT and DALL·E to refine statements\, generate insights\, and visualize concepts \n\n\nCollaborate and test with simulated AI-based stakeholders \n\n\nParticipants will leave with a repeatable framework for transforming challenges into opportunity—powered by the synergy of human and artificial intelligence. \nWhether you’re a student\, faculty member\, or professional\, this session will improve how you think about problems and how you solve them.
URL:https://theideaguy.us/event/empowering-creativity-from-problems-to-problem-statements-gen-ai/
LOCATION:University of Southern Mississippi\, 730 East Beach Boulevard\, Long Beach\, MS\, 39560\, United States
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