Creative Team Innovationwith Design Thinking
Transform uncertainty into breakthrough solutions. Design Thinking delivers measurable business impact through structured innovation—from faster time-to-market to higher user satisfaction scores and solutions that truly resonate with your customers.
What is Design Thinking?
A hands-on process that leads interdisciplinary teams through five key phases: understanding, problem definition, idea generation, prototyping, and testing. Whether it’s a product, service, or entirely new business model, the results are grounded in insight and driven by relevance.
What’s in it for you?
Design Thinking works at the early stages of innovation—where clarity is rare but opportunity is high. Take our Deutschlandfunk Sprint: a cross-functional team developed a prototype that redefined how the public broadcaster could reach and retain new digital audiences—in under one week. Through customer interviews, rapid ideation, testing, and now AI-enhanced tools, we uncover what truly matters.
My Ebook about Design Thinking

What clients say
“This E-book on Design Thinking (Design Thinking, frag mich was!) describes the method quite vividly and concisely. The practical examples are very helpful for orientation.”
“Fascinating […] in how little time and with how few resources you can come up with great, creative ideas! The Design Thinking Workshop with Karla was a real eye opener.”
Workshop Details
How long does it take? Basic workshops run for 2 days. Full Sprints last 4–5 days. All formats are available in-person or virtually with Miro or Mural.
For whom? Teams of 6–10 are ideal. Perfect for innovation teams, leadership groups, or cross-functional decision-makers.
Remote or on-site? Both! We work with hybrid teams across industries and time zones.
Proven across industries Trusted by organizations including Telekom, DM Drogerie, and University of Düsseldorf for breakthrough innovation results.
Why Design Thinking now?
In fast-changing, digitalized markets, traditional planning tools fall short. Design Thinking workshops invite a mindset shift toward curiosity, collaboration, and experimentation that empowers teams to act with clarity in complexity. Enhanced with AI tools, it turns uncertainty into a creative advantage that drives real business outcomes.
Want to dive deeper?
My eBook „Design Thinking? Ask Me Anything!” (in German) is packed with practical tips, case studies, and insights from the field. Learn how Design Thinking works in real teams tackling real challenges.
Ready to spark innovation in your team?
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Karla Schlaepfer