Please join us for our upcoming IIA Chicago Chapter Women's Initiative Forum Event!

International Women’s Day 2025: Design Thinking – Applying Innovative Concepts to Tackle Critical Challenges

Date:         Thursday, March 6, 2025

Time:        3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Networking and Happy Hour immediately following seminar)

Location:   101 N Upper Wacker Drive (Protiviti Office), 2^nd floor conference room

CPE:            1

Cost:            $10 Members/$15 Non-Members

To register, click on "New Registration" below.

During this session, we will discuss what design thinking is and how its human-centered approach to innovation and problem-solving encourages teams to generate new ideas, get feedback, and iterate by examining the needs of people first.  It empowers individuals and organizations to innovate by providing a shared language for innovation across different teams and functions.  We will introduce some of the core concepts behind design thinking and host our own design thinking session so participants can see its power in action.  The design thinking session will be facilitated by LUMA certified Protiviti resources.

 Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Explain what Design Thinking is and how it can help teams solve complex problems. 
• Recognize challenges with traditional problem-solving working sessions/ meetings.

• Differentiate between 3 types of Design Thinking styles and how they can be used. 

• Participate in a live Design Thinking Session relevant to Internal Auditors to see these concepts in action. 

Recommended Field of Study: Personal Development 

Instructional Delivery: Group Live

 Prerequisites: None

 Program Level Knowledge:  BASIC 

Advanced Preparation: None

Cancellation Policy 

NOTICE of Cancellation/ Refund Policy:  Due to costs incurred for seminars, cancellations for the will only be accepted if notice of cancellation is received by the IIA Chicago’s Registrar via e-mail or phone by 12:00 pm Noon on March 3, 2025.  The IIA e-mail is registrar@iiachicago.com and phone number is (773)319-4149.  Paid registrations cancelled by the deadline will be refunded and outstanding payment registrations will be closed. Paid and outstanding payment registration will not be refunded or closed after the deadline.  Please be aware of this policy when arranging plans to attend seminars. We look forward to meeting your educational needs. For more information regarding refund, complaints, and/or program cancellation policies, please contact Rachel Means at registrar@iiachicago.com 

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