#whiteboarding #visible-work #design-thinking #workshop #program-design #adobe-creative-cloud #joint-concepting > [!summary]+ Summary > This page describes the initial initial planning and ideation I did for a digital fluency workshop series focusing on design thinking. Core items were drawn for discussion and ideation purposes. (See the bottom of this page for the results of this activity.) # Communicating with Digital Media (CDM) initial planning As the COVID-19 pandemic began to wind down in August 2021, I was finally able to come to my office at George Washington University (GWU) for the first time. Since we were officially in a return to campus state, I began to work on creating a new workshop series to support digital fluency. At that time GWU was an [Adobe Creative Campus](https://www.adobeforeducation.com/higher-ed/creative-campus) and part of my charge was to create programming that empowered faculty learning and the use of these tools. To do this, I could have pursued two pathways. I could use my team to one teach technical skills for creating instructional materials, or use the team to teach design thinking for teaching. Afterwards, we could support technical skill development through consultations. I chose to pursue design thinking first. ## Visual foundation for the CDM workshop series The image below outlines the key building blocks I wanted the CDM workshop series to focus on. (See [[2021-2022, Starting Adobe Series]].) ![[20211022_CDM-workshop-planning.jpg]] The most important component was the lower section of the whiteboard drawing. This borrowed from Liedtka and Ogilvie (2011). I describe that here: [[2021-2022, Starting Adobe Series#A design thinking framework]]. The item on the top right became the general structure for how I thought about breaking down time for the series workshops. For example, 1) [[2021-2022, CDM Design Thinking]], 2) [[2021-2022, CDM Adobe Rush]], and 3) [[2021-2022, CDM Adobe Express]]. This drawing was used as a discussion piece with potential contributors in my office. ## 🎯 Results This activity laid the groundwork for discussions with others and for building a series of design thinking workshops focused on digital fluency. It helped me to communicate key thoughts and a vision. ## References Liedtka, J., & Ogilvie, T. (2011). _Designing for growth: A design thinking tool kit for managers_. Columbia University Press.