Design Thinking for Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Date and time: Fri, Jul 2, 2021; 01:00 – 02:00 UTC
Location: Online

About the Meetup

Explore entrepreneurial opportunities using the design thinking process and approaches used to combine design thinking and an entrepreneurial framework as tools in the form and start entrepreneurial endeavors. Topics include idea generation, context analysis, how to recognize entrepreneurial opportunities and stakeholder identification.

Dr. Terila Johnson is the Founder of Penny Wise, LLC., a leadership consulting agency that provides coaching, mentoring, education, entrepreneurial expertise, public speaking, lecturing, and design thinking for authorship. Equipping leaders to do little things that lead to big change. Engaging leaders in ways that promote thriving and modeling how every problem is an opportunity to overcome and become a solution. Dr. Terila Johnson is an educator, entrepreneur, researcher, and higher education professional with a demonstrated history in multiple industries. Dr. Johnson's expertise in design thinking, management, research-based coaching, training and development, adult education, and self-efficacy.

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IxDF Connected Professional distinction: Attended 10 or more IxDF Meetups
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Scottsdale, United States

Jenn Whittingham

UX & Innovation Director at Whittingham Creations

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