Design Thinking for Leadership and Talent Development

The Certification Program with Prof. Matthias Ehrhardt

CERTIFIED DESIGNING

TALENTCOACH

NEXT DATES

2019

Munich, May 9-11

Boston, May 23-25

Become a certified Designing Talent Coach. Use Design Thinking for leadership and talent development.

In my years as an entrepreneur and professor, I’ve had the fortune of sitting down with leaders and students of every sort and listening to their stories. Stories of successes and setbacks, and everywhere in between. Although their goals and aspirations may be starkly different, what I’ve found is that they all share a fundamental conviction: They want to fulfill their potential. They want to bring out the best in their people, and the best in themselves. That conviction continues to inspire me, and I’ve made it my mission to do just that: help people make the most out of their talent. After years of research and testing, we’ve crafted a framework called Designing Talent that unleashes the innovation potential of Design Thinking on all aspects of leadership and talent development. We look forward to sharing this powerful framework and joining you on your talent journey!

Prof. Matthias Ehrhardt

WELCOME

»THERE`S NO GREAT COMPANY WITHOUT GREAT PEOPLE. GET CERTIFIED AS A DESIGNING TALENT COACH TO HELP YOUR CLIENTS AND EMPLOYEES BECOME THE BEST THEY CAN BE.«

Your course of learning

Pre-work

Assessments, self-study, prep exercise

Post-work

Application, evaluation, learning summary

Certification

You are a Certified Designing Talent Coach!

The Workshop

Day oneTalent development and leadership framework

Leadership, talent development, and coaching

Foundations of coaching

Using Design Thinking for talent development

Designing Talent approach and framework

Learn and apply the ACE process

Working with your talent challenge

Day twoDevelopmental skills, tools, and use cases

Adult learning and performance

Feedback culture and “Talent Talks“

Using assessments, listening, questioning, feedback, and storytelling skills

Visualizing talent

Working with your talent challenge

Story dinner

Day threePutting it all together

Turning talent into performance

Talent development as a corporate competency

Implementing best practices in talent development

Talent challenge: results and reflection

Bottom line: making it work

Design Thinking is used by companies around the globe as a proven method for ongoing innovation. In our certification program, we will show you how to use Design Thinking to bring the best out of your people.

Who is it for?

The Designing Talent Certification Program is for

• executives who want to hone their leadership skills, learn how to use coaching tools in their daily responsibilities, or want to rethink their current talent development strategy, especially in times of digital transformation

• HR-professionals who want to establish a high-growth and performance culture, i.e. an entrepreneurial mindset

• coaches and consultants who want to add a new and highly effective talent development framework to their existing services

• start-ups, fast growing companies, family businesses, and international corporations that face diverse challenges, adjusting to the speed of transition

What is the need?

Current studies show:

79 % of today s employees feel they re not managed in a motivating way.

42 % say they are likely to leave because they are not learning fast enough.

94 % of all companies report that “agility and cooperation” are critical to their company‘s success.Yet, only 6% say they are highly agile today.

Format The certification program is delivered in a three-day seminar with additional pre- and post-work.

RequirementsTo attend the certification program, we recommend at least five years of coaching, HR, or leadership experience.

Dates and feesMunich, May 9-11, 2019, EUR 4,200 (plus VAT)Boston, May 23-25, 2019, USD 4,800 Scholarships available

To effectively develop talent, you need three things: a process, insights, and competencies. Designing Talent comes with all three.

THE PROGR A M

Address and AssessSpot talent, see learning opportunities. Name, define, and assess the challenge as accurately as possible.

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A C E

Create andChooseBrainstorm and create ideas to solve the challenge. Choose the best ideas and start testing them.

Execute and EvaluatePut ideas to action. Find out what works best and tweak the solutions. Monitor the progress.

The ACE Process

Designing Talent is an effective framework for coaching because it emphasizes both creativity and execution. But it goes beyond individual coaching application – Designing Talent can be scaled to an organizational level, helping leaders achieve their goals in a holistic way.

The Designing Talent Certification Program is for you, if you want to

• help your organizations and clients acquire the most important skill in the 21st century: talent development for the digital age• apply the latest science in learning to your one-on-one and team coaching sessions• get acquainted with ACE: a simple, yet profound process for optimally developing talent• earn how to use visual tools, brainstorming templates, and team exercises to jumpstart engagement• refresh and rethink leadership: How do we become better leaders? The leader as coach, mentor, teacher – when and how does it work?• gain state-of-the-art insights on topics such as entrepreneurial mindset, transformation and change, leading millennials, etc.• get a top-notch certification and accelerate your career

Specifically for coaches and consultants

You will• be able to use the Designing Talent framework to create immense value for your clients and yourself• get a ready-to-use toolbox, learning instruments, and exercises• be able to acquire new clients and increase your impact

Specifically for leaders, HR-professionals, and their organizations

You will• learn how Designing Talent can turn talent into performance• get a process and a toolbox to roll out the new learning and growth program• get a turn-key-ready introduction approach (draft email, presentation, story…) to start using Designing Talent in your organization or team• explore ways to turn talent development into a corporate competency • become a people magnet

Process before content

Especially in fast-changing times like these, we often don‘t know how to approach and find answers to individual, team, or company challenges. What‘s needed is: a simple, yet reliable process for finding the best solution in any context. That is why we created ACE. It is the key to effective problem-solving, performance improvement, development, and learning.

The Talent Challenge

To learn the Designing Talent approach and apply the ACE process, you are invited to bring a talent challenge. Over the course of the program, you will work on your talent challenge and receive feedback from facilitators and peers. The talent challenge could be a personal, team, or company issue, a conflict, or challenges around topics such as motivation, empathy, communication skills, entrepreneurial mindset, digi- tization and change, and the like.

Help your organizations and clients bring out the best in their most valuable asset: their people.

YOUR BENEFI TS

Meet Matthias, Facilitator of the Designing Talent Coach Certification Program

PROF. M AT TH IAS EHRHARDT

Professor Matthias Ehrhardt’s communication ap- proach is multidisciplinary, fun, and rooted in a loveof teaching. His expertise as a professor and success-ful entrepreneur allows him to speak for both worlds. He bridges the gap between the classroom and the boardroom and unifies their diverse ways of thinking and speaking into a single “talent language” that brings clarity and practicality.

Designing Talent is steeped in his first-class academicapproach to research. The insights from the seminarhave been measured and evaluated according to a procedure and critical review process supported by his training as a professor. Matthias has extensive experience in building up, restructuring, and grow- ing companies in diverse industries such as media,

design and branding, manufacturing, and high-tech. He is engaged in various businesses that focus on learning and performance. Matthias has served as an executive coach, consultant, and facilitator for talent development, communication skills, and en- trepreneurship at business schools and universities for more than 20 years.

Matthias is an alumnus of IESE Business School‘s AMP, Columbia Business School‘s CIBE, and Harvard Business School‘s Owners and Presidents Manage-ment Program (OPM). He has attended IESE‘s Interna-tional Faculty Program (IFP), the Columbia Coaching Certification Program (ECI/ACI), and is a founding fellow of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate.

Why Designing Talent and the Designing Talent Certification Program?

Hands-onYou will receive a “talent toolbox”, which includes plenty of tools, templates, assessments, evaluations, and prompts for direct use in your organization.

CustomizedYou will be able to show your people or clients howto effectively develop themselves and others by usingthe ACE process, essential insights, and key develop-mental skills.

EngagingMuch has been written about getting individuals and teams involved in idea creation. You will be able to use methods from Designing Talent to ignite creative brainstorming, think outside the box, and find the best solutions for your challenges.

Ongoing Everything we know about effective learning tells usthat it has to be permanent and forward oriented.That is what Designing Talent is about. We will show you how to make room for ongoing dialogue, in- volvement, and feedback. We call this space “Talent Talks.“

State-of-the-artWe know the latest techniques and talent develop-ment practices. You will learn them in our programand turn into an expert user and coach.

SustainableTalent comes, talent goes. You will help your organi- zation develop a corporate core competency to bring out the very best in their teams.

Bottom LineAs a certified Designing Talent Coach, you willhelp your organization or your clients leverage theirmost important asset: their talent.

Matthias‘ special back- ground in Design Thinking and Talent Development

• Master‘s in Media Psychology (M.A.)• Ph.D. in Art History (specialization: leadership representation in art)• Co-founded and led a design and branding agency for over 15 years• Years of research and work in Design Thinking• Founder and director of the AUTORIS Institute for Talent Development

»THE DESIGNING TALENT PROGRAM HELPS YOU DISCOVER THE ANSWERS TO CRUCIAL LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS YOU HAVE NEVER ASKED BEFORE.«

Olga Steidl, Managing Director EMEA/VP of Global Business Development, Skyroam

»THE DESIGNING TALENT CERTIFICATION WAS FANTASTIC. MATTHIAS IS A PASSIONATE AND ENERGETIC INSTRUCTOR WHO HAS CRAFTED A CURRICULUM THAT IS RELEVANT AND IMMED- IATELY APPLICABLE.«

Caitlin Bowler, Curriculum Development Manager, Harvard Business School

»A MODERN WORKPLACE REQUIRES A MODERN APPROACH TO TALENT AND LIFELONG LEARNING. THE DESIGNING TALENT PROGRAM AND THE MANY PRACTICAL TOOLS IT PROVIDED HELPED ME IMPLEMENT THIS IN MY COMPANY.«

Felix Eichler, Cofounder and Managing Director, Userlane

» MATTHIAS REGULARLY RUNS HIS PROGRAM AT THE MICROSOFT SCALEUP. WE ALWAYS GET EXCELLENT FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS: AN AMAZING COM- BINATION OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND REAL-LIFE BUSINESS APPLICATION. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE DESIGNING TALENT COACH CERTIFICATION TO ALL THE STARTUPS IN OUR PROGRAM.«

Iskender Dirik, Managing Director Microsoft ScaleUp

The Designing Talent Framework is applied in global corporations, high-growth companies, start-ups, accelerators, leading business schools, and family businesses. Here s what Designing Talent Coaches say:

FEEDBACK AND IMPRESS IONS

»DESIGNING TALENT IS GROUNDED IN GENEROSITY: TAKING THE TIME TO HELP OTHERS DEVELOP THEIR TALENTS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GIFTS THAT WE CAN GIVE«

Luke Burgis, Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur in Residence at Busch School of Business

» I AM NOT A PROCESS GUY, BUT LEARNING WITH ACE RESTORED MY CONFIDENCE. IT’S SO SIMPLE AND FUN THAT I USE IT EVERYDAY WITH MY PEOPLE.«

Lenard F. Krawinkel, VC and Serial Entrepreneur

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USA

Designing Talent Inc.

Harvard Square, One Mifflin Pl.Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA

Matthew BallezaDesigning Talent Coach Program Director USAmatthew@designingtalent.com

For more information and application please visit our website www.designingtalent.com or contact us:

Germany

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Nordendstrasse 580799 Munich, Germany

Verena LauffsDesigning Talent CoachProgram Director Germany verena@designingtalent.com

The Designing Talent Framework has been developed by the AUTORIS Institute for Talent Development. www.autoris.com

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