From challenge to concept
A creative innovation workshop for teams exploring a new direction.
Speaking & advisory · Alon Melchner
Innovation Workshops for Organizations
Work together on a real challenge, expand the possibilities and create a direction to build on.
Alon Melchner · Founder & CEO, Mixed.Place · Futurist, entrepreneur & innovation advisor
Start with the people and the purpose
A workshop gives people room to think, experiment and develop ideas together. Alon connects a future perspective, creative thinking tools and practical examples with the organization’s challenge at the center.
Formats can range from a focused session to a half day or a series. Scope, pace and outputs are agreed during preparation around the participants and purpose.
What happens in the session?
Frame the challenge
Define the need, who it serves and what we want to change.
Expand the possibilities
Combine perspectives, thinking exercises and examples. AI may help explore alternatives using tools approved by the organization.
Develop directions
Work in groups on concepts, user journeys or scenarios.
Choose a next step
Map assumptions, open questions and a focused experiment.
Choose a starting point
Employee experience and learning
Work with HR on onboarding, training, internal communication or engagement.
The future customer experience
A session for product, marketing and service teams around a customer journey or brand encounter.
A future lab for your industry
Scenarios and opportunities tailored to the industry and the team’s challenge.
Depending on the agreed scope, outputs can include a challenge statement, concept directions, selection criteria and an initial experiment definition. Exact deliverables are agreed in advance.
From sessions and conversations along the way
Archival photographs show different forms of conversation and exploration. The content of your own session is shaped around your needs.
Adapted to your industry too
We can work around HR and learning, fintech, real estate, technology, marketing, retail or another industry. Even when topics overlap, the audience and purpose shape the approach.
Start with a conversation
How could innovation move your industry forward?
Tell us about your audience, challenge and what you would like to happen after the session. Together we can shape a keynote, workshop or process that fits.