--- title: "eLBX Live 2019 Recap: Design Thinking Meets Instructional Design" description: At eLBX Live 2019, Senior Product Manager Chris Willis shared how the five-stage Design Thinking model can help you engage target learners and SMEs. image: https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/eLBX%20Live%202019%20Recap-%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png --- [![ELB-Learning_Logo_ColorRGB-white-text-1](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/ELB-Learning_Logo_ColorRGB-white-text-1.png) ](https://elblearning.com/) ![eLBX Live 2019 Recap- Design Thinking Meets Instructional Design_Blog Featured Image 800x500](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/eLBX%20Live%202019%20Recap-%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png) # eLBX Live 2019 Recap: Design Thinking Meets Instructional Design by [Stephanie Ivec](https://blog.elblearning.com/author/stephanie-ivec) | Jul 2, 2019   ![eLBX Live 2019 Recap- Design Thinking Meets Instructional Design_Blog Header 800x350](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/eLBX%20Live%202019%20Recap-%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design_Blog%20Header%20800x350.png)   At eLBX Live 2019, Senior Product Manager Chris Willis shared how the five-stage Design Thinking model can help you engage target learners and SMEs. Her session was packed!   ### Read on to see what Chris talked about and download her Design Thinking Meets Instructional Design presentation slides.   ![elbx19_chriswillis](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/elbx19_chriswillis.jpg)   When you approach eLearning course design with an entrepreneurial mindset, you can design a much more engaging and effective eLearning course.   ### Design Thinking   ...is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer's toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success. - Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO   Design thinking is often used by product designers and entrepreneurs. So why not instructional designers?   ### Try following the Design Thinking Model for your next project:   - Empathize - Define - Ideate - Prototype - Test Chris dove into each step of the Design Thinking process during her presentation and talked about the best ways to tackle each one. [Download her presentation now.](https://blog.elblearning.com/hubfs/eLBXlive19%20%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design.pdf)   ### Missed eLBX Live this year, but want to be the first to know about eLBX Live and other local events next year? Sign up to be notified here:   [eLearning-](https://blog.elblearning.com/tag/elearning), [instructional design-](https://blog.elblearning.com/tag/instructional-design), [custom eLearning development-](https://blog.elblearning.com/tag/custom-elearning-development), [conferences-](https://blog.elblearning.com/tag/conferences), [eLBX-](https://blog.elblearning.com/tag/elbx), [design thinking-](https://blog.elblearning.com/tag/design-thinking) ### Related Posts [![From Insight to Impact: Making Employee Engagement Surveys Work for L&D](https://blog.elblearning.com/hs-fs/hubfs/From%20Insight%20to%20Impact_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png?width=388&name=From%20Insight%20to%20Impact_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png) ](https://blog.elblearning.com/from-insight-to-impact-making-employee-engagement-surveys-work-for-ld) [From Insight to Impact: Making Employee Engagement Surveys Work for L&D](https://blog.elblearning.com/from-insight-to-impact-making-employee-engagement-surveys-work-for-ld) [![The Secret to Humanized Instructional Story Design (with No Fluff)](https://blog.elblearning.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Recap%207-31-2025_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png?width=388&name=Recap%207-31-2025_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png) ](https://blog.elblearning.com/how-story-based-learning-transforms-training-insights-from-instructional-story-design) [The Secret to Humanized Instructional Story Design (with No Fluff)](https://blog.elblearning.com/how-story-based-learning-transforms-training-insights-from-instructional-story-design) [![Why Great Learning Is Like Hearing Your Favorite Song for the First Time](https://blog.elblearning.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WhyGreatLearningIsLikeHearingYourFavoriteSongfortheFirstTime_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png?width=388&name=WhyGreatLearningIsLikeHearingYourFavoriteSongfortheFirstTime_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png) ](https://blog.elblearning.com/why-great-learning-is-like-hearing-your-favorite-song-for-the-first-time) [Why Great Learning Is Like Hearing Your Favorite Song for the First Time](https://blog.elblearning.com/why-great-learning-is-like-hearing-your-favorite-song-for-the-first-time) [![One Size Fits None: Why Scalable Personalization Is the Future of Learning](https://blog.elblearning.com/hs-fs/hubfs/One%20Size%20Fits%20None_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500-1.png?width=388&name=One%20Size%20Fits%20None_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500-1.png) ](https://blog.elblearning.com/one-size-fits-none-why-scalable-personalization-is-the-future-of-learning) [One Size Fits None: Why Scalable Personalization Is the Future of Learning](https://blog.elblearning.com/one-size-fits-none-why-scalable-personalization-is-the-future-of-learning) [![L&D Professionals: The Unsung Heroes of Risk Management](https://blog.elblearning.com/hs-fs/hubfs/L%26DProfessionalsTheUnsungHeroesofRiskManagement_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png?width=388&name=L&DProfessionalsTheUnsungHeroesofRiskManagement_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png) ](https://blog.elblearning.com/ld-professionals-the-unsung-heroes-of-risk-management) [L&D Professionals: The Unsung Heroes of Risk Management](https://blog.elblearning.com/ld-professionals-the-unsung-heroes-of-risk-management) [![Shaping the Future of L&D: Insights from Women Leaders](https://blog.elblearning.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Shaping%20the%20Future%20of%20L%26D-Insights%20from%20Women%20Leaders_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png?width=388&name=Shaping%20the%20Future%20of%20L&D-Insights%20from%20Women%20Leaders_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png) ](https://blog.elblearning.com/shaping-the-future-of-ld-insights-from-women-leaders) [Shaping the Future of L&D: Insights from Women Leaders](https://blog.elblearning.com/shaping-the-future-of-ld-insights-from-women-leaders) - [** Facebook ](http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://blog.elblearning.com/elbx-live-2019-recap-design-thinking-meets-instructional-design%2F&t=eLBX%20Live%202019%20Recap:%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design) - [** Twitter ](http://twitter.com/share?text=eLBX%20Live%202019%20Recap:%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design&url=https://blog.elblearning.com/elbx-live-2019-recap-design-thinking-meets-instructional-design) - [** Pinterest ](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.elblearning.com/elbx-live-2019-recap-design-thinking-meets-instructional-design&media=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/5108583/eLBX%20Live%202019%20Recap-%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design_Blog%20Featured%20Image%20800x500.png&description=eLBX%20Live%202019%20Recap:%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design) - [** LinkedIn ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.elblearning.com/elbx-live-2019-recap-design-thinking-meets-instructional-design%2F&title=eLBX%20Live%202019%20Recap:%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design) - [** Gmail ](https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?view=cm&fs=1&su=eLBX%20Live%202019%20Recap:%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design&body=https://blog.elblearning.com/elbx-live-2019-recap-design-thinking-meets-instructional-design%2F&ui=2&tf=1) - [** reddit ](http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://blog.elblearning.com/elbx-live-2019-recap-design-thinking-meets-instructional-design%2F&title=eLBX%20Live%202019%20Recap:%20Design%20Thinking%20Meets%20Instructional%20Design) © 2025 ELB Learning. All rights reserved.  | [ Terms of Use](https://www.elblearning.com/legal/terms-of-use)  |  [Privacy Policy ](https://www.elblearning.com/legal/privacy-policy)|  [Legal Notices](https://www.elblearning.com/legal/legal-notices)