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Discovery Sessions

Name the Problem. Chart the Path.

Discovery Session is the natural starting point. A structured session, free for an introductory 90 minutes, or a full-day paid engagement. With a beginners mindset and focusing on who we’re designing for, we help your team articulate a complex challenge and leave with a clear problem statement and a short and long-term design roadmap.

Three people sit around a table in a bright workspace, focused in conversation. A man in a green sweater on the left looks toward a laptop. In the center, a man wearing a black cap and a black t-shirt with a 'Cali's' logo and a 'James White' name sticker rests a finger against his cheek, listening intently. On the right, a person in a gray sweater gestures while holding a blue pen near papers and sticky notes on the table.

What We Offer

  • 90-minute introductory session at no cost, an accessible, structured starting point
  • Full-day paid engagement for deeper discovery, stakeholder mapping, and design roadmap development
  • Facilitated by Design Lab faculty, staff design practitioners, and/or senior designers

What You’ll Leave With

  • A clearly framed problem statement
  • Initial design roadmap (short- and long-term)
  • Recommendations for next-phase user, stakeholder or community engagement

Want to know more? Email us at dlab-innerlab@ucsd.edu

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