As we bid farewell to 2024 and look ahead to a new year, we at On-Off Group are taking a moment to reflect on the milestones, challenges, and achievements that defined our journey. This year has been a testament to the power of design thinking and collaboration in driving meaningful change across industries.
Innovating Across Industries
In 2024, we facilitated over 50 design thinking workshops, helping organizations from diverse sectors—healthcare, education, technology, and agriculture—tackle complex challenges. Each workshop was an opportunity to co-create impactful solutions by putting people at the heart of the process.
Key Highlights from the Year:
- Empowering Farmers through Design Thinking: We partnered with an agricultural innovator to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers across Southeast Asia. This project showcased the power of empathy and iteration in uncovering solutions tailored to their unique challenges.
- Transforming Corporate Cultures: Our workshops for leading tech and finance firms introduced employees to the “Vuja De” mindset, helping them rethink familiar challenges and discover new opportunities for growth.
- Fostering Innovation in Education: Collaborating with educators, we co-created strategies to enhance digital learning experiences, ensuring that technology supports meaningful engagement for students.
Engaging New Audiences
This year, we also expanded our reach through virtual events and resources:
- Launched New Miro Templates: Custom tools designed to streamline brainstorming and ideation for remote teams.
- 3-Hour Intro to Design Thinking Course: Over 500 professionals joined our interactive sessions to learn the fundamentals of problem-solving with creativity and structure.
- Community Building: Our online community grew by 30%, creating a vibrant space for exchanging insights and stories about innovation.
Lessons We’ll Carry Into 2025
- Empathy is Timeless: Whether it's farmers in rural fields or executives in boardrooms, understanding people’s needs remains at the core of innovation.
- Iteration Is Key: The best solutions rarely emerge fully formed. Testing, learning, and improving are essential for meaningful outcomes.
- Collaboration Creates Momentum: When teams come together to solve problems, they achieve breakthroughs that wouldn’t be possible alone.
What’s Next?
As we step into 2025, we’re excited to deepen our impact:
- Expanding our workshops to focus on sustainability and climate action.
- Launching new resources to support teams in scaling their innovation efforts.
- Strengthening our partnerships to bring design thinking to underserved communities.
A Heartfelt Thank You
To everyone who joined a workshop, attended a webinar, downloaded a resource, or followed our journey, thank you for making 2024 unforgettable. Your commitment to embracing creativity and innovation inspires us every day.
Here’s to another year of creating solutions that matter.
Taking Action
Ready to kick off your own design thinking journey in 2025?
Let’s build the future together!
