TESTIMONIALS

“We found we had a gap in our portfolio of offerings to serve our customers focused on innovation and design thinking. After meeting Darin, it became clear that we could easily fill this gap through an instructional collaboration. His experience, energy, and structure were exactly what our customers needed and what we wanted grow toward as an organization.

We piloted our first course collaboration in fall 2017. That one-day course easily filled to capacity and was a resounding success.

Throughout each stage of our project, Darin has been fantastic to work with – always bringing great energy, new ideas, and insights to the table. He embodies the concept of practicing what he preaches by continually invigorating our collaboration with new ways of looking at our goals, strategy, structure, and outcomes.”

-Higher Education Executive Education

“We recently held our first annual CultureCon in Madison, WI and it was a huge success. Nearly 400 attendees came to Madison, WI from all over North American and we had very positive feedback. CultureCon is already growing and we plan to double in size at next year’s conference. We could not have done this without Darin Eich.

In planning CultureCon, I was looking for a keynote presentation that was different than past conferences I’ve attended. Not many folks could fit the bill, but Darin was the perfect fit. His keynote was hands on and super engaging.

Darin makes you think differently than you ever have before, which is necessary to inspire innovation. Darin will help you think different, inspire, teach, and I recommend Darin Eich with the highest regard.”

– Organizational Culture Conference

“As a co-founder and Executive Director of 100state, a co-working incubator for innovation and startups, we frequently hosted events to bring together thought leaders, local business leaders, and entrepreneurs. We leaned on Darin’s expertise for a number of different events and he brought innovation, enthusiasm, and always delivered more than what we and the audience expected.

The results have blown away groups and companies we have worked with who have commented that we solved problems they struggled with for years, in a matter of hours, following Darin’s formula.

I would recommend Darin as a speaker, consultant, or strategist for all things related to startup incubators, accelerators, or community building as his ideas and facilitation has always exceeded expectations.”

-Startup Incubator

“Darin has been always very responsive and added a lot of value to our planning. We divided 28 participants into two groups, resulting in two separate training sessions where Darin was the lead facilitator for 1.5 days. With his deep knowledge, energetic presentation style and pleasant personality he managed to overachieve all goals and expectations. Based on this experience, the participants decided that the “Design Thinking Method” will be introduced to the company globally. We definitely will continue to work with Darin.”

-German Automotive Company

“The scientists and investigators benefited greatly from Darin’s presentation, particularly, in learning useful and effective methodologies for idea generation and development. In daily practice we have begun to embrace many of the strategies proposed by your paradigm for forming actionable ideas. We have already noticed improvement in our outcomes with expectation that our results will increase as we implement these strategies more robustly.”

-Scientific Research Organization

“Darin has been a fantastic contributor and speaker to bring to campus. Darin provided sessions and various workshops to students, staff, and other community members, through both recorded or live video and in person. He has been instrumental in helping us to understand various approaches to leadership development and helping us to continuously improve our own programs.”

-Higher Education

“Darin Eich has presented numerous times in my presence and it is always fun, engaging and informative no matter what the size of the group or purpose of the conference or event. Darin takes the principles of Design Thinking and makes all the steps relatable. Each time Darin works with a new group he uses the same principles to determine what is most needed to create just the right event, program, workshop or keynote talk. He listens for the end users requirements and then expertly fulfills them! I recommend Darin without reservation!”

-Association Conference Organizer

“We’re thankful for facilitation of our team’s innovation workshop kickoff! I have received multiple, unsolicited compliments from (surprised) participants who found themselves transitioning from “we’ll see about this” to, “oh, okay, I’ll go all in” during the morning of the first day. By the end, our team came out with lots of ideas for how to proceed with our workshop and that came up from many angles during our work this afternoon.  Darin’s model is effective, but more importantly his delivery is accessible and engaging. I hope we will have the opportunity to work together again!”

-Research & Technology Development

“Given how technical and fast-paced our organization is, we weren’t sure an outside facilitator could keep our team engaged. The results exceeded expectations — 90% of the ideas generated were strong and actionable. Participants called it the best leadership offsite they’d ever attended.”

-Global Technology Company

“We’re a traditional company that has undergone a complete innovation transformation. The workshops and programs helped us energize thousands of employees and embed a mindset of innovation into our culture. We only wish we had booked him for more time.”

-Fortune 500 Insurance & Financial Services Company

“The design thinking for innovation workshop was a creative, interactive experience that gave our consultants practical tools they could immediately apply with clients. It was perfectly customized for our industry and learning goals.”

-Management Consulting Firm

“The session planted the seed that we can break the status quo and be creative again. The energy and impact spread through our teams and sparked new collaborations across departments.”

-Global Medical Technology Organization

“Our virtual innovation retreat felt like a true getaway. The facilitation united people from multiple continents and cultures. Every participant came back saying they felt part of a brand-new organization.”

-Social Enterprise with Global Teams

“The one-day innovation challenge brought students from diverse backgrounds together. Within minutes they were collaborating, creating team names, logos, and solutions. The day was fast-paced, high-energy, and transformative for everyone involved.”

-Leading European University

“His energetic style and deep knowledge helped our senior leaders understand how to make design thinking part of our global leadership development program. The feedback was so strong that we decided to roll out the approach company-wide.”

-Global Engineering & Manufacturing Organization

“The presentation on innovative thinking helped our scientists identify blind spots and improve their research collaboration. We’ve already seen measurable improvements in the quality of our ideas.”

-National Research Institute

“His customized facilitation helped participants go from identifying challenges to developing breakthrough solutions in a single day. People left with renewed confidence in their own creativity.”

-U.S. University Innovation Program

“Through virtual and in-person collaboration, he helped our teams build a sustainable culture of innovation. The tools, coaching, and structure made it possible for first-time facilitators to lead successful workshops worldwide.”

-Global Food & Supply Chain Company