๐๐๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ต recently hosted a co-creation workshop titled, โ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐โ, held on 11 September, 2025. The workshop was conducted by our esteemed guest, ๐๐ฟ. ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ต, an MIT-trained, Canada-based educator and sustainability advocate.
Professionals from diverse backgrounds participated in this day-long workshop, where they explored how to apply a human-centred approach to design thinking and concluded the session by developing prototypes of their business ideas.
The session began with an ice-breaking session, where Dr. Shah asked participants to share their observations and experiences that have left a profound impact on them recently. This helped participants to know each other better and participate in group activities for the entirety of the workshop.
Dr. Shah guided participants through several engaging โthinking out-of-the-boxโ exercises that enabled them to explore their creativity. Furthermore, she taught participants some in-depth and impactful design thinking approaches.
Each group of participants was later tasked with creating a business prototype, present it to the other groups, and assessing the feasibility of their business ideas.
The workshop concluded on a powerful note with participants looking forward to follow-up sessions.
Junction Bangladesh is thankful to Dr. Pinki Shah for being a part of this endeavour by imparting her valuable time and knowledge among the participants.
๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ก๐๐ก, a multidisciplinary educator, social entrepreneur, and sustainability advocate with over 23 years of experience, currently based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. As the founder of Recycling Art Cafe, she has a proven track record of promoting green entrepreneurship through skills-based workshops.
Dr. Shah specializes in using design thinking frameworks to guide early-stage entrepreneurs in ideation, prototyping, and sustainable business modelling, trained at MIT, Massachusetts, USA. She has mentored youth through organizations like Junior Achievement (JA) Ottawa and supported newcomer entrepreneurs at ONE Hub (OCISO), bringing extensive real-world experience to her facilitation.
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก is an entrepreneurship development platform working with a wide range of ecosystem actors, from startups to small businesses. It provides tailored resources for innovation, capacity building, and collaborative development, helping ventures with existing traction become scalable businesses through customized incubation, legal and intellectual property rights (IPR) support, funding connections, and R&D resources, such as fabrication lab facilities.