On 4 May 2025, Advancing Civil Society - GLOCA organized an eight-day workshop on the basics of product design and development, delivered by Anas Al-Dawalibi and facilitated by Hana Al Qatini. The workshop engaged 160 participants and focused on building practical understanding of how products are designed, tested, and improved.

Workshop Focus
The workshop introduced participants to product concepts, the difference between products and services, the product life cycle, user needs, idea generation, prototyping, testing, and market success factors.

Key Outputs
Participants applied the training content by completing practical assignments related to designing a hypothetical product. Their work reflected a good understanding of the development process, from identifying needs and generating ideas to preparing initial designs and evaluating them.

Key Learning
The workshop strengthened participants’ design thinking, creativity, and ability to transform ideas into practical product concepts. It also highlighted the importance of understanding users, studying markets, and improving products based on feedback.

Impact
The training encouraged participants to think entrepreneurially, develop realistic product ideas, and build confidence in applying design and innovation tools to future community or business projects.

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Advancing Civil Society - GLOCA is organizing a workshop on the basics of product design and development, delivered by Anas Al-Dawalibi and facilitated by Hana Al Qatini. The workshop aims to introduce participants to the journey of developing a product from idea to market.

Objectives
The workshop will help participants understand product concepts, user needs, prototyping, testing, and improvement, while encouraging entrepreneurial thinking and practical innovation.

Main Themes

• Understanding the concept of a product and the difference between products and services.

• Exploring the product life cycle.

• Identifying user needs and transforming them into design requirements.

• Generating ideas and building initial prototypes.

• Testing products, collecting feedback, and improving continuously.

• Studying markets, competitors, value proposition, pricing, and marketing.

• Reviewing real examples and common product development mistakes.

Expected Outcomes
Participants are expected to gain practical knowledge of product design, develop initial product ideas, and understand how to test and improve products before market launch.

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