Workshop Facilitation

With over 100 hours of facilitation experience, Cael Parker guides groups through workshops on entrepreneurship, design thinking, innovation and pitching, helping participants unlock insights, refine ideas, and communicate their visions with clarity and impact.

Trained in frameworks such as LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, her facilitation style is marked by empathy, playfulness and disciplined organization, creating dynamic spaces where collaboration thrives.

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Workshop

Each workshop has a standard structure, but every session can be expanded, mixed, or fully customized to fit your organization’s needs. Whether you’re looking to spark creativity, sharpen pitching skills, or guide a team through design thinking, these workshops provide engaging, hands-on experiences designed to unlock ideas and drive action.

 

Workshop Topics

  • LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®: Use LEGO® bricks as a tool for creative problem-solving, collaboration, and unlocking new perspectives.

  • The Art of the Pitch: Learn how to craft compelling stories, communicate ideas with clarity, and build confidence in your presentation.

  • Pitching Yourself: Learn how to present your personal story, highlight your strengths, and position yourself authentically in interviews, networking, or professional opportunities.

  • Design Thinking: Learn the fundamentals of design thinking and apply human-centered methods to generate innovative solutions.

  • Ideation: Explore structured techniques to generate, refine, and prioritize ideas for maximum impact.

  • Prototyping: Bring ideas to life quickly and effectively through hands-on prototyping methods.

  • Gaining Empathy to Validate Your Ideas: Learn how to connect with end users, uncover insights, and validate assumptions to ensure your solutions resonate.

  • Business Model Canvas: Map out the building blocks of your business idea and explore how each piece connects to create value.

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Testimonials

  • "I enjoyed Cael Parker's presentation because I am always seeking personal growth, self reflection, ways to be more mindful, attentive to myself while providing the right amount of attentiveness to others, ways to be better personally and professionally."

    Participant, Summer Institute for School Nursing 2025

  • "On behalf of the VCU Alumni community, thank you for leading such an engaging and insightful design thinking session yesterday. Your expertise and energy made the session both interactive and impactful, and we truly appreciate the time you took to guide us through new ways of approaching challenges. The feedback has been very positive so far. Your willingness to share your knowledge helped create a meaningful learning experience that will resonate well beyond the session."

    Organizer, VCU Alumni - Design Your Way Forward: Innovate, Adapt, Solve

  • "You taught me how to keep the end-user in mind in ALL that I do! Your workshops made a significant difference in how I approached my undergrad capstone projects and work since graduation. Wishing you the best! I know you’ll be a fantastic addition to a program or product team."

    Participant, Design Thinking Workshop

Curated Workshops Examples

  • Design Thinking

    VCU da Vinci Center | Shelfie Program

  • The Art of the Pitch

    Henrico Innovation Challenge 2024

  • How Adobe can be Utilized in Marketing

    American Marketing Association VCU

  • Ideation & Prototyping Focused Design Thinking

    VCU School of Medicine 2024

  • The Art of the Pitch

    2024 Connect Conference

  • Gaining Empathy to Validate your Ideas

    VCU School of Medicine 2025

  • Learning Empathy

    Code RVA

  • Empowering Impact through the Change Model

    AmeriCorps VISTA and VCU da Vinci Center

  • Pitching Yourself

    2025 CHW Summit

  • Ideation with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®

    Commonwealth Managers Association

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