TENWEST EDU
Small Rooms. Real Skills. Immediate Momentum.
TENWEST EDU is where ideas get sharper. These hands-on workshops are designed for founders, creatives, and professionals who want more than inspiration — they want skill, clarity, and momentum. Led by industry experts and experienced practitioners, each session is an immersive, small-group experience built to help you level up immediately.
WHAT TO KNOW:
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WHEN: Tuesday, March 24 | 2–5 PM (All workshops conclude before the TENWEST MegaMixer.)
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WHERE: Downtown Tucson within the walkable TENWEST footprint
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FORMAT: Small-group, hands-on workshops intentionally capped to maximize interaction and impact.
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INSIDER ACCESS: TENWEST Insider Passholders receive access to one (1) EDU workshop. Pre-registration required. Seats are first come, first served. Reservation details are included in your INSIDER confirmation email.
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MARCH 24 WORKSHOP OPTIONS:
MARCH 24 WORKSHOP DETAILS:
Build Better Ideas: Unlocking Creativity with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
March 24 | 2:00 - 5:00 PM
📍 Children's Museum Annex
$30 Early-Bird | $45 Regular Price
Presented by: Rick Yngve, Innovation & Leadership Facilitator
Varsol Ventures
Creativity isn’t a talent — it’s a skill. In this highly interactive, hands-on workshop, participants use the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology to unlock new ways of thinking, problem-solving, and collaborating. Through guided building and storytelling, you’ll explore how ideas emerge, what blocks innovation, and how teams can create the conditions for better thinking. Expect a playful but powerful experience that turns abstract ideas into tangible insight — and leaves you with tools you can immediately apply to your work.
The Startup Engine Method
March 24 | 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Presented by: Todd Davey, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
IMT Business School – University-Industry Innovation Network
📍 Children's Museum Annex
$30 Early-Bird | $45 Regular Price
Most startups fail not because of a lack of passion — but because of unclear value propositions, weak validation, and premature fundraising. The Startup Engine Method is a hands-on workshop designed for early-stage founders who want clarity before scaling. Through a structured framework, you’ll pressure-test your business model, assess financial viability, and map a realistic path to problem-solution and product-market fit.
Master the Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign Intensive
March 24 | 2:00 - 5:00 PM
📍 Children's Museum Annex
$30 Early-Bird | $45 Regular Price
Presented by: Adobe Community Experts & Professional Design Educators
Level up your design skills in this hands-on workshop exploring the core tools of the Adobe Creative ecosystem. Guided by Adobe Community Experts and professional educators, you’ll get a practical deep dive into Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign — the industry-standard programs behind modern branding, marketing, and creative careers. Whether you're building a brand, launching a business, or pursuing creative work, this session will strengthen your workflow, sharpen your technical skills, and expand your creative confidence.
Make It Stick: Brain-Based Strategies for High-Impact Presentations
March 24 | 2:00 - 5:00 PM
📍 City High, 37 Pennington
$30 Early-Bird | $45 Regular Price
Presented by: City Center for Collaborative Learning, JoAnn Groh, Director of Professional Learning
Whether you're pitching an idea, leading a team meeting, delivering HR training, or presenting to clients, your ability to engage an audience determines your impact. Most presentations overload slides and under-engage brains. In this interactive workshop, experienced educators share practical, brain-based strategies that transform passive presentations into active, memorable experiences. You’ll learn how attention, memory, and participation actually work — and how to design talks that people understand, retain, and act on.
Certified Localist (Pilot Workshop): How Shifting Your Spending Can Strengthen Tucson
March 24 | 2:00 - 5:00 PM
📍 Highwire Tucson
FREE Community Workshop
Registration Required
Presented by: Tucson Foodie
What if supporting local wasn’t just a preference — but a strategy? In this interactive pilot workshop, Tucson Foodie owner Shane Reiser introduces the concept of localism: the idea that where we spend our money directly shapes the strength, resilience, and character of our community. While food is often the gateway, localism extends far beyond restaurants, touching retail, services, entrepreneurship, and economic development across Southern Arizona.
Participants will explore what it truly means to “buy local,” examine how spending patterns impact small businesses and regional growth, and build a personalized 30-day action plan to shift more of their spending toward Tucson-based businesses.
This session will also serve as a live pilot for Tucson Foodie’s forthcoming Certified Localist initiative, a future virtual self-certification experience designed to help thousands of community members take the Localist Pledge and turn intention into measurable action.