Software innovation is a core differential factor for organizational survival to deliver faster, better, and more cost effective software solutions. Accordingly, different approaches to innovations have been developed, e.g. Design Thinking from the field of design, Lean Startup from the field of entrepreneurship, and agile development approaches from the field of software engineering. There are increased research efforts to investigate how to combine these approaches. However there is a lack of knowledge on how to train professionals in applying and integrating these approaches. This article describes a one-day training workshop based on the InnoDev model, developed in former research. InnoDev combines Design Thinking, Scrum and Lean Startup and is targeted at software developers, designers, and project managers in companies ranging from startups and SMEs to multinationals. Specifically, this article describes the workshop format and reports on the participants perceptions of the combined approach and the workshop experience. Overall participants had a positive experience in our workshop, became aware of new tools and techniques for software development, and perceived the combination of three innovation approaches as applicable and beneficial within their companies.

This industry case study explores where and how Design Thinking supports software development teams in their endeavour to create innovative software solutions. Design Thinking has found its way into software companies ranging from startups to SMEs and multinationals. It is mostly seen as a human centered innovation approach or a way to elicit requirements in a more agile fashion. However, research in Design Thinking suggests that being exposed to DT changes the mindset of employees. Thus this article aims to explore the wider use of DT within software companies through a case study in a multinational organization. Our results indicate, that once trained in DT, employees find various ways to implement it not only as a pre-phase to software development but throughout their projects even applying it to aspects of their surroundings such as the development process, team spaces and team work. Specifically we present a model of how DT manifests itself in a software development company.