ALGIM Inc upcoming events

ALGIM Training Session:GA4 Training for Teams (16 Jun 2026)

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Why GA4 and why now?

Not using Google Analytics data is like flying a plane without controls – you have no idea how your website is performing.

GA4 data can help your team understand your audience and improve your website performance.

Yes, GA4 can be confusing – new interface, new metrics – we get it. Our training cuts through the complexity, explains the differences between the old Universal Analytics and GA4, and gets you straight to the insights.

Meet the Trainer

Lana Gibson is a data strategist from Wellington, New Zealand who specialises in analytics and SEO / AIO for large content-driven websites. Over the past 15 years, she has worked with Air New Zealand, GOV.UK, Silverstripe, Te Papa, and all levels of the New Zealand government. She helps clients make the most of their data with dashboards, and GA4 setup and training. She helps teams build data cultures, so they can own their performance and get the best results.

Course Requirements

Microphone and webcam/video are required for interaction with others.
A quiet space is necessary to avoid distractions.

Access & Communication

You will receive an email with a link to each session.

Course Duration & Structure

Standard training consists of two 2.5-hour sessions, held one week apart to allow time to absorb learnings.
We recommend logging in 10 minutes before the session starts to ensure audio and video work.

Participant Numbers

Sessions are limited to 10 participants.
If minimum numbers aren’t met, the course will be postponed and registrations transferred to the next intake.

More Information

For any questions, please contact training@algim.org.nz

Registrations received after 2pm on the day prior to commencement of this training must be followed up by an email to admin@algim.org.nz

ALGIM Training Session:GA4 Training for Teams (23 Jun 2026)

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Why GA4 and why now?

Not using Google Analytics data is like flying a plane without controls – you have no idea how your website is performing.

GA4 data can help your team understand your audience and improve your website performance.

Meet the Trainer

Course Requirements

Microphone and webcam/video are required for interaction with others.
A quiet space is necessary to avoid distractions.

Access & Communication

You will receive an email with a link to each session.

Course Duration & Structure

Standard training consists of two 2.5-hour sessions, held one week apart to allow time to absorb learnings.
We recommend logging in 10 minutes before the session starts to ensure audio and video work.

Participant Numbers

Sessions are limited to 10 participants.
If minimum numbers aren’t met, the course will be postponed and registrations transferred to the next intake.

More Information

For any questions, please contact training@algim.org.nz

Registrations received after 2pm on the day prior to commencement of this training must be followed up by an email to admin@algim.org.nz

ALGIM Training Session: Design Thinking Fundamentals (27 Jul 2026)

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Course Overview:

Design Thinking is a human-centered process used for solving complex problems and creating positive change. It encourages organizations to focus on the people they’re creating for, leading to better products, services, and processes. Design Thinking is a highly collaborative process that successfully draws on the input of project teams, stakeholders and the people you’re designing for.

This interactive online Design Thinking Fundamentals course will equip you with the Design Thinking mindset, tools, and skills to kick-start bold innovation and problem solving within your organisation. The ‘learn by doing’ course consists of 6 sessions, focusing on the key stages of Discover, Define, Develop & Deliver. You’ll be working in teams on a live challenge with the guidance and support of a highly experienced Design Thinking specialist. At the conclusion of the course you’ll receive access to tools and templates to use in your place of work and have ongoing access to resources from the global DesignThinkers Academy network.

DesignThinkers Academy are globally renowned educators of Human Centred Design & Service Design based in Amsterdam with a network spanning 25 independently run locations around the world.

Course Outcomes:

By the end of this training course participants will understand and learn about:

Research helps us better understand other people’s perspectives and experiences around your challenge topic. Learn how to craft interview questions and then conduct actual interviews & experience how powerful and insightful an effectively conducted interview can be.
Sense-making is the process of grouping the information that we’ve gained from the interviews and identifying themes from across the range of people, based on their experiences, beliefs and values. For this stage we use a Persona Empathy Map, cumulating in a summary list of the key Gains (Goals) & Pains (Barriers).
Personas are used as the basis for Journey Mapping. Finding out about the objectives, behaviour, attitudes of people is very important for developing improvements or innovations of the services provided.
Journey Mapping allows us to get a deeper insight into customer (or users) needs, perception, experience and motivation. It will answer questions like: What and why are people really trying to achieve? How are they trying to achieve this? What are they experiencing, feeling, while trying to reach the desired outcome?
Challenge Reframing using a ‘How Might We’ sheet provides singled minded clarity on the problem that we are looking to solve and what impact solving this will have.
Ideation is the process of exploring a multitude of different creative territories to help us solve the challenge. For this stage we use a variety of approaches & tools individually & then as a team for the all-important co-creation process.
Prototyping is done to be able to test a service concept in a ‘low tech’ environment with relevant stakeholders. Prototyping can be done by building artefacts from cardboard or paper or by using Lego or role playing.

About the Presenter:

Darryl McClay

Darryl is a managing partner of DesignThinkers Academy ANZ & the Design Lead at The Cause Collective, a social impact organisation.

He brings over 30 years of experience in the creative services sector with the last 8 of those as a facilitator coach of Design Thinking practices across New Zealand, Australia and Europe. He works with government agencies, multi nationals, local enterprises & purpose led organisations helping them build Human Centred Design capabilities to create better outcomes. In his role as Design Lead at social impact org The Cause Collective he applies his design thinking expertise to help the Māori & Pasifika communities living in South Auckland to improve their prospects and outcomes across education, health and financial security.

Course Information:

You will need a microphone and webcam/video as interaction with others on the course is necessary and strongly encouraged.
You will need a quiet space so there are no distractions for the participants.
You will receive an email with a link to each sessions
We recommend you log in ten minutes before the training session starts to ensure that you can hear and see everything.
If minimum numbers aren’t met, we’ll postpone and transfer all registrations to the next intake.

Registration Details
Sessions are limited to 10 - 25 registrants

For more information, please contact training@algim.org.nz

ALGIM Training Session: Design Thinking Fundamentals (29 Jul 2026)

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Course Overview:

DesignThinkers Academy are globally renowned educators of Human Centred Design & Service Design based in Amsterdam with a network spanning 25 independently run locations around the world.

Course Outcomes:

By the end of this training course participants will understand and learn about:

Research helps us better understand other people’s perspectives and experiences around your challenge topic. Learn how to craft interview questions and then conduct actual interviews & experience how powerful and insightful an effectively conducted interview can be.
Sense-making is the process of grouping the information that we’ve gained from the interviews and identifying themes from across the range of people, based on their experiences, beliefs and values. For this stage we use a Persona Empathy Map, cumulating in a summary list of the key Gains (Goals) & Pains (Barriers).
Personas are used as the basis for Journey Mapping. Finding out about the objectives, behaviour, attitudes of people is very important for developing improvements or innovations of the services provided.
Journey Mapping allows us to get a deeper insight into customer (or users) needs, perception, experience and motivation. It will answer questions like: What and why are people really trying to achieve? How are they trying to achieve this? What are they experiencing, feeling, while trying to reach the desired outcome?
Challenge Reframing using a ‘How Might We’ sheet provides singled minded clarity on the problem that we are looking to solve and what impact solving this will have.
Ideation is the process of exploring a multitude of different creative territories to help us solve the challenge. For this stage we use a variety of approaches & tools individually & then as a team for the all-important co-creation process.
Prototyping is done to be able to test a service concept in a ‘low tech’ environment with relevant stakeholders. Prototyping can be done by building artefacts from cardboard or paper or by using Lego or role playing.

About the Presenter:

Darryl McClay

Darryl is a managing partner of DesignThinkers Academy ANZ & the Design Lead at The Cause Collective, a social impact organisation.

Course Information:

You will need a microphone and webcam/video as interaction with others on the course is necessary and strongly encouraged.
You will need a quiet space so there are no distractions for the participants.
You will receive an email with a link to each sessions
We recommend you log in ten minutes before the training session starts to ensure that you can hear and see everything.
If minimum numbers aren’t met, we’ll postpone and transfer all registrations to the next intake.

Registration Details
Sessions are limited to 10 - 25 registrants

For more information, please contact training@algim.org.nz

ALGIM Training Session: Design Thinking Fundamentals (3 Aug 2026)

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Course Overview:

DesignThinkers Academy are globally renowned educators of Human Centred Design & Service Design based in Amsterdam with a network spanning 25 independently run locations around the world.

Course Outcomes:

By the end of this training course participants will understand and learn about:

Research helps us better understand other people’s perspectives and experiences around your challenge topic. Learn how to craft interview questions and then conduct actual interviews & experience how powerful and insightful an effectively conducted interview can be.
Sense-making is the process of grouping the information that we’ve gained from the interviews and identifying themes from across the range of people, based on their experiences, beliefs and values. For this stage we use a Persona Empathy Map, cumulating in a summary list of the key Gains (Goals) & Pains (Barriers).
Personas are used as the basis for Journey Mapping. Finding out about the objectives, behaviour, attitudes of people is very important for developing improvements or innovations of the services provided.
Journey Mapping allows us to get a deeper insight into customer (or users) needs, perception, experience and motivation. It will answer questions like: What and why are people really trying to achieve? How are they trying to achieve this? What are they experiencing, feeling, while trying to reach the desired outcome?
Challenge Reframing using a ‘How Might We’ sheet provides singled minded clarity on the problem that we are looking to solve and what impact solving this will have.
Ideation is the process of exploring a multitude of different creative territories to help us solve the challenge. For this stage we use a variety of approaches & tools individually & then as a team for the all-important co-creation process.
Prototyping is done to be able to test a service concept in a ‘low tech’ environment with relevant stakeholders. Prototyping can be done by building artefacts from cardboard or paper or by using Lego or role playing.

About the Presenter:

Darryl McClay

Darryl is a managing partner of DesignThinkers Academy ANZ & the Design Lead at The Cause Collective, a social impact organisation.

Course Information:

You will need a microphone and webcam/video as interaction with others on the course is necessary and strongly encouraged.
You will need a quiet space so there are no distractions for the participants.
You will receive an email with a link to each sessions
We recommend you log in ten minutes before the training session starts to ensure that you can hear and see everything.
If minimum numbers aren’t met, we’ll postpone and transfer all registrations to the next intake.

Registration Details
Sessions are limited to 10 - 25 registrants

For more information, please contact training@algim.org.nz

ALGIM Training Session: Design Thinking Fundamentals (5 Aug 2026)

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Course Overview:

DesignThinkers Academy are globally renowned educators of Human Centred Design & Service Design based in Amsterdam with a network spanning 25 independently run locations around the world.

Course Outcomes:

By the end of this training course participants will understand and learn about:

Research helps us better understand other people’s perspectives and experiences around your challenge topic. Learn how to craft interview questions and then conduct actual interviews & experience how powerful and insightful an effectively conducted interview can be.
Sense-making is the process of grouping the information that we’ve gained from the interviews and identifying themes from across the range of people, based on their experiences, beliefs and values. For this stage we use a Persona Empathy Map, cumulating in a summary list of the key Gains (Goals) & Pains (Barriers).
Personas are used as the basis for Journey Mapping. Finding out about the objectives, behaviour, attitudes of people is very important for developing improvements or innovations of the services provided.
Journey Mapping allows us to get a deeper insight into customer (or users) needs, perception, experience and motivation. It will answer questions like: What and why are people really trying to achieve? How are they trying to achieve this? What are they experiencing, feeling, while trying to reach the desired outcome?
Challenge Reframing using a ‘How Might We’ sheet provides singled minded clarity on the problem that we are looking to solve and what impact solving this will have.
Ideation is the process of exploring a multitude of different creative territories to help us solve the challenge. For this stage we use a variety of approaches & tools individually & then as a team for the all-important co-creation process.
Prototyping is done to be able to test a service concept in a ‘low tech’ environment with relevant stakeholders. Prototyping can be done by building artefacts from cardboard or paper or by using Lego or role playing.

About the Presenter:

Darryl McClay

Darryl is a managing partner of DesignThinkers Academy ANZ & the Design Lead at The Cause Collective, a social impact organisation.

Course Information:

You will need a microphone and webcam/video as interaction with others on the course is necessary and strongly encouraged.
You will need a quiet space so there are no distractions for the participants.
You will receive an email with a link to each sessions
We recommend you log in ten minutes before the training session starts to ensure that you can hear and see everything.
If minimum numbers aren’t met, we’ll postpone and transfer all registrations to the next intake.

Registration Details
Sessions are limited to 10 - 25 registrants

For more information, please contact training@algim.org.nz

ALGIM Training Session: Data Driven Storytelling (13 Aug 2026)

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Online Course Structure & Information:

REGISTRATIONS: To register please email service@algim.org.nz
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (AEST) / 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM (ACST) / 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (AWST)
Dates: Thursday 13 August 2026 & Thursday 20 August 2026
Price: $649 + GST
You will need a microphone and webcam/video as interaction with others on the course is necessary and strongly encouraged.
You will need a quiet space so there are no distractions for the participants.
You will receive an email with a link to each session
We recommend you log in ten minutes before the training session starts to ensure that you can hear and see everything.
Sessions are limited to 8 - 12 participants.

Course Overview

All organisations have a wealth of data to draw upon to create engaging content, but knowing where to start is a challenge. This interactive workshop has been designed for policy, design, and engagement professionals who want to incorporate charts, graphs, and infographics into their content, but do not have a background in statistics.
Participants will be given a powerful new framework to identify data-rich storytelling opportunities, and learn how to collaborate more effectively with colleagues to produce unique, compelling, and accessible content.
The workshop incorporates individual and group activities to refine and develop your data-driven storytelling skills.

Module 1:

A (very) short history of data visualisation
Important terms and definitions
The eight key plots of data-driven storytelling

Module 2:

The eight key plots of data-driven storytelling (continued)
Data visualisation accessibility considerations
Design dos and don’ts
Tying it all together – devising data-rich content for your next campaign or project

ALGIM Training Session: Data Driven Storytelling (20 Aug 2026)

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Online Course Structure & Information:

REGISTRATIONS: To register please email service@algim.org.nz
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM (AEST) / 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM (ACST) / 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (AWST)
Dates: Thursday 13 August 2026 & Thursday 20 August 2026
Price: $649 + GST
You will need a microphone and webcam/video as interaction with others on the course is necessary and strongly encouraged.
You will need a quiet space so there are no distractions for the participants.
You will receive an email with a link to each session
We recommend you log in ten minutes before the training session starts to ensure that you can hear and see everything.
Sessions are limited to 8 - 12 participants.

Course Overview

All organisations have a wealth of data to draw upon to create engaging content, but knowing where to start is a challenge. This interactive workshop has been designed for policy, design, and engagement professionals who want to incorporate charts, graphs, and infographics into their content, but do not have a background in statistics.
Participants will be given a powerful new framework to identify data-rich storytelling opportunities, and learn how to collaborate more effectively with colleagues to produce unique, compelling, and accessible content.
The workshop incorporates individual and group activities to refine and develop your data-driven storytelling skills.

Module 1:

A (very) short history of data visualisation
Important terms and definitions
The eight key plots of data-driven storytelling

Module 2:

The eight key plots of data-driven storytelling (continued)
Data visualisation accessibility considerations
Design dos and don’ts
Tying it all together – devising data-rich content for your next campaign or project