Building a Meaningful Project: A Founding Handbook for the Digital Era

Anna Ackermann

Founder, Innovator and Facilitator

Stop getting ready & get started

In this workshop you'll learn everything you need to start building an impactful project.

This world is in dire need of women who create and build. Too much harm has been done by egocentric and greedy founders. Let's build with empathy and kindness.

This workshop is for all women who want to finally create their own thing and have a problem/field they care about. You can have an idea in mind but it's not necessary - be ready to leave with a different plan.

This space is intentionally created for women to give room for doubts and worries, we too often are afraid to voice.

Let's shape the future!

What you’ll learn

Go from impulse to impact

Understand the five stages from problem to sustainable project
Learn why promising projects fail, and how to avoid the most common traps
Choose the shape that fits your life: project, community, non-profit or business

Learn the basics of design thinking - a methodology that might change your life (seriously)
Write a clear problem statement and define exactly who you’re building for
Know how to test an idea before you invest in it

Discover what you can build today without coding, using AI tools, no-code and digital channels
Apply a five-question responsibility check to your own idea: data, consent, inclusion, safety and AI bias

Understand basic income models and where funding for women-led projects comes from
Plan the time you can realistically give, without burning out

A one-page plan covering your problem, your people, your shape, your tech lever, how it sustains itself, and your first three steps
Learn about where to find resources and peers

Workshop agenda

1. From maybe to yes
We'll start the workshop by naming a problem you care deeply about.
Design Thinking: A method that let's you build with empathy
A hands-on introduction to design thinking. You’ll write your problem statement and define who you’re building for, together with another participant.
Tech as your lever, used responsibly
What you can build without coding, what it costs in time and money, and how to check your idea won’t cause harm.
Money and energy
How projects pay for themselves, where to find funding, and how to fit founding into your life. The burned-out founder is a myth.
Your founder’s map
Complete your one-page map, choose your first three steps, and decide how you want to continue: on your own or with us.