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10:35 Intro
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11:10 Brainsto
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13:00 Lunch
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13:40 Develop your b
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14:00 Build
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15:00 Get r
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TEAMWORK TIMELINE
Introduce yourselves
•yourname •whatdoyoudo(inonesentence) •whydidyouchoosethisparticularproblem •alittle-knownfunfactaboutyou
Define your challenge
Whatistheproblemyouaregoingtoaddresstodayasateam?Example:highdrop-outlevelinhigh-schools
Chooseaspecificuser groupinfluencedbythisproblem.Giveasmanydetailsaspossible.Example:“TeenagegirlsinLanga”isbetterthan“YounggirlsinSouthAfrica”
Formulate the problem into a challenge that includes your user group.Example:HowmightwehelpteenagegirlsinLangacompletetheirhigh-schooleducation?
Brainstorm ideas
Innexthalfanhourcomeupwithatleast30 ideasthatsolveyourchallenge.ThinkRADICAL!Writeeveryideaonanindividualpost-it&groupsimilarideasonthefly.
Considertherulesofbrainstorming: •Deferjudgement •Encouragewildideas •Buildontheideasofothers •Stayfocusedonatopic •Oneconversationatatime •Bevisual •Goforquantity
Choose 3 most favorite ideas
thatyouwillpresenttoyoursisterteam.Usediscussion&voting.Voting: Everyteammembercanvotefor4differentideasbyputtingadotontheselectedpost-its.Thepost-itthatgetsmostdotsisthemostfavorite.
IDEA1 IDEA2 IDEA3
Get & give feedback
Nowmeetupwithyoursisterteamandpresentthemyourchallenge&3 favorite ideas.Use5minutesperidea.Capturetheirfeedbackonaseparatesheetofpaperthatyoucanfindonyourtable(thatlookslikethis:)
Switch,nowthesisterteamwillpresentitschallengeandideas.
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Lunch! Have some food for thought
Develop your best idea
1.Basedonthefeedbackyougot,choose the best idea 2.Develop it: •vision •impact •whocouldmakeithappen?(people,organizations) •howcoulditbeeconomicallysustainable?
Build your presentation
Becreative!Useflip-chartpaper,prototyping,roleplaying,storytelling.Makesuretocover:
Problem 1.Describethechallengethatyouareaddressing 2.Explainwhyit’sinterestingandimportanttosolveSolution 3.Giveitaname 4.Describeitinonesentence Example:“Uusiisamobileservicethathelpspoorpeoplefindjobs”
5.Describehowitworks(youcoulduseascenarioorastoryboard) 6.Explaintheimpactofyoursolution,benefitsandvaluetotheuser 7.Explainhowitcouldbeimplemented: •whocouldmakeithappen •howcoulditbeeconomicallysustainable
SHOWTIME!
Sources used IN this handout:
d.school-Anintroductiontodesignthinking http://dschool.stanford.edu/
OpenIdeo:TipsonBrainstorming http://www.openideo.com/fieldnotes/openideo-team-notes/sev en-tips-on-better-brainstorming
Whatworked... Whatcouldbeimproved...
Questions... Ideas...
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