IMPROVISATION FOR

DESIGN THINKERS

AGENDA Design Thinking

Improv

Empathise

Define

Ideate

Theory

Games

Reflection

Design Challenge

HOW YOU NEED TO BE

Present

Open

Non Judgmental

Having Fun

EMPATHISE DEFINE IDEATE PROTOTYPE TEST

TODAY

DESIGN THINKING?

WHAT IS

Undefined Problems

Human Centered

Methodology Based

IMPROV? WHAT IS

Theatre

Unscripted

Playful

Pattern Based

DESIGN THINKING

IMPROV +

People Focused

Collaborative

Iterative

Messy

YES AND - RULE -

PLAN A PARTY

- GAME -

EMBRACE FAILURE

- RULE -

HAH – SOH – KAH - GAME -

MAKE YOUR PARTNER LOOK

GOOD

- RULE -

ONE WORD AT A TIME

- GAME -

IMPROV 101

- TAKE AWAY -

Yes And

Embrace Failure

Make Your Partner Look Good

DESIGN CHALLENGE

How do we help Singaporeans be healthier?

EMPATHISE - 1 -

Put Yourself In Their Shoes

Understand Context

What Do They Really Care About?

GIVE A SH!T

- RULE -

I GOT YOU A GIFT

- GAME -

FIND THE FEELING

- RULE -

I DO, YOU SAY

- GAME -

EMPATHISE - TAKE AWAY -

Give a Sh!t

Find The Feeling

Build Rapport

Understand Motive

Discover Context

HOW DO WE HELP SINGAPOREANS BE HEALTHIER? EMPATHISE

In groups, interview each other and find out:

What does “healthier” mean?

What are the behaviors?

What are the challenges?

How does context change things?

Why does it matter?

BREAK

5

DEFINE - 2 -

Synthesise Findings

Articulate The Problem To Be Solved

Build A Point Of View

MAKE THINGS

OBVIOUS

- RULE -

SLIDE SHOW

- GAME -

IF THIS IS TRUE, WHAT

ELSE IS TRUE

- RULE -

WORLD’S BEST

- GAME -

DEFINE - TAKE AWAY -

Make Things Obvious

If This Is True, What Else Is True

Scope Tightly

Understand Levers

Map Out Constraints

HOW DO WE HELP SINGAPOREANS BE HEALTHIER? DEFINE

In groups, frame the problem to be solved:

Who is it for, what is the goal, and why do they care?

What are the components?

What are the assumptions?

What are the constraints and levers of the system?

IDEATE - 3 -

Explore The Problem Space

Quantity vs Quality

Defer Judgment

BUILD ON THE IDEAS OF OTHERS

- RULE -

I AM A TREE

- GAME -

IT’S OK TO LET GO

- RULE -

FREEZE - GAME -

IDEATE - TAKE AWAY -

Build On The Ideas of Others

It’s OK To Let Go

Be Non Obvious

Defer Judgment

Challenge Assumptions

HOW DO WE HELP SINGAPOREANS BE HEALTHIER? IDEATE

In groups, explore the problem space:

What are the common ways to solve?

What other context has a similar solution?

What are you reminded of?

How can you apply more force to a lever?

What if your assumptions were untrue?

Yes And

Embrace Failure

Make Your Partner Look Good

Give a Sh!t

Find The Feeling

Make Things Obvious

If This is True, What Else is True

Build On The Ideas of Others

It’s OK To Let Go

RULES

NOTES - CLOSING -

It’s Not About The Rules

Mindset Matters

Everything Will be OK

SCENE - AND-

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