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Lesson 1: Group Formation, Discovery and Problem Statement
Type: Unplugged
Duration: 50m
Prep. Time: 30m
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
After completing this session, the students will:
- organize into Project Groups by the Goal they are most passionate about
- have completed research on their Global Goal
- identified a specific problem around their Goal that they would like to address
Agenda
Agenda
- Do Now (5 min)
- Group Formation (10 min)
- Research (20)
- Problem Statement
- Closeout (5 min)
1. Do Now:
1. Do Now:
- Which Global Goals are you most interested in building solutions for?
- What questions do you have about them?
2. Group Formation
2. Group Formation
*There is no perfect way to form groups of students. Here is one suggestion:
- Have students gather by the Global Goal Poster that they are most inspired to build a solution for
- Organize students into groups of 3-4
Complete the following tasks on your handout:
Complete the following tasks on your handout:
- Team Name Brainstorm
- Global Goal to focus on
- User Groups affected by the Goal
3. Discovery Part I: Set the right targets for your project.
3. Discovery Part I: Set the right targets for your project.
With your group:
- Identify 2-3 Global Goal Targets for your project and write them into your Handbook
GlobalGoalsTargetsPDF.pdf3. Discovery Part II: Additional Research
3. Discovery Part II: Additional Research
Identify 5 facts about your Goal
Identify 5 facts about your Goal
- You can use Google to search for information about you Goal
Or
- Check out the Trailblazer Challenge page with links and videos (tinyurl.com/factsgg)
4. Problem Statement
4. Problem Statement
A problem statement is a tool to help innovators focus on the most important things to solve for. Create a problem statement to guide the design of your project.
- First, identify who your users are and their needs.
- Second, incorporate a key learning or insight that you gained from your research
Step 1: Work with your team to write a problem statement by answering the questions below.
Example of a Problem Statement:
Example of a Problem Statement:
(your audience or group of users): Students who care about endangered species need(s) a way to (your audience’s need): easily find out about the animals that need the most help because (your insight, or what you learned in research): they would like to participate in activities to save the animals.
Tips for creating a Problem Statement:
Tips for creating a Problem Statement:
- It should be phrased as a question
- Problem statements that start with “How might we…”, or “What can we do to…” encourage us to think creatively about solution generation.
- It should not impose limitations
- At this point, you don't need to worry about technical, financial, time constraints, or other challenges. While we always want to build a product that is realistic and usable, listing those out now can be a block to creative problem solving.
- It should be actionable
- Use strong verbs, like “How might we teach…”, or “How might we provide…” Active verbs provide additional information, and better describe the intended use of the app.
- It should be specific
- Creating specific problem statements can actually generate more solutions. Be specific about the job to be done and the people that you’re designing for.
- It should be succinct (brief and clearly explained)
- The problem statement provides the clarity and focus for the project.
5. Closeout
5. Closeout
Share your Problem Statement with the class
Extra Resources
Extra Resources
- User Centered Design Micro Activity
- Design You Own:
- Design your own Nike’s http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/nikeid
- Design your own Vans http://www.vans.com/custom-shoes.html
- Design your own font: http://www.fontifier.com
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