Design Thinking Challenges
Understand the Strands...
A: Inquiring & AnalyZing
A1
Explain & Justify
Using the links above, brainstorm with a partner the product or solution you could create to address the problem that is generated.
A2
Identify & Prioritize Research
In a group of 3, look at the question generated
Try to answer it as fast as you can using both primary and secondary research
Rank the best research questions that got you to the right answer
Try to get the fastest time to achieve the highest points
A3
Analyze Existing Products
Partner up and choose one of the items that is generated. Quickly come up with a SWOT analysis of the product.
Strengths: positive aspects about the product
Weaknesses: negative aspects of a product
Opportunities: ways to improve the product to make it more relevant to your target audience
Threats: things you don't control that could limit the success of your product
A4
Develop a Design Brief
In a small group, use the design brief generator to review a fake request for proposal (RFP). Quickly summarize the key bullet points that the client would need in their product or solution.
B: Developing Ideas
B1
Develop Design Specifications & Success Criteria
In a group of 3, generate a design brief using the link and list a minimum of 5 features the product or solution MUST include for the client to be satisfied
Generate a random thing
Describe the product through specifications (must-haves) and have people guess what the product is.
B2
Develop Feasible Design Ideas
Individually, generate a request for proposal (RFP) from FakeClient.com and create a quick sketch or two of your ideas for a product or solution
Split the class in half equally. If you have an unequal number, select someone to go twice.
Select an artist from your group to go first and a product generator who will face the front of the class.
Draw as fast as you can and have your team guess the products. The first team to complete the relay wins.
Just work through the presentation and with the focus on just how little time is required to come up with ideas to develop
B3
Present & Justify Design
Using the 'Search similar products' extension for chrome. Class chooses a product (eg mobile phone, desk lamp etc). We find a photo of the product and apply the extension. The first 3 are looked at in your table groups and 'Justify' your choice
B4
Develop Drawings & Outline Requirements
Make a copy as prompted of the link above and fill in under the numbered boxes which orthographic images match the Isometric ones
__________ is my final design and has been developed further to include more details. __________ is an outline of what resources are needed to create the product.
C: Creating the Solution
C1
Plan Time & Resources
Stop everything, go to the board to draw a small timeline of what happened since you woke up this morning until you walked into the room
C2
Demonstrate Technical Skill
Let's do C3 if we land on this one :)
C3
Follow the Plan & Present Solution
From the link above select one of the designs and you have 5 min to follow the plan (instructions) and present your solution (it should fly!!)
C4
Justify Changes made to Design & Plan
Randomly select one of the items from this list and justify why the product has changed from its original form/shape etc
D: Evaluating
D1
Design Testing Methods to Measure Success
__________ testing methods were designed to measure the success of my product based on my design specifications and success criteria.
D2
Evaluate Success based on Design Specifications
After testing my product on my target audience, __________ evaluates the success of my product against my design specifications.
D3
Explain Improvements
__________ explains how I could have improved my solution.
D4
Outline Impact on Target Audience
__________ explains the impact of the product on the target audience.