CS 107: thunkable - Design Challenge Session II

CS 107: thunkable

Design Challenge Session II

"How might we help people thrive mentally and physically in the midst of COVID-19"

What you will do in this lesson:

Ideate/Brainstorm potential solutions
Plan out User Interface and Programming

Vocabulary

Human Centered Design: Understanding *who* you are designing for, with a focus on your client
MVP (Minimally Viable Product): A prototype or model of a solution that you can share with others to get feedback

Agenda/Lesson Steps

Ideate
Plan your Prototype

Slidedeck/MiniLesson

Activity

Remember your POV Problem Statement? Let’s use it to generate as many solutions as we can. The more the better!

Part 3: Ideate Overview

Ideate is all about turning problems into solutions

Part 3.0: Padlet Set-up

Go to Padlet.com
Make a new padlet
- “Canvas” will work best for this activity
Give it the title “Brainstorm Padlet”

Part 3.1: Brainstorm

When you defined the problem, you started by collecting details. Now, come up with as many ideas as you can to solve that problem. Don’t hold back!

Have your Padlet and/or post-its/paper at hand

Start by dreaming BIG. Consider:

What are the craziest ways you can imagine to solve your client’s problem?
How many different ideas for a solution can you create?
How might you combine ideas to make an even more original solution?

Brainstorm at least 10 Ideas for apps that address the problem you defined

Part 3.2 : Cluster

Just like before, you’re going to cluster and group ideas. Only THIS time, you’re grouping your ideas for solutions. Look for what is similar or related and put those together

Cluster by grouping details that are similar together

Look for patterns and start naming the groups into categories based on the similarities you see.
What inspires you or excites you?
Consider: What will best meet the identity, needs and goals of your client?

Are all of your ideas clustered into groups? Yes? Now it’s time to narrow them down to your winning solution.

Part 3.3 : Narrow

You may have a lot of ideas that could work but it’s important to select one you will actually build and test.

Consider:

What are your three favorite ideas?
Do each of these ideas match your POV Problem Statement?
Which idea (or combination of ideas) will BEST solve your client’s problem?

Got a winner? Write a short, clear explanation of your winning idea and put it into the IDEATE section of your Design Guide.

Part 4: Prototype Planning

In the prototype stage, you will plan your MVP (Minimally Viable Product) of your idea to show how people will use your product, service or campaign

Part 4.1: Screens

Plan out each screen and give a description of what the User will do on each screen.

*Optional: You can add screenshots from each screen after you design them in Thunkable

Part 4.2: Events

Plan the Events/ Buttons/Actions for each screen

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