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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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