Charetting design challenges

DESIGN PROMPTS . . .


What makes a good prompt?


What makes a good prompt? For a workshop?

-User group ( the less like the student the richer the experience)

- Solution scope (varied possibilities, looks fruitful)

- Timing (can the students do it in the time allowed)

- Potential for impact (could it lead to an implemented solution)

- Suitable for design thinking (human centered challenge)

- Connects with content (how can curricular content* supplement)

- Relevant to students (exciting, meaningful. connected)

* curricular content is traditional material that you might want to teach through

design thinking, i.e. economics or math. It is not necessary for all challenges.


What makes a good prompt? For a real project?

CHARETTES

Thinking it through by doing it through

CHARETTE GOALS

- Exploring kind of empathy experience can you

create

- Predicting potential solutions

- Finding opportunities to leverage curricular content

HEADLINING THE PROMPT

Redesign the experience

for

in a world where (content constraint)

HEADLINE EXAMPLE

Leverage the capabilities and brand of Nike to

Redesign the SPORTS AND FITNESS experience

for THE SERIOUS BUT AMATEUR ATHLETE

in a world where THESE USERS ARE BEYOND

CONSUMER-LEVEL GOODS BUT ARE NOT YET PROS

and THIS USER GROUP IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN

THE MARKETPLACE

HEADLINE EXAMPLE

Leverage the capabilities and brand of Nike to

Redesign the ATHLETIC SHOE BUYINGexperience

for THE SERIOUS BUT AMATEUR ATHLETE

in a world where THESE USERS ARE BEYOND

CONSUMER-LEVEL GOODS BUT ARE NOT YET PROS

and THIS USER GROUP IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN

THE MARKETPLACE

CHARETTING

- A 4 step series of scaffolded brainstorms,

followed by discussion, voting.

-The goal is to quickly do you best to predict how

you think students might move through a design

challenge.

- Keep in mind specific students from the class; the

super engaged one, the shy one, etc.

- This should be done standing at a whiteboard at

medium to high energy. Try doing a warm-up to

beforehand if need be.

CHARETTING :: Step 1 (4

mins)

- Brainstorm prompts that seem relevant to students

(see slides 8 and 9)

- Choose 1


mins)

- Given the prompt, brainstorm possible empathy

experiences you could set up (include “unrealistic”

but ideal scenarios too)

- Are there enough? Are they interesting? Are

there content connections?

- If so, chose one or two that you might use and

move on to step 3. If not, go back to step 1 and try

rewriting the prompt


mins)

- Given the potential empathy experiences,

brainstorm some problem reframes you think the

students might come up with?

- Do they seem interesting? Are there multiple

probable reframes? Are there content connections?

- If so, choose one or two and move on to step 3. If

not, go back to step 1 and try rewriting the prompt

or step 2 and think of more empathy experiences.


mins)

- Given the potential reframes, brainstorm some

solutions you think the students might come up

with?

- Do they seem interesting? Are they varied? Do

some of them have a chance to be implemented?

Are there content connections?

- If so, good. Go back for final tweaks on the

challenge. If not choose one or two and move on to

step 3. If not, go back to step 1 and try rewriting the

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Charetting design challenges