Design thinking 2020

What is design thinking?

• When you think about designs

• A way of building something

• A method for creative problem solving

• Steps for making lightbulbs

Why are we learning Design Thinking & the LAUNCH Cycle?

• It helps us do better in school in general

• It helps build creativity and innovation skills that we will need for future careers

• It helps us learn to ask better questions

• It helps us learn how to collaborate as a team

Which of these skills do students need to be successful?

• Communication

• Critical Thinking

• Creativity

• Collaboration

During which stage would you:
Brainstorm ideas based on your observations.

• Prototype
• Define
• Ideate
• Empathize

What are the steps of Design Thinking Process?

• Understand > Draw > Ideate > Create > Test

• Empathise > Define > Ideate > Prototype > Test

• Empathise > Design > Implement > Produce > Test

• Understand > Define > Ideate > Produce > Try

You and your team finished interviewing your users. You noticed there are gaps in your understanding of your users' needs and problems. To fill in these gaps, what should you and your team do next?

Choose the correct ANSWERS (more than one).

• Try your best to fill in the gaps yourself.

• Ask for another interview session

• Plan an observation exercise

• Become the user and experience what they experience.

Does the customer knows what they want? Choose TWO.

• Yes, of course because customer is king

• Not really, because customer will usually tell us what they need

• No, because they are unsure until they see something from the provider

• Not sure, because I know what I want

• Probably, because customer is the paymaster

Design Thinking is a Linear Process. True or False?

• TRUE

• FALSE

A college is redesigning it website. Current students are the main users of the website. Which one of the below elements should definitely be on the website?

• College rules and regulations

• Information on faculty members

• Information about courses

• Alumni details

Aravind Eye Care System (AECS), an Indian eye care provider for millions of low income people has been using design thinking in its approach since a long time. Which of the below statements are examples of design thinking at AECS?

• AECS provides buses from remote locations to the AEC center to provide transportation to its users, the poor people as they can't afford these

• AECS has developed a manufacturing facility which enables providing lenses at a fraction of cost than the market price

• AECS has been using telemedicine trucks to enable expert advice of doctors at hospital

• AECS provide robotic facility operation for selective persons at patient fare for 100% cure without contact lens