Assessment: The Design Thinking Process

What is the purpose of their first step in the Design Thinking process?

• To come up with innovative solutions

• To conduct interviews and empathize with students and staff

• To define the problem statement

• To test the prototype with actual users

What is the main focus of step three in the design thinking process?

• Building a real prototype

• Testing the prototype with actual users

• Coming up with ideas to solve the problem

• Analyzing the interviews and defining the problem

Michael, Abigail, and Avery are working on a group project to design a new mobile app. After reflecting on the different ideas, what should they do in step four?

• Connect the dots and sketch up the final solution

• Test the prototype with actual users

• Conduct interviews with many people

• Formulate a problem statement

Arjun, Emma, and Luna are working on a project together to design a new mobile app. They present their prototype to their classmates, including Daniel and Aria. What should they do if people don't like their prototype?

• Defend their idea and convince them

• Ignore their feedback and move on

• Learn from their feedback and make improvements

• Conduct more interviews to understand their needs

1. Restate, in your own words, the problem statement you came up with for your project.

Priya is starting a new business and wants to understand her target audience and intended user. What should she focus on?

• Customer

• Materials

• Function

• Environment

Evelyn, Abigail, and Rohan are working on a project. They are following the design thinking process. What should be their first step?

• Define the problem

• Empathise with the users

• Ideate solutions

• Prototype their ideas

3. In your own words, explain the purpose of generating several designs during the Ideate stage.

Abigail, Luna, and Mia are working on a project using the design thinking process. They have empathized, defined, and ideated. What should they do next?

• Ideate

• Define

• Prototype

• Test

Which of the following is NOT a good strategy to employ during the Empathy step of the interview?

• Encourage Avery to talk about her experiences related to the project topic.

• Ask follow-up questions to Avery to get more information.

• Try to uncover needs Avery may or may not be aware of related to the project topic.

• Encourage Avery to give short answers that get right to the point.