Schedule February 15, 2014

Icebreaker

Overview & Vision

Warm-up Exercise

Design Thinking + Problem Statement

Final Exercise

Guest Speaker: Stella Schieffer of Poly Port

Wrap-up

{ Warm- up Exercise

Act out the Scenarios

Take the scenario given to your team. Make sure

the other teams do not over hear it.

Create a short two-minute skit using any props you

like. Other teams will have to guess your team’s

scenario.

Rules

1. Every team member must be involved in the skit

2. Make each character plausible and interesting

Instructions Act out the Scenarios

Empathy Define Ideate Prototype Test

Design Thinking

Process

Problem Statement

needs to

Type of Person

in order to

Insight

Need (verb)

Problem Statement

needs to

Type of Person

in order to/ because Insight

Need (verb)

Dad with two kids

Good educational programming for his kids

Art is important to him

Problem Statement

needs to

Type of Person

in order to/because Insight

Need (verb)

Burned out dad with two kids

Refresh himself at museum not just babysit kids

Has had to sacrifice passion for art since having kids

Redefined

Problem: Build a Bridge

{ Skywalks in Minnesota

Protect from inclement

weather

{ Grand Canyon

Generate new income

{ Hotel 4 Seasons Bora Bora

To create an amazing

experience

Problem Statement

needs to

Type of Person

in order to

Insight

Need (verb)

{ Final Exercise

Create & Show a Problem Statement

Craft a Problem Statement related to transportation or logistics. Once finalized, write it down on the paper provided. Then use the materials provided to SHOW this problem. Again, other groups will have to guess the problem statement that your team illustrates.

Hint: Choose something that at least one person in the group has experienced directly.

Turn over your Problem Statement and paste it in the center of red/yellow poster boards. Guesses will be placed around the actual Problem Statement.

Instructions Create & Show a Problem

Statement