Design Thinking Action Lab, Ideate Assignment

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Design Thinking Action Lab
IDEATE Assignment
Horman Millán
Aug. 12. 2013
Stanford University

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Step 1 : Idea Generation (32)

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Step 2 : Idea Selection

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Problem Statement
“How do we make students GET experience and DEVELOP Skills,
Feeling Prodcutive and Useful, Previous to Real Work Time”
Challenge: Redesign the School to Work Transition
Ideas Selection
i. Most Practical: (24), (26) Invite graduated students and/or parents periodically to
share their job experience possitive and negative things, like a
round table, in which all students can ask questions and learn
experiences. This idea could be complemented if the mmeting site
is the working place of the speaker guest.
ii. Most Disruptive: (13), (14) Develop a Program or Initiative that includes Practical
School Professor and a group of Students tackling a real problem in
community or in the Industry, with clear objetives an on the job
trainning.
iii. My Favorite Idea: (7) Design a Contest and Awars for Best Summer Job Experience.
(look for best practices and make heroes and legends)
Step 3 : Idea Explanation