The parent is concerned about their daughter graduating and entering the workforce. They want her to be able to identify her interests and passions, be creative, independent, and excel in her career and life. The current education system does not allow students to think creatively or explore a wide range of career options. The document then lists several ideas for helping the daughter develop these skills, including saving money for her future, giving her time for hobbies to identify interests, and spending lots of time with her to understand her better.

1. Design Thinking Action Lab –
Assignment – Ideate
Anupama
13th Aug 2013

2. Problem statement
 As a parent whose daughter is going to graduate and
get into work, I need her to
 be able to identify her interests/passion
 be more creative
 be independent
 excel in career and life
because
 Current system does not enable her to think
 There are only a set of pre defined options that are
presented to the child
TURN OVER FOR THE IDEAS….

3. Problem Statement
As a responsible parent whose daughter is
going to get to work in a year or so I need my
daughter
to be able to identify her interests/passion
to be more creative
to be independent
to excel in career and life
Encourage
kids to join a
group to share
thoughts
Involve them in
decision making Give kids
puzzles/riddles to
solve
Teach/allow kids
to draw
Cultivate habit of
reading books
Ask them to show
and tell (talk about
a subject)
Let them do small
projects one
subjects they like
Show them career
options
Career counseling?
Get a good
internship
Get games that
involve creativity
Help them learn an
art – music/dance
of their choice
Play with them
Get newspapers
Save money for
their future
Talk to teachers to
identify interest
Be friendly, hang
out
Allow kids to go out
(cycling/walk) and
enjoy nature
Get a good mentor
Visit homes of
under privileged
people and show
them real life
Encourage to
participate in
competitions
Share
experiences of
your job
Accept failures
Discuss real life
problems
Send them to part
time jobs
Arrange expert talk
Monitor school
grades
Reward them
Organize training
programs
Study away from
home?
Record
achievements
Be frank
Connect with like
minded parents
Support decisions
Guided social n/w
Appreciate
steps taken
Teach to
meditate
Organize
parties
(socialize?)
Give time
for hobbies
Help choose
alternate career

4. Problem Statement
As a responsible parent whose daughter is going
to get to work in a year or so I need my
daughter
to be able to identify her interests/passion
to be more creative
to be independent
to excel in career and life
Demand excellent
grades
Coach
Teach kids to
dream
Place a drawing
board at their place
Enrol in classes
that teach different
skills
Talk to people who
made it big in their
dream career
Teach different
languages
Make studies fin
Close parent-
teacher relation
Identify schools
that are good at
overall
development

5. Ideas I like the most
 Save for future
 If children are to choose career of their interest, they
should be free of financial woes. If financial constraints
do not come in the way, it is easy to pursue the dream
career. This may not be always possible, but an idea that
every parent can make use of. May sound a silly idea but
the fact is most career decisions are based on returns on
investment, sadly

6. Ideas I like the most
 Give time for hobbies –
 Spend time to identify interests in music/art/reading
/drawing etc.. Indulging in relaxing music or dance is
the best way to de-stress. It also helps get clarity of
thought. Hobbies also help bring the creative person in
you

7. Ideas I like the most
 Spend lots of time with kids
 Spend lots of time with kids, this will help understand
their interests, moods and worries. Spending more time
is better than spending quality time