Starting a Student Innovation Lab (How We Did It At My School‪)‬ Inside Innovation

DT Phase
Activity
Empathy/
Look and Learn
Visit #1: The Science Behind our Brains and What People Care About.

Team-Building Activity: Escape the Room

Objective: Identifying problems and who those problems impact.
Researching
Visit #2: Effective research and study design

How to Make Toast

Objective: A plan of action for researching ideas and defining/refining their audience needs.
Ideating
Visit #3: Navigating Ideas from a Brainstormed List

Whiteboard Activity

Objective: Come with current data and analysis. Choose problem to work on and begin ideating (coming up with solutions)
Prototyping/
Creating
Visit #4: Narrowing Solutions and Rapid Prototype

Rapid Prototyping Challenge

Objective: Finalize 1-2 solutions and come up with a plan for prototyping/creating solution.
Revise/Iteration
Visit #5: How to Use Feedback to Improve Your Solution

Pitch Your Product

Objective: Pitch finalized prototype and develop plan for getting feedback for further iteration.
Launch
Visit #6: Product-Market Fit and Successfully Sharing Your Solution with the World

Objective: Plan for how to sell, pitch, and market your solution to the masses (your audience).