Innovation Leaders Design Challenge Quiz

Design Thinking Process

• Empathy is the first step in design thinking, allowing us to understand and share the feelings of others.
• Through empathy, we can put ourselves in others' shoes and connect with their feelings about a problem or situation.
• Guided questions to identify a problem and others' feelings include:
  • What is the person feeling?
  • What actions or words indicate this feeling?
  • Can you identify their feelings through words?
  • What words would you use to describe their feelings?

Importance of Empathy

• Empathy is crucial in design thinking because it allows us to understand and connect with others' feelings.
• Empathy enables us to identify the problem and how others are feeling about it.

Design Thinking vs. Innovation

• Innovation is not an event, but a design process.
• Design thinking involves a process of empathy, insights, concepts, and solutions.

Divergent and Convergent Thinking

• Divergent thinking involves creating choices, while convergent thinking involves making choices.
• Empathy leads to insight, which is a crucial step in the design thinking process.

Tools for Design Thinking

• Journey Map: a tool used to create a visual representation of a user's journey.
• Rich Picture: a tool used to create a visual representation of a complex situation.

Challenges and Applications

• Create a Journey Map or Rich Picture for a real-life scenario, such as enrolling at FCHS, selecting a schedule, or planning a trip.
• Apply design thinking to tackle complex problems, such as bullying, recycling, or obesity.