This particular exercise was a. the first class I attended and b. the first time I saw how design thinking (correctly) really worked. It was much faster than I anticipated but I felt the time restraints were actually useful for keeping you on your feet.
We began by getting the manual and a group of random tools and objects. Things like paper, pencils, scissors and tape were all among the set we were given.
The idea was to design something for the process of gift-giving, and we sat next to a partner of sorts who we asked questions.
What is your partner trying to achieve through gift giving?
-Empathy
-Connection to their friends
-Appreciation
After more insight into their lives we developed a short sentence that summed up what we were trying to accomplish. My partner Gabby provided the information and I came up with this:
Gabby needs a way to feel connected and appreciated because she does not want them to feel lonely or unappreciated.
We then followed the on-screen directions of a man in a workshop and went through more steps and answered the questions. My first "prototype" was okay, but I did not blame myself because there was not much direction in my thinking. Also many of the ideas were a little more optimistic than they should have been.
Thankfully we were given time to reflect and ask our peers. It was here I revised my idea for the future.
I then took my best idea, an app, and fixed many poor design flaws. I ended up with an app that allowed your friends to know what you were up to and create social circles on your phone to always be in contact with them. (Think google+)
Even after that we reflected more and revised our ideas. There is not good design only good redesign.
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