Design+Process

toc =Design Process=
 * 1) Every design process starts with a Challenge.
 * 2) Generate Ideas
 * 3) Research those ideas
 * 4) Select your approach
 * 5) Design/Prototype
 * 6) Test your prototype
 * 7) Use your test to modfiy
 * 8) Go back to 5 and repeat until success

=Ideation/Brainstorming= There are a lot of methods for ideation, like Brainstorming, Logical problem-solving, Lateral Thinking, Association Mapping, Mind Mapping, etc. We spend most of our lives trying to filter information, so most of us aren't accustomed to trying to brainstorm--say all of our ideas, without reservation or hesitation. When you're solving a real-world problem, you need to think outside the box.

Consider using a new type of brainstorming that will help students engage in free-form discussion.

Consider the **frame** that you're placing around the problem. Ask your students if they can reframe the situation.

=Brainstorming Rules=
 * 1) Defer Judgement
 * 2) Encourage Wild Ideas
 * 3) Build on ideas
 * 4) Stay focused on the Topic
 * 5) One Conversation at a Time
 * 6) Be Visual
 * 7) Go for Quantity (Aim for more than 1 idea per minute per person)

=Brainstorming Guidelines=
 * 1) Create a problem statement
 * 2) Break into groups of 5-8 people, with a facilitator
 * 3) Make people comfortable, offer crazy ideas. Create a safe situation
 * 4) Be hands on--use lots of paper and markers, or sticky notes or thumbtacks and notecards.
 * 5) Select the ideas you want to move forward with.
 * You could have each student pick their three favorites
 * You could create a Pugh Chart which compares the plusses and minuses of each solution


 * Questions?** Contact Kathryn

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