Co-creation using Design Thinking

Objectives of this activity:

By the end of this session, participants will have:

1. practiced the basics of design thinking and prototyping

2. explain to a colleague how the Design Thinking approach can help a changemaker co-create new solutions with end users, by using the end-user's perspectives as basis for design

3. discuss how school-based design thinking/social lab bootcamps can help generate dozens of local solutions to local problems

Steps

Step 1 - Prepare prototyping materials (paper, clay, etc) 5 days prior to the activity. Facilitators must review or try implementing the Design Thinking Crash Course on a trial basis to prepare. 

Step 2 - Have participants watch the IDEO Shopping Cart and Kids Can videos 2 days before the BL Circle activity

Step 3 - Run the Design Thinking Crash Course Video and do the activities accordingly