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Think about a school desk.

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• What are its parts?
• What are its purpose?
• How do the parts work together to do something?

Launch: Ponder & Discuss

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Are you ready for your Next

Design with Empathy Challenge?

Today, your level up opportunities are:�

• Curious: Which teams are listening to one another? Which teams are sharing leadership and working as a team?
• Caring: Which teams are speaking clearly to their partners to explain their ideas? Which teams are using their voices to ensure all partners are part of the design?
• Creative Thinkers: Which team is showing creative thinking by sketching a variety of ideas? Who is imagining new ideas or new versions of existing ideas?

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Challenge

How might we design a better school desk for your partner?

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How might you design a better school desk for your partner?

Step 1: Interview Your Partner

• What do you like about your school desk? Dislike?
• What do you wish your desk had?

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Step 2: Define your partners needs

• My partner needs a way to [put need here] because [insights].

Empathize & Define

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Step 1, (15 min): Individually, sketch 3 different ideas for a desk that meets the needs of your partner.

• Label the parts and describe their purposes (how do the parts meet the needs of your partner?)

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Step 2, (5 min): Share your sketches with your partner

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Step 3, (5 min): Make changes to your sketches

How might you design a better school desk for your partner?

Ideate

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Step 1, Prototype (15 min): Select from your sketches the best ideas a build a prototype.

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Step 2, Test (5 min): Share your prototype with your partner and get feedback.

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Step 3, Refine (10 min): Make changes to your prototype based on feedback

How might you design a better school desk for your partner?

Prototype, Test & Refine

Let’s Learn from One Another to Improve Our Designs

Remember your Level Up Opportunities!

Curious

• Listen as each person describes their designs. Ask questions to learn more.

Creative Thinkers

• After listening to each design, offer new ideas to make the designs even better. Add to your own ideas based on feedback.

Caring

• Talk about how each design connects to your partner’s unique needs.

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What did we learn today about human-centered design?

As a whole group, think and talk about what you learned today about:

• Designing for Someone Else’s Needs
• The Difference between Human-Centered Design and Designing for Function
• Curiosity and Listening to Other Ideas
• Using Care in Design
• Creative Thinking

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Don’t forget to add to your Design with Empathy brainstorm page!