Design Thinking / A4 / Prototype
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Young graduates need help finding their career path more efficiently to avoid wasted time and resources pursuing dead ends. Maria, a recent graduate, was interviewed. Two potential solutions were identified: 1) A "Boss for a Day" program where students temporarily work as and are filmed documenting the experience of a boss to gain insights; 2) A mandatory two-week "Career Bootcamp" course providing hands-on experience in different fields through real-life projects to help students identify their interests. Both ideas were evaluated on factors like practical experience gained, student engagement, and feasibility of implementation.
Design Thinking / A4 / Prototype
- 1. Design Thinking / A4: Prototype / All rights reserved. Carlos Escalante 2013. Young graduates need a way to find their calling more efficiently because they are afraid of losing valuable time and resources on too many a dead end. PROBLEM STATEMENT Maria, 23, the graduate recently interviewed for the second assignment. INTERVIEWEE A. Being boss for a day, while making upstarts conscious of the effort and though decisions implied by following your dreams, This would then be documented by the universities and included in a vocation or special course, so they could acquired extra insights from someone in their situation. B. A career bootcamp, A required course for every bachelor, it will require one week of absence from the classrooms and drill them in all mayor branches of their interested field (ex. For marketing you get an advertising, research, pricing, etc. drill. SELECTED IDEAS
- 2. Design Thinking / A4: Prototype / All rights reserved. Carlos Escalante 2013. Imagine that during your vocational training some of your class mates would get to star in a reality show, were they would be recorded before and after a “boss for a day” experience. This would be documented and the analyzed in class, so you could learn from your friends and from different job environments. EXTRA DETAILS BOSS FOR A DAY EVALUATION worked To improve ? ideas Fun Better sense of the work envmnt Interesting Would firms want the publicity? Slots available? 2 much responsibility Student / boss pairing could spark interesting things
- 3. Design Thinking / A4: Prototype / All rights reserved. Carlos Escalante 2013. BOOTCAMP EVALUATION worked To improve ? ideas A required curricular course, this two week, full-credit class will put graduates through the wringer, working in teams developing real life (or near real life) projects in a high pressure, multi- disciplinary environment. This will help them get a sense of their areas of interest fairly obviously. EXTRA DETAILS Fun Real sense of work env. Would attack a real area of opportunity (lack of experience) Practical # of participants (many) 2 weeks is too little Avg. or poor students Will firms and univs. do this for students? Mentors for boot camp