Homework 3 ideation 12082013
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The document discusses solutions for helping a student transition smoothly from school to work by addressing their tensions, desires, and worries. The most practical solution is to create a flawless experience for the student by learning from the hospitality industry and customizing a program to each student's unique needs. The most disruptive idea is to use future scenarios and virtual reality to look into the future and experience what it would be like, helping the student feel more secure. The favorite idea is to create a "pod" in the workplace where the student can attend school classes for 2-3 hours daily, integrating their academics and work.
Homework 3 ideation 12082013
- 2. The problem statement “Our multifaceted cool dude needs a way to alleviate his tensions so that he can transition smoothly from school to work”
- 3. The context - need to fulfill his desires and address his worries Exposure to thought leadership New learning Futuristic learning Opportunity to network Great human interaction Specific skills gained so better job Desires Worries Mindset change may be tough to manage as circumstances have changed Worry of it being waste of time Loss of access to contemporary technology Loss of comfort zone
- 4. What are the most obvious solutions for this problem? (even things that you know already exist) Recce 6. Visit the place and spend a week experiencing it College to proactively take these actions 7. Professor chosen to mentor 8. FAQs to be sensitive to these worries- online forums to address these issues – skype calls 9. Colleges to offer a contest to get new students start interacting with mentors even before they finally join. This interaction to be kept confidential Seek feedback 1. Alumni from office who have joined school 2. Start a facebook page – to get inputs 3. Talk to stakeholders rather than just students to get their feedback 4. Upload a Utube video with questions 5. Students who are disgruntled
- 5. What can you add, remove or modify from those initial solutions? Improve the experience 10. Make the experience almost flawless by learning from hospitality industry 11. Customized program which addresses the unique bouquet of concerns of each student 12. Have a buddy program 13. School to offer a guarantee for a certain amount of learning, networking, certain skills – otherwise money back Integration of industry and academics 13. Company sponsored programs which have a mix of work and study Future worlds 14. Build future scenarios –with the school education and not. Visualize life and write it down 15. Make it live – enact the future scenarios
- 6. How would a 5-year-old child solve the problem? 16. Favorite toy 17. Permission to take pet 18. Tell a story and address all challenges 19. Have a camping holiday 20. Go on a discovery journey 21. Convince friends to join also 22. Look for your cocoon 23. Imaginary friend 24. Wishing chair
- 7. Unlimited budget 25. Stay at the campus for a month- come to office every second day in a private plane 26. Go for a vacation to think on way ahead 27. Employ the best consultants to tell you what lies ahead 28. With 3 D printing, bring the school to your work place or anywhere you go to 29. Spend a day with the richest/most successful man of the school 30. Create a pod in the work place where you go for 2-3 hours everyday – school class being held
- 8. How would you solve the problem without spending any money? 31. Role play to address each challenge 32. Social media groups as support groups 33. Apps to help address everyday worries as getting an online expense tracker 34. Curriculum to ensure continuous feedback and hence changes taken into account
- 9. How would you solve this problem if you had control over the laws of nature (think invisibility, teleportation, etc.)? 35.Virtual reality- capture thoughts and address them as they emerge 36.Experience the future – time machine 37.Invisible attendance every week before joining – beamed into class – like Star trek
- 10. i. the most practical idea (one that could be easily implemented) ii. the most disruptive idea (one that would make a huge impact, regardless of how feasible or affordable it is) iii. your favorite idea (one idea that you are excited about for whatever reason... you don’t have to justify why)
- 11. The most practical idea is to create a flawless experience by using the best team from a hospitality industry Here the focus is not on just the physical comforts rather it is the mental & emotional issues which arise The designer can understand each step and the dissonance & happiness connected with each Easy to implement as long as you get the right talent.
- 12. The most disruptive idea Using technology to look into the future and then decide what works best– While it requires a certain amount of serious thought yet it is doable with today’s pace of technology It will hlp the student feel more secure and also able to rehearse the future
- 13. your favorite idea (one idea that you are excited about for whatever reason... you don’t have to justify why) Create a pod in the work place where you go for 2-3 hours everyday – school class being held
- 14. Thank You