Homework-Ideation August 12th 2013

The problem statement“Our multifaceted cool dude needs a

way to alleviate his tensions so that he

can transition smoothly from school to

work”

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

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

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

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

Unlimited budget 25. Stay at the campus for a month- come to office every second day in a private

plane26. Go for a vacation to think on way ahead27. Employ the best consultants to tell you what lies ahead28. With 3 D printing, bring the school to your work place or anywhere you go to29. Spend a day with the richest/most successful man of the school30. Create a pod in the work place where you go for 2-3 hours everyday – school

class being held

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

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

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)

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.

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

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

Thank You