Design Thinking and Innovation

DESN2002 Semester 1 2024

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Kimberley Collier

Team Manager - Wicked Visionaries

Reflections on the Project

Reflecting on the project overall, we are incredibly proud of what we accomplished, especially considering the ambitious concept we had set out to achieve. Despite the challenges, we managed to create a comprehensive educational tool that effectively engaged our target

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Testing the Prototype

With our prototype ready, it was time to put it to the test. We used an online prototype combined with a quiz to measure its effectiveness. Our testers completed a quiz before using the prototype and then took the quiz

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Bringing Ideas to Life: Making the Prototype

After brainstorming and planning, it was time to turn our ideas into reality. The prototype phase was all about hands-on creation and iteration. It was kicked off by prototyping characters in class using LEGO. This exercise was not only fun

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Ideation and onto the Prototype

With our first presentation behind us, we dove straight into the ideation phase. This was the time to get creative and start bringing our project to life. We began by splitting up the roles according to our strengths. The illustrators

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Workshopping and Our First Presentation

After gathering all our research, it was time to roll up our sleeves and start workshopping our ideas. This phase was all about collaboration and creativity, and it certainly kept us on our toes! Drawing from techniques highlighted in the

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Defining the Problem

Our next step was defining the problem we wanted to tackle. The first challenge was deciding which wicked problem to focus on. We had a great conversation with everyone sharing their thoughts. It took a bit of deliberation, but we

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Forming the Dream Team

Selecting a group for our project was an essential first step, and it really set us up for success. In the tutorial, we had the chance to chat with our classmates and ask some key questions to find the best

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