IDEATE METHODS & ACTIVITIES
Challenge exposition
Mentors decide on the challenge and present it to participants.
Online self-presentation
In pre-stage students present themselves in text and video
Online exploration
Online research of the main topic. Explore and post findings online.
Group creation
Each group should be as heterogeneous as possible.
Problem mapping
Different aspects of the problem. All clearly mapped out.
Ice-breaking exercises
Mentors should choose one or more ice-breaking exercises
Expert talk
Invite an expert to deepen your perspective on the topic
Brainstorming
“How might we solve this problem?” Foster out-of-the-box ideas.
Brainwriting
Similar to visual storming, also called “design studio” method
Idea screening
Set criteria and compare. Which idea can really solve the problem?
User research
Prepare your research plan and execute it.
Persona creation
Students use Empathy map to visualise typical users
User Journey
Mapping out what users do before, while and after they use our solution.
Daily meeting
Each team decides to meet daily or every other day.
Online colaboration
Moodle, FB, Google, Skype, Snapchat, Twitter …
Elevator Pitch Revolver
A short excerpt about Pitch revolver. Speed-date your idea fatale!
Business Canvas
A way to think about the business in a visual and intuitive way
Launch Plan
How will you market your product and make it grow?!
Promotional video
Create a short presentational video about the solution
The final pitch
Le grande finale. This is where IDEATE culminates.
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