Q3. Big Ideas: Introduction

Introduction

The next stage of the design thinking process is ideation, where you’ll generate many ideas that might help solve the problem you selected in Quest Two.
At the end of this Quest, you will select your most promising ideas, highlight the best parts of others, and ultimately choose an idea to start pursuing.

To brainstorm effectively, use these 7 Tips for Better Brainstorming adapted from OpenIDEO brainstorming.

• Withhold criticism.
• Encourage wild and out-of-the-box ideas.
• Build upon or combine ideas that already exist.
• Stay focused on solving your problem.
• Have one conversation at a time.
• Make a list of lots of ideas - the more, the better. 
• Record all ideas.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

I can:

• Generate ideas for problem-solving.
• Communicate in groups to generate solution ideas.