Idea Speed Dating

Idea Speed Dating

The aim is to formulate the challenge.

1. The students research information on the client for the challenge:

• the client’s profile
• the target group for the prototype
• possible resources/materials

2. 5 Students sit at different desks placed around the room.
3. The other student rotates around exchanging information from their research with the 5 students on a 1-2-1 basis.   They should spend 5 minutes with each student before moving on to the next desk. This continues until the student has spoken to all 5 students.  
4. After the activity, students should write up a reflection of their experience and note what they have learned about the client from collaborating with the other students. 
5. The information gathered is then used in the ‘Analyse’ section in meeting the challenge.

This activity can help more introverted students flourish and can lessen the impact that dominant students often have in class discussions. It can also help others to understand wider class dynamics and to share and identify key information about the client. It also shows that each student can do more with the help of someone else than they can do on their own (Vygotsky, 1978).
The activity could be done using online tools such as Padlet, virtual whiteboard and breakout rooms in Teams/Zoom.

Inspired by: Muurlink & Matas, 2011 https://ablconnect.harvard.edu/speed-dating-research