The Idol

The Idol

The aim is to develop ideas that have been inspired by a role model.

1. The students are asked to close their eyes and are asked to think of the last person to have made an impression on them - a person they look up to or who inspire them who they see as a role model or an idol.
2. The students are asked what the idol would suggest in relation to the challenge in the core.
3. The teacher gives the students 5 minutes to reflect on the question.  After 5 minutes the students may open their eyes again.
4. The students are encouraged to put down their ideas they thought of during the reflection period.
5. The teacher and students review the ideas generated and assess whether they are possible solutions for the challenge.

The activity can also be carried out with the student’s eyes open if it makes them more comfortable. This activity will challenge students’ thinking in perceiving a problem from a perspective different to their own. In addition, the activity creates the possibility of becoming more open-minded concerning the development of ideas, as the students are tasked with thinking as someone else to generate solutions to a problem.
The activity could be done using online tools such as Padlet, virtual whiteboard and breakout rooms in Teams/Zoom.