Where to Find a Challenge?
Author: Anni Stavnskaer Pedersen
Facilitated by the teacher
The aim is to identity the origin of a challenge.
2 hours – 2 days
Class or Group 1-2
Whiteboard, computer, pen, paper & post-its
Steps
- Suggestions for a challenge could come from any of the following – this list is not exhaustive:
- An external organisation which wants to collaborate with students on a challenge from https://www.foremlink.com/challenges
- The project group’s knowledge, experience and skills gained from an internship.
- A societal issue that demands new solutions.
- An everyday problem that students identify.
- The project group ‘thought shower’ their ideas for a challenge and write them on post-its and place them on the wall. They group any similar challenges together.
- The project group then consider possible skills and limitations that they have. They should write each one on a separate post-it and place it beside the appropriate challenge suggestion on the wall. The teacher explains that the challenge should be substantive and follow the criteria for selecting a challenge (Focusing on the Challenge Formation).
- The students write the criteria on separate post-its and then discuss where they should be placed on the wall.
The students should then be able to clearly identify a substantive challenge.
Reflection
The activity could be done using online tools such as Padlet, virtual whiteboard and breakout rooms in Teams/Zoom.
Inspiration