Where to Find a Challenge?

Where to Find a Challenge?

The aim is to identity the origin of a challenge.

1. 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.

2. 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.  
3. 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).
4. 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. 

The activity could be done using online tools such as Padlet, virtual whiteboard and breakout rooms in Teams/Zoom.