Ideate is about creating innovative solutions to the challenge. The aim is to unleash creativity in the participants and to generate new ideas drawing on a broad field of knowledge and approaches. After the generating of ideas, a sorting of ideas takes place. The different ideas are discussed and chosen in the light of the themes and specifications and the particular ideas that the students wish to continue with. Activities in this element will focus on either how to ideate innovative solutions to the challenge or to select the idea to focus on.
Activities
| Title | Time | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Adapt-A-Role | 30-60 mins | Students 5-10 |
| User Journey Map | 1 hour | Participants 5-10 |
| Thinking Hats as Metacommunication | 30-60 mins | Max of 30 students |
| Hatty Me | 30 mins per day x 7 days | One Student |
| Conceptual Blending | 20-30 mins | Groups of 2-5 |
| Reverse Brainstorm | 20-30 mins | Groups of 5-10 |
| Sticky Dots | 5-10 mins | Groups of 2-10 |
| Pressure Cooker | 30-60 mins | Groups of 9-30 |
| Use the Word | 10-20 mins | Groups 2-40 |
| The Idol | 5-10 mins | Groups 5-40 |
| Picture Walk | 10-20 mins | Groups 5-30 |
| Picture Boost | 10-20 mins | Groups 2-40 |
| Countless Obstacles | 30-60 mins | Groups 2-35 |
| Ask a Stranger | 30-60 mins | Groups 2-35 |
| Pass it On | 10-20 mins | Groups 2-40 |
| Electrifying | 5-10 mins | Groups 2-30 |
| Idea Minimisation | 30-60 mins | Groups 2-35 |
| Gyro Gearloose | 10-20 mins | Groups 2-30 |
| Snowballing Solutions | 1 hour | Class |
| The Dragon’s Den | 20-30 mins | Project Groups |
| Walk and Look | 30-60 mins | Groups 5-20 |
| Idea A-B-C | 20-30 mins | Groups 2-40 |