Syllabus

Design Thinking Fundamentals - TOKYO TECH OCW

Design Challenge

Design an innovative [event in sprint] experience for [someone].

1. graduation trip / for university students
2. relationship / between Senpai and Kohai
3. welcome party / for new comers

(Your team can choose 1, 2, or 3.)

Schedule

[DTFa-1] 4/09 (mon) 13:20-16:35

• Module 1: Introduction to Design Thinking

Assignment/Homework:

• Create team’s channel on slack, and get used to the slack.

[DTFa-2] 4/16 (mon) 13:20-16:35

• Module 2: Research + Inspiration

Assignment/Homework:

Individually, do design researches:

• User Research (interview + transcription): 3+ people
• Observation (taking photos + descrription): 1+ places
• Analogous Inspiration: 1+ analogies

Put them together as a PDF file and share the link in Slack#homework-20180423.

[DTFa-3] 4/23 (mon) 13:20-16:35

• Module 3: Synthesis + Opportunity Areas

Assignment/Homework:

Individually, do the following steps for your design challenge and summarize in a on-page PDF file.

• Additional User Research (interview + transcription) optional
• POV (need and insight): 2 or more

Post the link to Slack#homework-20180507.

[DTFa-4] 5/07 (mon) 13:20-16:35

• Module 4: Ideation + Concept Development

Assignment/Homework:

Individually, run through from “Synthesis” to “Concept Development” (a.k.a. from “Define” to “Ideate”):

• Read other’s report and/or do more your own research
• make/choose your POV(s)
• make/choose your HMW(s)
• Create new 4-panel-comic(s)
  • 1st panel: Introduce the user and his/her situation.
  • 2nd: “Before” experience (problem statement)
  • 3rd: Introduce your solution
  • 4th: “After” experience (user outcome / happiness)

Summarize in a on-page PDF file and post the link to Slack#homework-20180514.

[DTFa-5] 5/14 (mon) 13:20-16:35

• Module 5: Prototype

Assignment/Homework:

• As an individual, refine your concept according to the today’s feedback. Then, make a prototype by yourself!
• Complete the EDP concept sheets (POV, HMW, Product sketch, Storyboard) and upload them together with the photo of your prototypeto slack #homework-20180521
• you can find them: https://titech-edp.github.io/toolkit/

[DTFa-6] 5/21 (mon) 13:20-16:35

• Module 6: Storytelling

Assignment/Homework:

• Your group’s current best POV, HMWQ, Product Sketch, and Storyboard. (Each group is asked to make a 3min presentation in the begininng of the class.)
• Please use the EDP worksheets, which are available here: https://titech-edp.github.io/toolkit/
• Please upload your group’s worksheets in PDF file to a google drive and submit the link to #homework-20180528 . ( One submittion from each team! )

[DTFa-7] 5/28 (mon) 13:20-16:35

• Preparation for the Final Presentation

[DTFa-8] 6/4 (mon) 13:20-16:35

• Module 7: Final Presentation

Assignment/Homework

• [As a team] Please submit the presentation slide to #final-presentation-a.
• [As an individual] Please answer the questions in the Google Form.

Slides

和式より洋式

パン食べたい

Nonbiri

新宿二丁目

Information

• Slack: https://cbec-dtf-2018.slack.com