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Design thinking as tool for the design of Engineering Education

• Dr. Renate Klaassen
• Ir. Alexia Luising

Programme

• Introduction Design Thinking
• Applying DT: designing a learning

activity

• Wrap up & conclusion

Imagine…..

You are 50 years in the Future and you have to design a new engineering course..... How do you do that?

Design Thinking

A method to solve complex problems

WHAT IS? WHAT IF? WHAT WOWS? WHAT WORKS?

? !

What is?

Defining the right problem to solve Explore current reality

• Understand your user
• Create empathy for the user

Result

• Insight in what your user needs
• Design criteria & hypothesis

specify a great solu0on without telling the solu0on itself

WHAT IS? What if? What wows? What works?

What if?

Envision a new future

“ what if anything where possible?”

• From paNerns & insights to generaOng ideas and

exploring possible soluOons.

• Focus on possibiliOes!
• Brainstorming + think out of the box

Result: multiple creative ideas

What is? WHAT IF? What wows? What works?

What wows?

Make choices

• Evaluate concepts systemaOcally against criteria
• Reduce to a manageable number & find the sweet spot

>> significant upside for all stakeholders?

>> match with resources & capabiliOes

• Yes? These are the candidates for turning into

experiments

What is? What if? WHAT WOWS? What works?

What works?

Getting your feet wet!

• Prototype with users
• Collect feedback
• Iterate

What is? What if? What wows? WHAT WORKS?

Design Thinking

WHAT IS? WHAT IF? WHAT WOWS? WHAT WORKS?

Workshop

• Using Design Thinking method to design a

learning acOvity

• Imagine…..

You are 50 years in the future and you are 21 years of

• age. You are going to take part in the best engineering

school in the country.

I m a g i n e

• u

r u n i v e r s i t y i s a p l a y g r

• u

n d .

Goal: design a learning activity fit for the future

12 steps In 65 minutes!

• Find a partner
• Get one set of the formats
• Start with step 1: interview each other: what does the student

value (or dislike)?

• 1 developer interviews student

– Which learning acOviOes make you happy? And what do you think you need in the future?

• And vice versa: 2x 3 minutes

Reflect and evaluate

What did you learn from this experience?

Design Thinking

WHAT IS? WHAT IF? WHAT WOWS? WHAT WORKS?

Understand your user, explore current reality, design criteria & hypothesis Envision a new future, from paNerns & insights to mulOple ideas: concepts

Make choices, find the sweet spot

Prototype, get feedback, iterate, fail early

1

Gaining empathy Interview partner

2

Problem & quesOon definiOon/criteria

3

Concept generaOon engineering educaOon

4

Choosing concepts for framework

5

Define rapid protoype opOons

Design Thinking

WHAT IS? WHAT IF? WHAT WOWS? WHAT WORKS?

Understand your user, design criteria & hypothesis

Envision a new future, mulOple ideas

Make choices, find the sweet spot Prototype, get feedback, iterate

1

Gaining empathy Interview partner

2

Interview, extended

8 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 11 12

Design learning acOvity Discoveries & needs Reframe design quesOon Sketch 5x out of the box Share & feedback Choose WOW Feedback & improve Who else? Added value? Share educaOonal concept

Workshop ETALEE 2015, Design Thinking as a tool for designing engineering educaOon,Renate Klaassen & Alexia Luising