Take It Home: Apply Design Thinking

Design thinking challangeBy Rafael Yuji Ishi

Your list of 3 key takeaways/learnings1. Prototype and test: This is definitely one of the most interesting

topics. Creating a prototype and testing it gave me support to further develop the idea and imagine if the idea was tangible or not.

2. Empathize and define: Many times I used to think only on one solution and in my perspective but what is really important is to understand the customer need and that´s why empathize is so important.

3. The power of community learning. I corrected some of the other students assignments and by doing that I learned a lot and saw the problem from a different angle. I thought it was ver useful and I will definitely take more online courses in the future.

Design Thinking Process

Ideate and prototype ways to apply design thinking to your context. Start small• Use at home – Problems with ergonomics• Use at neighborhood- Social problems• At University – Lack of resources (Brazilian universities)

Build on the first ideas

• At industry there are a lot of products that could be improved or created using the design thinking process.• Many products in the telecom industry could be improved.