{"id":27895,"date":"2022-05-19T01:21:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T01:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/?post_type=blogpost&p=27895"},"modified":"2022-05-19T01:21:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T01:21:39","slug":"project-spotlight-3-design-thinking-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/project-spotlight-3-design-thinking-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Spotlight: Three Design Thinking Tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For our third challenge of the 2021-2022 program year, we were excited to partner with\u00a0Brilliant Detroit<\/b><\/a>, a nonprofit dedicated to building kid success families and neighborhoods where families with children 0-8 have what they need to be school ready, healthy and stable. Eight teams of Fellows worked collaboratively with Brilliant Detroit staff and community stakeholders to deliver this project \u2013 learn more from the perspective of each team!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Design Thinking Tips: Must-Read Advice for Beginners\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

If you need design thinking tips for everything from the design thinking question, when to know to pivot, and whose voices really matter, we\u2019ve got you covered in this feature.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our design thinking question: \u201cHow might we communicate key dashboard findings to external stakeholders?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Design Thinking Tip 1: If It Sounds Too Good To be True, It Probably Is<\/b><\/p>\n

Challenge Partner kick off days mean learning who your teammates are, the partner\u2019s mission, and what your team is responsible for bringing to life. This could look like one of two things: a design thinking question that holds space for ambiguity or one that is relatively straight forward. From our experience, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, and here\u2019s why. Viewing the design thinking question as a straightforward task might limit the creative process and, in most cases, these types of design thinking questions tend to be the most challenging to create. Be prepared to take on the challenge.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Design Thinking Tip 2: Know When To Pivot\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

There comes a time during the stages of design thinking when teams meet with partner liaisons to ask questions and learn if they are on the right track. Sometimes the feedback can send a confident team spiraling into confusion. <\/span>Did we just waste an entire ideation session?<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to know when to pivot. Time is of the essence. Here\u2019s how our team tackled challenge 3. We started creating a general communications toolkit showcasing the findings of the dashboard. Then our partner liaison asked us to pivot, suggesting that we first teach external stakeholders what the dashboard is and how to use it. Instead of starting from scratch we decided to build on our original ideas and ideated on: How might we help neighbors, policy makers, partners, and families understand the dashboard? We recommend listening intently to liaisons but also making sure to keep close to your design thinking question.<\/span><\/p>\n

Design Thinking Tip 3: Everyone\u2019s Voice Matters\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Our team reflected on the last several Fridays of design-thinking and identified one of the greatest tips this project has taught us.<\/span> Everyone\u2019s voice matters<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s true that empathy is embedded into our DNA once we become a CD fellow, but we feel compelled to share why. We listen to our partner\u2019s stakeholders, and we hear pain points. Sometimes, we even hear stories that send chills down our arms. During the design thinking process, sometimes we struggle with learning each other\u2019s social styles and other times we misinterpret each other. But when we make a safe space to openly share thoughts, feelings, and ideas we create an inclusive environment. This is where our BRILLIANT ideas soar.<\/span><\/p>\n

After we listened to all those important voices, our team recommended a neighborhood dashboard launch party with reading hopscotch and wearable statistics for the kids to be proud of their accomplishments. Our team was dedicated and iterative during this project and it\u2019s because we know every voice matters. If these 3 tips are taken into consideration, then your creative process should be just as rewarding.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For our third challenge of the 2021-2022 program year, we were excited to partner with\u00a0Brilliant Detroit, a nonprofit dedicated to building kid success families and neighborhoods where families with children 0-8 have what they need to be school ready, healthy and stable. Eight teams of Fellows worked collaboratively with Brilliant Detroit staff and community stakeholders […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":321,"featured_media":27866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,40,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-givedetroit","category-y10challenges","category-y10givebrilliantdetroit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/321"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}