DESIGN THINKING FOR INNOVATION - PEER

GRADED ASSIGNMENT

(WEEK-5)

Mind-Mapping

1.Challenge & Selection:

Every year nearly 81% of paddy stubble is set on fire in the fields of Punjab & Haryana,  choking the air in entire Indo-Gangetic plain. Biomass supply chain is highly unorganized  and inefficient. The supply chain fails to provide assurance on quality, quantity, and price to  biomass-based projects. Also, most of the farmers are not aware about the economic benefits  of crop residue.

My challenge is to create a multidimensional network and ensure regular benefit from crop  residue, thus enable circular economy for agro-waste. I have decided to use the mind  mapping tool.

2.Application:

I think mind map will help us to design a simple yet efficient flow of paddy stubble from  field to industry. Mind maps will help us to think, collect knowledge, remember and generate  innovative ideas. Basically, it is a tool used for capturing the thinking that goes on in our  mind.

To get started with the mind mapping, write the problem statement in the middle of the page.  Then write the ideas that come to your mind. This will help us to come up with many ideas  without worrying about their quality.

3.Insight & Approach:

By applying mind mapping technique, we designed an economically valuable flow of crop  residue. The mind map has been divided into three stages, these are: -

a) Raw Material Collection:

This includes collection of stubble from farmers and giving reward points based on  amount of stubble.

b) Industrial Stage:

This include supplying raw material and transport and storage facilities.

c) Retailers Stage:

Supplying seeds and tools in exchange of reward points.

Mind-Map For The Challenge

MIND -MAP

