Mind Mapping (Module 3)       Challenge & Selection     The first tool I used was the tool of mind mapping. To understand a problem  and find the ways of  storing vegetables in different methods. This was done to explore, identify and redefine the problem  areas and its solutions. Mind Maps really come into their own when it comes to encouraging  creativity and enabling to generate new ideas in brainstorming sessions. The spatial layout of a Mind  Map helps gain a better overview, making new connections more visible so it can create an infinite  number of thoughts, ideas, links, and associations on any topic. Mind mapping has been used here  to map out all the ideas related to cold storage. This was done so that I can find many possible  solution to it.

Applications

I started the process by putting the main topic of discussion in the centre of the paper. As the  discussions with many stakeholders started to initiate, we started to add elements to the mind map.  This helped us to keep tract on the ideas, which has been discussed. If the ideas repeated, we gave  them priority. The application was to make a cold storage, which can be portable and cost effective.  We started discussion of different ways that can be possible of making a cold storage. Then we  started adding connections, which were not very apparent at the start, but started to revel itself  once the mind map has been create.

Insight & Approach     I learned a lot from conducting this activity with several stakeholders including our team. And what I  understand using mind maps for brainstorming is, It helps easily retrieve information from our  memory, gets our thoughts flowing freely so we can come up with new ideas, Identify connections  between individual ideas, helps to see the bigger picture. The written and drawn maps were

unbelievably valuable as it was quick and in the form of discussions, they came out in a brilliant way.  Next time I would use the Mind mapping activity as a starting point for a series of design thinking  activities. Then try to incorporate their different ideas and combined feedbacks, which can serve as a  reference tool throughout process.

Conclusion     Design thinking can be applied to any level of problems be it a system, service, or a product. It can  bring out the deeper issues, which a mere data cannot solve. Design thinking can also help create  the right environment for real and much broader understanding of the voice of the customer. It  helps move beyond the monologue of research and, if incorporating prototyping and testing, begins  an ongoing process of dialogue with current and potential customers. It helps shift the dial when  undertaking innovation and discovery from the bias of instinctive thinking to the inclusivity of  empathetic thinking. What Is, What if, what wows and what works approach has revealed a lot to  me. Will look forward to use this amazing process and its tools in near future.

