Design Thinking Assignment

Challenge: I was chosen to be part of the VDC program to develop

a safety device for women. I was concerned about my ideas and did

not feel confident to share the ideas with my fellow mates. I was

worried about meeting people who are professionally experienced in

this field. Anyways I was up for the challenge.

Selection: I have decided to use the storytelling method to deal

with the presentation. Firstly, I thought about connecting with the

audience. To begin with it, I have started the session with my own

experiences, which would make the audience connect with me. I got

to know about their point of views and ideas.

Application: Because it was my first session, I thought by using

the storytelling method, I would connect with my audience

effectively. So as I started with my personal experiences to grasp

the audience and conveying about my ups and downs.

Insight: The storytelling was so compelling. People began to open

up and became collaborative very fast. I am thankful that they

shared their views and ideas and, of course, for participating

actively across the whole session. They made the event a grand

success. I have gained a lot of knowledge from their experiences.

Approach: For the next session, I will try to keep the points in my

mind and interact more with my audience and learn from them.  I will

also use the storytelling method in the next session about this

session’s decisions or ideas. I am excited to finish my next session

while keeping Design Thinking concepts in my mind.

