Reflection - Learning Launch

Challenge

I am a member of a team of six who are trying to solve a problem related to healthcare. To tell specifically we are trying to develop a device or a machine that will help disabled person to move around freely and stand upright without any discomfort. By doing research through internet and consulting with doctors about the problems and interviewing the patients we gathered few information about the ill effects of sitting ideally for a significant period of time. Those are as follows:

1) Paraplegic person cannot get stuff from the high raised shelves.

2) Breathing problems.

3) Lack of blood circulation in the body

4) Digestion problems.

5) Bone density is low due to lack of physical activity

Selection

Our team has gone through different tools used in design thinking processes and has selected the learning launch as our tool. Because learning launch is about testing different experiments and see whether any one of them has an impact on the lives of the customers we are trying to target. In the learning launch video lecture Andreas Weber says “They've got that specific need that's causing the pain, and you've got an idea that meets that need or solves that need”. We selected this to solve our problem because we had a solid base of different concepts with which we can execute it and check whether our hypotheses is true or not.

Application

For our first Learning Launch we had developed a prototype of advanced leg braces and gave to four different patients to try them for a week and noted down their different experiences about the device and how it tackles different problems listed in “challenge” paragraph. We found that the leg braces tackled all the problems but couldn’t serve the purpose of utilizing less physical efforts by the patient.

For the second Learning Launch we developed a prototype of an electrically operated wheelchair which has a mechanism which will allow the user to convert from sitting

to a standing position. We let a set of four people to try the device for a week and jot down their complaints and experiences about the device. Surprisingly all the patients agreed on the opinion that they were able to stand upright and move around effortlessly. This was where our hypotheses came to be true.

Insight

The insight we gained from applying learning launch tool was that our team got to know the different assumptions and designed the launches to test the hypotheses. This insight helps to develop the prototypes that we can test and learn the feedback given by the customers and to optimize those prototypes to develop a better product while still being in the design thinking process. Our actual expectation were little deviated by the feedback of the customers which helped us in understanding that only the customers are the true judge of our design and experimentation and that whatever appropriate to us might be completely irrelevant to the user.

Approach

Having that our team has already gone through different tools and are at this point in the time, the learning launch is an appropriate tool. Our team needs to review the insight gained from the first two launches and apply it to the development of future launch designs. The upcoming designs should reflect the insight gained, advancement achieved, and achieve a solution that can be ready for the market


Reflection - Learning Launch Challenge I am a member of a team of six who are trying to solve a problem related to healthcare . To tell specifically we are trying to develop a device or a machine that will help disabled person to move around freely and stand upright without any discomfort . By doing research through internet and consulting with doctors about the problems and interviewing the patients we gathered few information about the ill effects of sitting ideally for a significant period of time . Those are as follows : 1 ) Paraplegic person can not get stuff from the high raised shelves . 2 ) Breathing problems . 3 ) Lack of blood circulation in the body 4 ) Digestion problems . 5 ) Bone density is low due to lack of physical activity Selection Our team has gone through different tools used in design thinking processes and has selected the learning launch as our tool . Because learning launch is about testing different experiments and see whether any one of them has an impact on the lives of the customers we are trying to target . In the learning launch video lecture Andreas Weber says “ They 've got that specific need that 's causing the pain , and you 've got an idea that meets that need or solves that need ” . We selected this to solve our problem because we had a solid base of different concepts with which we can execute it and check whether our hypotheses is true or not . Application For our first Learning Launch we had developed a prototype of advanced leg braces and gave to four different patients to try them for a week and noted down their different experiences about the device and how it tackles different problems listed in “ challenge ” paragraph . We found that the leg braces tackled all the problems but could n’t serve the purpose of utilizing less physical efforts by the patient . For the second Learning Launch we developed a prototype of an electrically operated wheelchair which has a mechanism which will allow the user to convert from sitting to a standing position . We let a set of four people to try the device for a week and jot down their complaints and experiences about the device . Surprisingly all the patients agreed on the opinion that they were able to stand upright and move around effortlessly . This was where our hypotheses came to be true . Insight The insight we gained from applying learning launch tool was that our team got to know the different assumptions and designed the launches to test the hypotheses . This insight helps to develop the prototypes that we can test and learn the feedback given by the customers and to optimize those prototypes to develop a better product while still being in the design thinking process . Our actual expectation were little deviated by the feedback of the customers which helped us in understanding that only the customers are the true judge of our design and experimentation and that whatever appropriate to us might be completely irrelevant to the user . Approach Having that our team has already gone through different tools and are at this point in the time , the learning launch is an appropriate tool . Our team needs to review the insight gained from the first two launches and apply it to the development of future launch designs . The upcoming designs should reflect the insight gained , advancement achieved , and achieve a solution that can be ready for the market