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5. Pilot Open Walls For Innovation Week
=== '''Strategy #5: Innovation Sparker: Design Thinking Intensive Program''' ===
==== '''Background:''' ====
After analyzing the Landscape Canvas, there does not seem to be an emphasis on the importance of I&E within Sophia University, resulting in many students end up never being exposed to its mind-opening teachings. On the other hand, there may be students who have some knowledge on I&E but don't know where they can apply it for the greater good. By creating a 3-week long education program on Design Thinking followed by a 5-week consulting and creation period, an environments where students can test their abilities and apply their learned knowledge about innovation to create significant impact not only within campus but also within their communities and potentially working industries can be created. This program is the same length as one quarter, therefore it could be taken during the school year of over the summer break depending on the preferences of participants.
==== '''Structure:''' ====
The project itself would be a 3-week long Design Thinking program limited to Sophia University students teaching the basics of design thinking applications and providing support for innovative projects and ideas. 3 week program held in English and Japanese. Students are free to work with either English/Japanese students for the 5-week project creation. The full program would be concluded with an Innovation Competition where anyone is free to participate to create a project that pushes for social, economic, cultural, or environmental impact. The competition would be a gateway for university-industry collaborations as businesses/companies could provide support through monetary means or by becoming judges of the competition. Participants would then pitch their project/solutions to a panel of judges consisting of: companies, professors, guest speakers, students, president, aluminis. In addition to getting the chance to experience the entire process of how to bring an idea into an actual tangible project and futuristically-speaking impact, winners would also receive prize money, recognition from the companies and the university, a wider web of networking, the opportunity to get scouted by companies, and/or graduation credits. The curriculum for the program can be seen below:
Curriculum: (1 Quarter= 8 weeks= Length of Summer break)
First Week:
Design Thinking Introduction~
- What is its purpose? its effect? Why is it important? where it can be used/applied? Explain the steps to design thinking.
Second Week:
Design Thinking Brainstorming~
- Analyze a few Design Thinking Projects and how they applied their knowledge and problem-solved challenges (Include Guest Speakers)
Have a brainstorm/discussion session for participants to get to know each other and talk about interests and what they found was cool about the presented examples
- Students can start thinking about who they would like to participate with. Maybe fill out a google forms and then groups are assigned through preferences mentioned in the google forms
Third Week:
Group Assignment and Explanation of School Resources:
- Participants are introduced to the resources the university provides.
- Groups get to discuss and start planning what they would like to do
End of Base Design Thinking Introduction Program
Fourth Week:
Group Check-Ins
- Groups define what problem they would like to solve and start brainstorming solutions
Fifth Week:
Prototyping
Sixth Week:
Testing
Seventh Week:
Refining
Eighth Week
Preparation for competition, creating presentations, slides
Competition Week
==== '''Steps:''' ====
1. Conducting further research to accurately determine the desire for a program like this
2. Consult with Sophia University professors if they'd be interested in helping host the program or becoming guest speakers
3. Contact some industries interested in partnering up with Sophia University to help support a program like this. Gage their interest in hiring winners of the program and sponsoring some students as well.
4. Propose idea to Sophia University and see if the school is willing to support the program financially, publicly, and/or academically (considering the program a graduation credit course)
5. Contact UIF fellows to ask if some would like to become guest speakers for the program
6. Perform trial programs to test out teaching methods and how long to execute a project.
7. Release program and start accepting applicants.
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