6. Ideating New Possibilities

Innovator Studio . DT Methods . 22 min Primer

Learn how to embrace constraints, separate generation from judgement, and leverage intentional ideation strategies as you embark on solution-finding.

Story

This Primer includes a story about Innovation in Pediatric Healthcare that reveals how analogous situations can provoke new ideas and surprising solution possibilities.

Activity

Run a design-thinking-style brainstorm! Remember to honor the “rules of brainstorming” and try the strategies for being generative (find analogies, make mash-ups, and go to extremes). Ideate individually, then share, build, and cluster related ideas together. Select 1-2 concepts to carry forward that inspired you (voting is more productive than debating). Be bold and avoid settling on safe ideas that you all can agree on.

Resources

• The DT Ideation Kit has sharpie-friendly ideation and storyboarding worksheets.

• And, if you’re using the DT Dojo Design Project MURAL (template), you’ll find a large area for running a team-scale ideation session along with instructions.