Design Thinking Through Doing: A Day at INSEAD

Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to facilitate a one-day Design Thinking workshop at INSEAD Singapore as part of the Future Innovators Lab.

The workshop brought together 16 students aged 13 to 16 for a full day of hands-on learning. Rather than focusing on theory, participants experienced the complete Design Thinking process by working in teams to identify real problems, interview users, generate ideas, build rapid prototypes and present their solutions.

Throughout the day, students collaborated using empathy mapping, brainstorming, sketching, prototyping and user testing. Every activity was designed to encourage curiosity, experimentation and teamwork. The aim was to demonstrate that innovation is a process anyone can learn.

The workshop concluded with team pitches, feedback sessions and a (for fun) capital investment.

Seeing students quickly develop confidence, challenge assumptions and transform ideas into tangible solutions is a reminder that creativity grows when people are given the right tools, structure and freedom to experiment.

We would like to thank Tony Widjaja and the INSEAD team for the invitation and for creating an inspiring environment for the next generation of innovators.

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