Innovation & Design Thinking Lab (1BIDTL158)

Innovation & Design Thinking Lab

Course Code: 1BIDTL158 
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week(L:T:P: S) 0:0:2 
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 2 
Total Marks 100
Credits 1 
Examination type (SEE) Practical/Presentation/Seminar

Week 1, 2 & 3: Orientation and Team Formation

Week -1&2: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design Thinking

Group discussion on What is Innovation vs Invention. Why Design Thinking is important.

Brief about 5 stages: Empathize – Define – Ideate – Prototype – Test.

Week -3: Innovation warm-up activities, forming interdisciplinary teams, Instructions about

Next week activities

Week 4–5: Empathy and Field Exploration

Week-4&5: Field (any public places of student’s interest Eg- Village, Government Office,

Industry. R&D institute, NGO etc) visits, stakeholder interviews and interaction. Recording all

interaction through handwritten in activity book prescribed by the University.

Week 6, 7 and 8: Problem Definition

Week-6: Documentation, categorization and Group discussion on interactions and

problems/challenges.

Week-7&8: Problem framing using “How Might We” approach, Identification of social

problems and user insights through affinity Clustering and Problem Tree. Mention of clearly

defined challenge statements.

Week 9, 10 &11: Ideation Sprint

Week-9&10: Presentation by teams on Defined Problems, Brainstorming interactions and Mind

Mapping.

Week-10: Idea Filtering - Shortlist of creative, eco -friendly and feasible ideas. Selection of one

Suitable IDEA for next process, Designing/Structuring of Prototype model.

Week 12, 13 &14: Rapid Prototyping using Atal Idea Lab/Makers Space

Week-12&13: Building low-fidelity and working models using tools like Arduino, 3D printers,:

Digital fabrication, electronics kits and recycled materials

Week-14: User testing, Feedback collection, Iteration - Observation Notes, Feedback Forms

(Designing a business model for impact and scalability, if possible) Preparation of Draft of social

venture plan

Week 15 &16: Final Demo and Social Pitch

Innovation showcase, Poster display, Project pitching to jury

Presentation of the project with impact with assessment, prototype, and sustainability plan