DESIGN THINKING COURSE
Unleash your creativity, conquer challenges, and join a dynamic community of ambitious high school students in our immersive design thinking course where you'll build, innovate, and showcase your way to success
What is it?
Our Design Thinking Course is a 4-week program that teaches students how to use a unique blend of design thinking philosophies, pairing the ideas of IDEO and d.school with the Halokeys design process. Students will learn how to use design thinking in a real-world case study, build prototypes, and pitch their ideas to a panel of judges.
What sets our program apart is its dynamic focus on practical application through an exciting project centered around the versatile Raspberry Pi platform. While a basic understanding of coding is encouraged, don't worry if you're not a coding whiz. We foster collaboration by forming diverse groups, where each member brings unique skills to the table. Whether you're a programmer, designer, or have other talents, there's a place for you in our program!
The top team is awarded a educational stipend of $1000 and the course is open completely free of cost. It is targeted towards ANY student who wants the opportunity to learn and grow.
Workshops
Want to learn more about design thinking and preview the concepts of the course in an interactive way?
Based on the five phases of Design Thinking, our Design Thinking workshop will preview a subset of the full course:
- Empathy: Getting to grips with a real user problem and building empathy for the target users / customers.
- Ideation, innovation, and problem-solving: Generating as many ideas and potential solutions as possible.
- Concept Creation: We will design concepts of the ideas generated
Workshops are still being created!
Join our email list to get updated when a workshop is available.Journey through the Course
Phase 1
Learn Halokeys Design Thinking Philosophy
Work collaboratively in teams and specialize based on skill-set
Analyze real world case study
Empathize with the user and understand their needs
Phase 2
Ideate and generate as many ideas and potential solutions as possible
Create concepts of the ideas generated and design a MVP (Minimal Viable Product)
Test the MVP with the user and get feedback
Phase 3
Peer Review and learn how to receive and provide high quality feedback to other teams
Iterate on the MVP based on the feedback received
Interpret the results of the MVP and determine the next steps
Phase 4
Reflect on the process and understand the advantages and limitations of design thinking
Showcase your work to a panel and receive feedback
The top judged team receives a $1000 educational stipend
Interested?
Join our email list to get notified when the course is available.