Design Thinking for Kids Workshop

Why Design Thinking for Kids?

Design thinking isn't just for adults! It's a valuable skill set that helps kids:

• Become better problem-solvers: They'll learn a structured approach to tackling challenges creatively.
• Develop empathy: They'll learn to understand the needs and perspectives of others.
• Boost their creativity: They'll be encouraged to think outside the box and generate innovative ideas.
• Build confidence: They'll learn to experiment, take risks, and embrace failure as part of the learning process.
• Collaborate effectively: They'll practice working in teams and communicating their ideas.

These skills will benefit them in school, future careers, and all areas of life!

What is Design Thinking?

It's a creative problem-solving superpower! Kids will learn how to:

• Empathize: Understand what people need and want.
• Define: Clearly identify a problem to solve.
• Ideate: Come up with lots of amazing ideas.
• Prototype: Build a model of their solution.
• Test: Get feedback and make improvements.

What will they create during the workshop?

Kids will use design thinking to design a habit tracking app that helps them (and other kids!) build healthy habits. They'll:

• Brainstorm fun features: Rewards, challenges, games, and more!
• Create app mockups: Design how their app will look and work.
• Get feedback: Test their app with other kids and make it even better.

What they will learn:

• Week 1: Empathize!
  • Learn about design thinking and why it's important.
  • Discuss healthy habits and how they can help us.
  • Become "Habit Heroes" and imagine ways to make building habits fun.
• Week 2: Define!
  • Interview each other to understand the challenges of building good habits.
  • Define the problem: "How might we design an app that makes building good habits fun and easy for kids?"
• Week 3: Ideate!
  • Brainstorm tons of creative features for their habit tracker app.
  • Sketch out their ideas and how the app might look.
• Week 4: Prototype & Test!
  • Build a paper prototype of their app with interactive elements.
  • Test their app with other kids, get feedback, and make improvements.