Leading with Innovation
Camp/Event #
2
place
TCDC & YMCA Camp
start date
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Your Camp or Event hosts


TCDC
Day 1: Team Formation and Roles
- Morning Session:
- Welcome and introduction to the innovation camp
- Ice-breaking activities to foster team bonding
- Overview of the design thinking process and its stages
- Explanation of the innovation challenge
- Mid-Morning Session:
- Team formation exercise based on individual skills, interests, and strengths
- Assignment of roles within the team (e.g., facilitator, researcher, designer, presenter)
- Setting team goals, establishing communication norms, and creating a team charter
- Lunch Break
- Afternoon Session:
- Deep dive into each team member's expertise and background
- Introduction to the problem statement and initial brainstorming session
- Reflection time for team members to set personal goals for the project
YMCA Camp
Day 2: Empathy and Define
- Morning Session:
- Recap of team roles, goals, and problem statement
- Conduct empathy interviews or observations to understand user needs
- Create empathy maps and user personas
- Afternoon Session:
- Define the problem based on insights gathered
- Reframe the challenge statement for better understanding
- Ideation session to generate innovative solutions
Day 3: Ideation and Prototyping
- Morning Session:
- Review and prioritize ideas from the previous day
- Develop a storyboard or concept map for the chosen idea
- Begin prototyping the solution
- Afternoon Session:
- Iterate on the prototype based on feedback from team members
- Test the prototype internally within the team
- Refine the prototype for user testing
Day 4: Testing, Refinement, and Pitching
- Morning Session:
- Conduct user testing sessions with external participants
- Gather feedback and insights for prototype refinement
- Finalize the prototype and prepare for pitch presentation
- Afternoon Session:
- Practice pitch sessions within the team
- Final pitch preparation and coaching
- Pitch presentation to a panel of judges or stakeholders
Closing:
- Award ceremony for the best innovation project
- Reflection on the innovation camp experience and lessons learned
- Action planning for implementing the innovation project post-camp