The document discusses a student's experience transitioning from university studies to work. The student feels university did not adequately prepare him for this transition or teach how to manage failure. Specifically, university problems had only one right solution and did not simulate real-world changes or teach failure management. This lack of preparation caused stress when both studying and working. Developing the ability to experiment and adapt to failure would help the student transition more smoothly to working life.

1. EMPATHIZE AND DEFINE
Camilo Gomez
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2. Stress and lack of time for working and studying at the same
time
•This is very time demanding
•After finishing studying, adapting on what to do with free time is
hard
•The university teaches some things but outside, stuff is different
•Problems and exercises are more lab-like in the university (they
only have one right solution)
•The university doesn't prepare us for midway changes in the
problem
•The university gives some skills that help to better adapt at work
•One doesn't learn in the university how to manage these situations
•At the university they don't teach how to manage failure
SAY
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3. DO
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4. Thinking of his study problems when at work, work problems when
studying
•At work I dont think about just passing, I think about how to make it
better
•Thinks experimenting is important for learning (failure is key)
THINK
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5. Feels more relaxed after finishing studies and can focus 100% on
work.
•Felt lack of preparation on the transition from university to work
•Feels excited about learning and being better
FEEL
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6. Students are not being prepared to fail and adapt to failure
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7. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Stakeholder:
Final year student of systems engineering.
Need:
Needs to experiment and manage failure.
Insight:
This will help him adapt more easily to the working experience.
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