The presentation Iris Lapinski gave at the 2011 Learning without Frontiers Conference on 11th January 2011.

1. A new generation of problem-solvers

2. 80%-95%
new products fail
Jack Gordon AcuPOLL Research, 2006

3. 60%-80%
new businesses fail
UK Business Innovation, Parliament Submission 2010

4. 70%
countries fail to improve schools
McKinsey School Improvement Report, 2010

5. Why?

6. What is the outcome?
6*7=?

7. How do you pronounce this word?
cacophony

8. Who is this man?

9. How do you solve this?

10. Recognise standard problem
Use standardised tool

11. Define problem
Devise appropriate solution

13. Define real-life problems
Devise effective app tools

14. 5 steps
1: Problem definition
5: Build & test 2: Market research
4: Product design 3: Solution design

15. Problem definition
 5 real people with a specific problem
 Tell and re-enact the problem story

16. Ahmet Barut, 23

17. The Oyster Card

18. Looks familiar?
Show of hands?

19. Market Research
66%
rejected

20. Market Research
88%
do not
check
online

22. The solution

25. Business model
Planning to work in partnership with…
oystercheck.co.uk
ahmetbarutdesign.com

26. Amarah Khan, 13

27. BuzzerBuddiez

28. First aid in schools

29. Expert community

31. 1,000 students
in 2011

32. Our direct partners 2011
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33. A new generation of problem-solvers