The document describes Lakshmi S's prototypes for redesigning the school-to-work transition. It outlines 3 steps: 1) Create 2 prototypes (practical and disruptive ideas), 2) Test the prototypes with people and capture feedback, 3) Write a reflection on what was learned. For step 1, Lakshmi outlines practical, disruptive, and favorite idea prototypes. For step 2, 3 tests were conducted: with a child, interviewee, and self-reflection. Feedback focused on improvements. For step 3, Lakshmi reflects on learning from testing, and plans to publicize the concept to improve corporate life if continuing the project.

1. Prototype & Test
Lakshmi S
August 19th 2013
For Design Thinking Action Lab

2. Step1-Create TWO different
prototypes
Redesign the school-to-work transition

3. Prototype 1 for Practical ideas
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Why
The sketch I could come in the form of maze with 4 paths on a plain white paper, you could hear
my testers’ voice when I video tape my prototype
The confused student tries to take all 4 possible practical paths to reach his goal of getting work-
experience.
What -Sketch
How
After 6 months all learning did
work for him

4. Prototype 2 for Disruptive Ideas
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Why
Building which has a helipad. After 6 months all learning did work for him in the form of the
student himself could either call this learning a myth as it involves costly design or the idea may
(Assumption) may get used outside.
What –Lego Building Blocks
How
I reused my 3 year old kid’s lego
building blocks and try to depict
a building. The same is captured
as a video side by side to my
ideate presentation

5. Prototype 3 for my favourite ideas
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Why
Reading on my own and learning from famous writers and authors on topics
So can catch up some reading and even enhance knowledge at own plan and risk
What – Reading and gathering on my own
How
I do Google back to my “backup”
laptop on famous authors
writings’

6. Step2-Test the prototypes with
peopleWho should I test the prototypes with
How many tests should I do, and how?
Capture the feedback
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7. Few types on tests on my prototypes
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I could manage to do 3 tests.
-One with my 9 year old on the sketch I could come in the form of maze with 4 paths on a plain
white paper, you could hear her voice when I video tape my prototype
-One with my interviewee itself, find attached the feedback grid.
-One with my own self, and you can get the reflection done on that as below.
What
How
During Recording my kids participated in
testing the prototypes
Playback the recorded movie

8. Feedback Grid
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+What worked
Ms. Vasi quoted “You finally made
it to prototype..”
Δ What could be improved
More time and flavor, aspects for
interview process can improve
Questions?
Will I continue to invest on this
ideas, prototypes' I gathered?
!Ideas
Was suggested to build up
on solution proposals for this real
world problem.
Idea is to be publish this as a scope
in academics and to preach in
private institutes under our
influence here
To improve the life of corporates
Tester(Same as the interviewee) feedback

9. Step 3 - Write a reflectionWhat you learned by testing your prototypes;
What you would do next if you were to continue working on the project)
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10. Reflection on my prototypes’ & testing them
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a. What you learned by testing your prototypes
My learning is that testing a prototype with and without design process is not so simple for a less
creative mind, but it can be as well if we put it little extra effort particularly for the problem to
solution converging phase..ie., while we get the problem statement/POV of the stakeholder we
can arrive at the best prototype. As the solution space is so huge, we end up making redundant
prototypes per-se but this is a learning of course.
b. What you would do next if you were to continue working on the project.
If I were to continue this project, as already indicated by my interviewee , I will try to do publicity
of this concept of student to work life..in the form of extending my learning to my peers and
friends. I also plan to ask them to be part of such a learning process as we in turn become
student and could see the things from their shoes, so back home my work-life can get better.
What

11. Step 0 – Empathy Map &
IdeateAs a background from previous week assignments’
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12. Say
Online helps, performance
based learning, brain drain,
older curriculum
Think
10year before
and 10 year later
Do
Diving deep into the education
details, on Indian Institute of
Technology etc
Feel
Research as a
background is
missing,
missing
architecture
Stake
holder
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13. Ms. Vasi, 38 year old
software professional;
mother of 8yr old,is
talking about school to
work transition, having
vast experience in
industry and better
perspective of life Needs a way to improve
re-search activities in top
universities
So that she can see a
reverse brain drain
happing in a decade
from now
Problem Statement
Needs Insights
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Stake holder

14. Selected-Practical Ideas
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1.Social networks Selected
1.Google Selected
1.Learn, assign, evaluate Selected
1.Move to next step based on evaluation Selected
1.Learn with feedback Selected
1.Both success and failures gives learning Selected
1.Scope of draining Selected
1.At high school research education Selected
1.At higher secondary level converge Selected
1.At college converge on subjects for research Selected
1.At college specialize Selected
1.At do dig deep and specialize a lot Selected
1.At post doctorial degree Selected
1.Deep dive into concepts Selected
1.Contribute in forums Selected
1.Nothing wrong on re-inventing the wheel Selected
Why&HOW
1. Cheap accessible ideas are selected which any way come on the way of the student in his life
2. Made sure the ideas are implemented directly or as a prototype or even can be tried out
What

15. Selected-Disruptive Ideas
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Why&HOW
1. Ideas which cause some side effects and not so easy to implement
2. Make sure they are not going to yield much of benefits
What
1.Internet every where Disruptive
1.Easy accessible of knowledge Disruptive
1.Network should include family, friends, teachers Disruptive
1.Publicity not to get over shadowed Disruptive
1.More of confident behaviors with seniors Disruptive
1.Dedicated institutes Disruptive
1.Funding for research Disruptive
1.Theory to practical measurement to prove Disruptive
1.Not yielding fruits immediately-myth Disruptive
1.Long term results-realityCreate mandatory architecture Disruptive
1.Dynamic documentations Disruptive
1.Read relevant Disruptive
1.Always have a future thought Disruptive
1.Also spend time on what was in past Disruptive
1.Culture does come back Disruptive

16. Selected-My favorite Ideas
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Why&HOW
1. My feelings and emotional ideas and is expected in a ideal system
2. These are in connection to the system we are in(political, self centered)
What
1.Missing experience in online tools My Fav
1.Seek with lot of feedbacks My Fav
1.Don’t fall to the trap My Fav
1.Comparative convenience and infra locally My Fav
1.Motivation from individuals My Fav
1.A particular tribe/community interest My Fav
1.Find a pattern across decades of learing My Fav