Submission for the Ideate assignment in the Stanford Venture Lab Design Thinking Action Lab

1. Design Thinking Action Lab
Assignment > Ideate
A. La Fond
August 12, 2013
https://novoed.com/designthinking

2. 1. Idea Generation

3. 2. Idea Selection
Most Practical Idea: Work Diaries from Alumni or Coworkers
My interview subject said that one of the most helpful things was watching
people work and learning about what they did. Schools or companies could
create a library of day-in-the-life, multimedia diaries from people in a wide
range of different jobs. Students could view the diaries online to get a sense for
what kinds of daily tasks and environments seem the most interesting to them.
The diaries would be created by volunteers using simple web and phone-based
tools like video, photos, voice notes, and so forth.
Most Disruptive Idea: Task Rabbit for Internships
Task Rabbit is a US-based online service that matches people who need small
or odd jobs done with people willing to do those jobs for a small fee. The Task
Rabbit model could be adapted for internships, instead of the model for full-
time employees. This could help shift the perception of internships from first
jobs in desired fields to exploratory assignments that may or may not reflect
deeper interests.
Favorite Idea: Moonlighters’ Exchange
This idea is similar to the Task Rabbit idea above, but focused on after-hours
and weekend jobs. It could be used by recent graduates or anyone who wants
to earn a little extra money or explore different kinds of jobs.