Design Thinking Action Lab - Ideate Assignment
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The document summarizes three ideas for helping students explore career options: 1) Creating a library of multimedia diaries from professionals in different jobs to give students a glimpse into various work environments and tasks. 2) Adapting the Task Rabbit model of matching short jobs with workers to an internship system, allowing students to take on exploratory internships. 3) Developing an exchange for after-hours and weekend jobs, similar to Task Rabbit, to help graduates and others earn extra money or try new career paths.
Design Thinking Action Lab - Ideate Assignment
- 1. Design Thinking Action Lab Assignment > Ideate A. La Fond August 12, 2013 https://novoed.com/designthinking
- 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.