Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship

In our Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship course, students dive into a hands-on, 12-hour journey that transforms creative ideas into real-world solutions. Through engaging activities like empathy mapping, rapid ideation, and the Business Model Canvas, learners explore how to identify problems, generate innovative ideas, and build impactful ventures. From constructing paper towers to pitching their startup ideas, participants gain teamwork, problem-solving, and presentation skills—all while developing the mindset of a young changemaker.

Workshop Details:

Duration:

12 hours in total.
Scheduled as 3 hours per day for four days.

Hands-On Sessions Include:

Understand the 5 stages of Design Thinking: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test.
Practice empathy through interviews and build user personas using Empathy Maps.
Learn creative ideation techniques like SCAMPER and Crazy 8s.
Collaboratively develop a problem statement and brainstorm innovative solutions.
Explore entrepreneurship fundamentals and the startup mindset.
Create a Business Model Canvas for your idea.
Build a simple prototype and develop a compelling pitch.
Present your solution to peers and receive feedback.

Who Can Attend: Students from classes 6 to 12.

Materials Provided: All necessary materials and activity supplies will be provided.

Certificates: Certificates of participation will be awarded.

Recommended Setting: Schools with basic classroom infrastructure are ideal for this workshop.

Why Students Should Participate:

Interactive Learning: This workshop provides a hands-on and interactive learning environment where students actively engage in problem-solving, prototyping, and pitching ideas.
Creative Thinking: Participants are encouraged to think outside the box and explore innovative solutions, boosting their creativity and confidence in expressing ideas.
Real-World Relevance: By solving real-life problems using the Design Thinking process, students gain a deeper understanding of how innovation impacts everyday life.
Entrepreneurial Mindset: The workshop introduces key concepts in entrepreneurship, teaching students how to transform ideas into sustainable solutions with business potential.
Skill Building: Students develop crucial 21st-century skills such as empathy, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and design-based problem solving.
Team-Based Collaboration: Working in teams helps students build leadership and interpersonal skills, as they ideate and iterate together to bring their ideas to life.

Benefits for Students:

Practical Application of Concepts: Students apply the Design Thinking process to real-world challenges through hands-on activities and guided exercises.
Improved Communication Skills: Through team discussions and structured pitching, students build clarity, confidence, and public speaking abilities.
Early Exposure to Entrepreneurial Tools: Using tools like the Business Model Canvas, students gain foundational knowledge in startup planning and innovation strategies.
Creative Confidence & Independent Thinking: By brainstorming, prototyping, and iterating, learners develop confidence in their creative decisions and solution-building abilities.
Teamwork & Leadership Experience: Collaborative group work helps students practice negotiation, task delegation, and shared goal achievement.
Certificate of Participation: All participants receive a certificate recognizing their completion of the workshop, showcasing their commitment to innovation and problem-solving.

Workshop Guidelines:

The workshop requires a minimum of 40 student participants and will be conducted in four sessions of 3 hours each.
The school must allocate a suitable space for conducting the workshop, with the capacity to accommodate 50 students in teams of up to three. Additionally, the workshop space should include access to a projector, preferably with a clear wall or white area for projection. An adequate power supply must also be available to support all electronic devices.
We will provide tablets for team use, as well as WiFi dongles and a projector for the workshops.
A team of three trainers will be visiting the school to conduct the workshop. The school is kindly requested to provide food and accommodation for the trainers during their stay for the training sessions.
We welcome teachers to participate in the workshop so that the knowledge imparted to students can be further utilized and sustained beyond the workshop sessions.
Certificates will be provided only to students who achieve a minimum attendance of 70% throughout the duration of the workshop.
The school is required to provide registered participant details at least two days prior to the workshop date. Additionally, after registration, fees must be paid by all registered students, regardless of attendance during the workshop sessions.
We offer mentorship and guidance to students even after our workshop through a dedicated WhatsApp group.
Fee discounts for future workshops will be offered to the best-performing teams in the current workshop.