Agenda
Extraordinary: Prototyping workshop [Design Thinking]
“Design Thinking is an approach to solve problems in a human-centered, creative and innovative way – in design, in business, in society, and in our daily lives. Our workshop series on Design Thinking highlights the key components of this approach. Each workshop in this series can be visited either independently or in sequence, by visiting them in sequence you will complete your picture of Design Thinking.“
Nothing is perfect at first. This is why it often helps to start with a draft version, which you can keep improving with new input and ideas. What may sound like writing your thesis, is what prototyping does for any product, service, or system in development. Come and learn all about prototyping and make a simple prototype yourself.
Show, don’t tell!
A prototype captures the key functionality of a product, service, or system. Prototypes come in different shapes and forms, some are more technical than others, but in general, the leaner the prototype the better. Making a prototype early-on, showing it to relevant people and collecting feedback from them is something that can be useful in various contexts to help you improve what you are making.
In this 1.5-hour workshop, we will take you through the basic principles of prototyping, explain different types and uses of prototypes, and importantly, you’ll get to make a prototype yourself.
For whom?
Any UU-student interested to learn more! There’s no prior knowledge or preparation necessary. The workshop is free of charge, but we do expect you to show up and participate once you’ve registered. The language of the workshops is English, unless there are only Dutch-speaking participants present.
This workshop is given by Anne van Ewijk, entrepreneurship educator & Design Thinking expert.
Our workshop series on Design Thinking consists of:
- “Opportunities are everywhere” – Design Thinking workshop
- “Flex your imagination” – Ideation workshop [Design Thinking]
- “Show – don’t tell” – Prototyping workshop [Design Thinking]
“The UU Centre for Entrepreneurship organizes workshops around skills that are valuable in any situation that requires ideas to be put into action – whether you’re interested in entrepreneurship or just looking for personal or professional development.“