To conclude the school year, Years 7 to 8 students participated in an Innovation Lab Program in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology's Innovation Coaches last week. ÃØÉ«´«Ã½ had the opportunity to foster curiosity and expand their critical, creative and strategic thinking through hands-on activities, relating to the 2023 UN International Women’s Day – Cracking the Code: Innovation for a gender equal future. To facilitate the design-led innovation process, the following sessions took place over the course of three days:
‘What is’ explores current reality (identify, understand and define problem to work on)
‘What if’ envisions a new future (write a design brief, ideate solutions)
‘What wows’ makes some choices (develop concepts; create and test prototypes)
‘What works’ brings a solution to life (final refinements to preferred solution)
Entrepreneurship (drafting a business model using the Business Model Canvas)
Innovation Showcase (business pitch and Solution Expo)