Grecia Justo Villegas

DESIGN THINKING ACTION LAB

ideate

Considerations

• Our stakeholder is a person who needs a solution for his problem.

• There are many ways of generating ideas.• I use some techniques as: Brainstorming and

Six Thinking Hats, because ideating 50 solutions is very challenging.

LET’S REMEMBER THE PROBLEM STATEMENT

Problem Statement

STAKEHOLDER

•A hard-worker, young, motivated, talented and anxious student of Industrial Engineering near to graduate

NEED• Needs to find a way to

advance in his career in a way conducive to his aspirations

INSIGHT• Because he strongly believed in

his potential as a professional. For that reason, he thinks that he needs more responsibilities

Ideas generated in the Brainstorming

Here we have 10 ideas

HOW CAN WE HELP HIM to

advance in his career in a way conducive to his

aspirations

Quitting his current jobGoing to an expert and

ask for some advice about his personal

abilities

Taking courses about Leadership Management to develop his abilities

Talk to his boss about having more

responsibilities

Ask to his colleagues for more responsibilitiesBeing moved on other

department where he can apply his knowledge in Industrial Engineering

The company, where he is working, creates a

Department where he would be the Leader

Start his own business (entrepreneurship

Being promoted by his boss

Studying courses about specialization in his

profession

Ideas generated in the Brainstorming

Here we have 10 ideas

HOW CAN WE HELP HIM to

advance in his career in a way conducive to his

aspirations

That a supervisor gets hired and the

stakeholder could take his place Creating a similar

company in the industry

That his university finds the perfect job for him

Being shareholder of the company where he

works

Talking to his friends and ask them for some job

with more responsibilities as a

engineerBeing hired by his university to be a

engineer

Going abroad and looking for a job as an

industrial engineer

Talking with HR supervisor and call for

empowerment for all the interns

Claiming to the Government about creating a law which

obligate that the interns have more

responsibilities

Infecting all his colleagues with a

dangerous virus that allows him to be the

only one in the department

Ideas generated in the Brainstorming

Here we have 10 ideas

HOW CAN WE HELP HIM to

advance in his career in a way conducive to his

aspirations

Partnering with a friend to create a new

company. Taking courses of specialization about Stock Exchange and

invest there.

Winning a award to let him know

Focus on the research in

engineering

Studying another career and increase

his knowledgeAttending to job selection processes

for engineers

Sending his CV to other companies

where require engineer

Creating his own headship on the

company

Maximize his strengths as an

engineer

Invest in personal marketing to make a

better impact

Ideas generated in the Brainstorming

Here we have 10 ideas

HOW CAN WE HELP HIM to

advance in his career in a way conducive to his

aspirations

Making surveys to know what his

colleagues think about him

Making a innovative project about being

sustainable and productive in the Engineering field

Creating a way to make more money for the company

Being certificated as a Belt Six Sigma

Expert

Hacking the company’s system

and making him the boss

Researching about the ideal profile of a

young industrial engineer

Going to a TV program and say

that he really wants a better position in

the company

Getting married with a boss of the

company

Bribing to his boss and insist on having a better position in

the company

Creating advanced algorithms to

develop his brain

Ideas generated

by

6 Thinki

ng Hats

White Hat

Say to his boss that he wants more responsibilities

Write a letter to HR and say that he wants to be promoted

Red Hat

Begging to his boss about having a better position in the Department

Saying angrily to all the people in the company that he wants a better position

Blue Hat

Thinking in the propped way to say to others that he wants more responsibilities

Making a plan, step by step, to be the best young engineer in the company

Yellow Hat

Taking appropriated courses related to his career for having more knowledge

Making a Personal SWOT that will be helpful to know himself in a deep way and work in his potential

Black Hat

Claim to his boss why he hasn’t been promoted although he could be fired

Tell to his colleagues that he will quit his current job

Killing all his colleagues in the Department

Tauting his boss for not promoting him

Green Hat

Thinking with responsibility and analysis about his functions as an engineer

Proposing to his colleagues a new way of working in the office, giving responsibilities to all

WHAT ABOUT MORE IDEAS?

More options

•Taking the boss’ papers and make more work in the department

5 year old solution

•Creating a hugh company associating with transnational brands

Unlimited budget

•Surfing on the internet about a way to have more responsibilities in the job

No spending money

•Controlling the boss’ mind and give the stakeholder a better position in the company

Controlling the laws if nature

The chosen options

The most practical

•Say to his boss that he wants more responsibilities: It is an instant way to point out his problem, it could be possible that he would get what he really want, considerating that he is a hard-worker person

The most disruptived

•Making a innovative project about being sustainable and productive in the Engineering field: it is a very challenging decision and it will very valuable initiative that could help the world and the field of engineering

My favorite

•Proposing to his colleagues a new way of working in the office, giving responsibilities to all: I like this one because is related with the teamwork, the communication and it could be a helpful way to have a better performance in the company

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