{"id":234,"date":"2023-12-13T04:50:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T04:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/entr494mmoleca\/?p=234"},"modified":"2023-12-13T04:53:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T04:53:38","slug":"entry-3-september-11-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/entr494mmoleca\/2023\/12\/13\/entry-3-september-11-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Entry 3: September 11, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1. What is design thinking?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design thinking is a process that helps create innovative solutions. This process consists of five stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. The design thinking methodology focuses on understanding a user, putting in the user\u2019s shoes (empathizing) to uncover the problem, clearly defining the issue, generating ideas (ideating), and challenging assumptions. Design thinking is most helpful in tackling situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. How has design thinking influenced a product I use?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the products that was made using design thinking is Project Bloks. I came across this product during my internship last Summer at Brooks Crossing Innovation Lab in Newport News. The design thinking approach positively influenced this product by delivering a unique and fun experience in helping kids learn how to code. Children have fun playing with this product while learning code basics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. What are the connections between opportunities and planning?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opportunities are about identifying an unsatisfied need, and planning is about how an entrepreneur wants to satisfy the need. These two concepts are like a brother and his young brother. An entrepreneur identifies opportunities and threats first, and then planning comes into play. Opportunities identification and planning are crucial for the success of a business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. What opportunities have I missed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on my internship last summer again, I missed the opportunity of having a maker space like Brooks Crossing Lab when I was young. I grew up in a refugee camp in Tanzania and ignored, at that time, resources for making things. For example, I wanted to make a small drone but couldn\u2019t because of the lack of resources. Luckily, I can make up for something I missed at a young age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Can a successful venture be unethical?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An unethical venture can not be successful, assuming that good ethics equals successful business. The primary mission of a venture is to solve a real problem. An evil venture will profit to the detriment of its customers while providing an apparent solution. A venture that fails to fulfill its primary mission is a failure, not a success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. What is design thinking? Design thinking is a process that helps create innovative solutions. This process consists of five stages: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. The design thinking methodology focuses on understanding a user, putting in the user\u2019s shoes (empathizing) to uncover the problem, clearly defining the issue, generating ideas (ideating), and challenging… <\/p>\n

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