Date of event:
May - 2024
Description :
To bring on budding innovators and entrepreneurs, The HDFC School, Gurugram, partnered with ThinkStartup to host a one-day Design Thinking Bootcamp on [date]. Over 60 eager students from different schools enthusiastically took part in this enlightening event.
The session was facilitated jointly by Prof. Ravinder Kaur, University of Delhi, and Mr. Gourav Aggarwal, Academic Head, ThinkStartup and Doctoral Scholar, IIT Delhi. They acquainted the young participants with the core principles of design and innovation, emphasizing the importance of adopting human-centered approaches and understanding consumer needs in the process of problem-solving.
Participants engaged in group activities to grasp design thinking fundamentals. The facilitators outlined the five phases of design thinking, facilitating understanding. Key workshop elements included out-of-the-box thinking and idea pitching. Objectives were met, with participants familiarized with design principles, problem-solving skills enhanced, and practical abilities acquired. Outstanding prototypes were recognized, and all received certificates, concluding a successful learning experience.