Course Content
Lesson 1: What is Good Design?
To understand the core elements that make a product useful, attractive, and user-friendly.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: Product Analysis – Good or Bad Design?
Conclusion
Quiz
Lesson 2: Thinking for Real Needs
To learn how to identify real-life problems by understanding people’s needs through empathy and observation.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: User Interview
Conclusion
Quiz
Lesson 3: Ideate Without Limits
To learn how to generate a wide range of creative ideas before choosing the best one to develop.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: SCAMPER or Crazy 8s
Conclusion
Quiz
Lesson 4: Make, Test, Repeat
To understand how building and testing prototypes leads to better and more effective designs.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: Build Your First Prototype
Conclusion
Quiz
Lesson 5: Design That Lasts
To inspire students to think about sustainability and long-term impact when designing everyday products.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: Redesign a Disposable
Conclusion
Quiz
Lesson 6: Pitching with Purpose
To teach students how to confidently present and communicate their design ideas to an audience.
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Introduction
What You’ll Learn?
Activity: The 2-Minute Innovation Pitch
Conclusion
Quiz
C10: Design Thinking & Industrial Design

Aim:
 To create multiple innovative ideas for solving a single design challenge.

Requirements:

  • A4 sheets or notebook pages

  • Pen or markers

  • Your design problem from Lesson 2

Steps:
 Option A: SCAMPER Technique
 Use the SCAMPER method to modify or rethink your idea:

  • Substitute

  • Combine

  • Adapt

  • Modify

  • Put to another use

  • Eliminate

  • Reverse

Come up with one idea for each word!

Option B: Crazy 8s Method

  1. Fold a blank paper into 8 boxes.

  2. Set a timer for 8 minutes.

  3. In each box, sketch one new idea—fast and without overthinking!

Working:

Students practice rapid ideation, stretching their imagination and producing a variety of creative concepts without fear of being wrong.

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