What If? What Wows?
Over the past few months, we have been diving into ideation and prototyping—two integral steps in the design thinking process. It’s fascinating to see how these phases evolve from conceptual brainstorming into something tangible. I want to take this blog post as an opportunity to reflect on what I've experienced, the challenges I faced, and what I've learned from each phase. The ideation phase was exciting, but also quite overwhelming. During our class session on ideation, we discussed how ideas need to be limitless—a space where no thought was too wild or unrealistic. Initially, I found myself holding back, possibly due to my desire to filter ideas before they were even verbalized. This limiting mindset changed once we started our group brainstorming session. I quickly realized the value in a free, unrestrained flow of ideas, as some seemingly outrageous suggestions sparked genuinely innovative approaches. A key takeaway for me here was the impor...