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What is Innovator’s Space?

Innovator’s Space is a course that teaches the processes of design, testing, and production of ideas. It covers every aspect from brainstorming to the release of a final product.

This blog covers the projects and growth of a student taking Innovator’s Space. The content emphasizes the development process of ideas and prototypes and the self assessment of the student’s growths.

What is the design thinking process?

Above is a commonly used model of design thinking. Some terms are renamed, but the processes and functions are otherwise the same. For Innovator’s Space, further processes were added to better reflect the necessary skills of a design thinker. The additional elements do not necessarily fit chronologically into the design thinking process; they are rather skills that develop over the entire process.

1. Discover
2. Define
3. Ideate
4. Iterate
5. Deliver
6. Evolve
7. Collaborate
8. Habits/Mindsets