Foundation Programme in Design Thinking March 2019 —— May 2019 7TH EDITION

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—Postgraduate students on the Foundation Programme in Design Thinking at the d-school – 1ST Semester 2019.—

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Foundation Programme in Design Thinking class of 1st semester 2019

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The d-school’s Foundation Programme in Design Thinking class of 1st Semester 2019.

Joshua Ishaku Azaki (Nigeria)Masters in CommerceUniversity of Cape Town

Bukola Aderewa Braimoh (Nigeria)PhD ScienceUniversity of Cape Town

Emma-Kate Chetty (South Africa)Bachelor of ScienceUniversity of Cape Town Bilqis Deaney (South Africa)Postgraduate Diploma in Educational TechnologyUniversity of Cape Town

Althea de Wet (South Africa)AnimationRLabs

Othusitse Paul Dipitso (Botswana)Doctoral Programme in Higher

Education StudiesUniversity of the Western Cape

Amica HendrikzBachelor of Business AdministrationVega School

Dailen Jacobs (South Africa)Media & CommunicationsRLabs

Desme’ Jacobs (South Africa)Grow Leadership AcademyRLabs

Tasneem Jhetam (South Africa)MPhil Sustainable DevelopmentStellenbosch University

Phumudzo Khomunala (South Africa)MSc MedicineUniversity of Cape Town

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ingCalvin Mayanta (South Africa)

User ExperienceRLabs

Stuart McIntyre (South Africa)MechatronicsStellenbosch University

Olerato Mogomotsi (South Africa)Masters of Social Sciences in PhilosophyUniversity of Cape Town Mufudzi Nhamoinesu (Zimbabwe)B.Comm Information SystemsUniversity of Cape Town

Pule Ngwenya (South Africa)Honours in CommerceUniversity of Cape Town

Charlton Noble (South Africa)User Experience RLabs

Michaela Oncker (South Africa)Honors in Industrial PsychologyUniversity of the Western Cape

Gugulethu Rajuili (South Africa)Masters in Marketing ResearchUniversity of Cape Town

Sanele Skeyi (South Africa)MCom Economic DevelopmentUniversity of Cape Town

Cindy-Lee Stander (South Africa)Grow Leadership AcademyRLabs

Adam Thomas-James (South Africa)Bachelor of ArtsUniversity of Cape Town

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Richard PerezDirector of the d-school at the University of Cape Town — Richard Perez, d-school director

“We are entering a future where the need for innovation and new outcomes is crucial and where the challenges that we face are becoming more abstract and ever more complex. The Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking at the University of Cape Town is a place where creative intelligence is unlocked, and where future-ready innovation leadership is developed.”

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The d-school is a creative studio where students use white boards, colourful notes and various other materials to create ideas to solve real world challenges. Wild ideas are encouraged at the d-school.

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The HPI d-school at UCTInnovation through design-led thinking

In May 2019 the d-school team and students from various institutions celebrated the successful completion of the d-school’s academic programme in design thinking.

Students in their multidisciplinary teams presented project solutions to project partners. This was followed with Friends and Family Day, when student teams presented their projects to supervisors, friends and family members, and enjoyed a graduation ceremony.

These events brought to a close the Foundation Programme in Design Thinking of the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking at the University of Cape Town.

The programme ran over 12 weeks in the first semester, for two full days per week. Students came from various disciplines, encouraging diverse

ideas to flourish. They learnt to work in multidisciplinary teams of four to six students; each team guided by a professional coach.

The teams worked on real world challenges provided by the d-school’s project partners.

Working on these projects, the students were taken through a programme of learning the tools and process of design thinking, towards ultimately developing a design thinking mindset.

The d-school’s Foundation Programme in Design Thinking teaches students a human-centred, collaborative process for developing creative and innovative solutions to complex real world challenges.

The d-school’s transdisciplinary, experiential learning programme is

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The Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking at the University of Cape Town (d-school) is the only academic institution in the region which offers academic training and capacitation in design thinking to university scholars and professionals in the public and private sectors.

The d-school was founded in Cape Town in August 2015 with funding, IP and academic support from Prof. Dr. Hasso Plattner — co-founder of software company, SAP AG, and chairman of its Supervisory Board — and the Hasso Plattner Trust.

The establishment of the HPI Schools of Design Thinking at Stanford in the US, and at Potsdam in Germany, brought academic rigour to design-led innovation practice, and made training programmes in design thinking available

to academic scholars and leaders in the private and public sectors.

The HPI d-school at the University of Cape Town is developing a context-responsive programme aimed to suit students and practitioners from South Africa and the African continent.Our semester-long programmes in design thinking take place twice a year, in the first and second semesters.

Students who are registered at any university of higher learning institution across South Africa are encouraged to apply.

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Low-resolution prototypes developed by the students to make their ideas tangible for the purpose of testing with users.

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Along with building prototypes, creative roleplay is another tool students use to express their ideas.

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Project Presentations— The A TeamTeam MembersBukola BraimohOthusitse DipitsoDesme’ JacobsAmica HendrikzSanele Skeyi

Project PartnerYoung Free Mind Consulting.

Team ChallengeThe challenge was to find ways that a company could attract, retain and promote black employees, in a world where its upper management is not reflective of South Africa’s demographics.

Team ProposalThe team responded with a proposal to bring multi-disciplinary and multi-level teams together to create an inclusion blueprint. Various inclusion activities include an open topic wall, a hackathon and team work to solve complex workplace issues surrounding inclusivity.

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Team Members Joshua AzakiAlthea De WetTasneem JhetamCharlton NobleMichaela OnckerGugulethu Rajuili

Project PartnerWestern Cape government and the University of Cape Town psychology department.

Team ChallengeThe challenge was to create an enabling environment for mothers returning to work to continue the provision of breast milk to their baby, in a world where breastfeeding is not seen as a workplace issue.

Team Proposal The team proposed a space for employee well-being which prioritises wellness, diversity, inclusion, employee rights. This space has video education, notices, prompts and a private designated area for mothers to express breast milk and be comfortable.

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Team MembersEmma ChettyCalvin MayantaPule NgwenyaBilqis DeaneyOlerato Mogomotsi

Project PartnerWestern Cape government and the University of Cape Town psychology department.

Team ChallengeThe challenge was to create an enabling environment for mothers returning to work to continue the provision of breast milk to their baby, in a world where breastfeeding is not seen as a workplace issue.

Team ProposalThe team proposed the creation of a portable flexi-space that has different amenities that allow a mother expressing breast milk to have a comfortable experience when doing so in the workplace. Amenities include a fridge, microwave and sink.Th

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Team Members Dailen JacobsPhumudzo KhomunalaCindy-Lee StanderAdam Thomas-JamesStuart McIntyreMufudzi Nhamoinesu

Project PartnerYoung Free Mind Consulting.

Team ChallengeThe challenge was to find ways that a company could attract, retain and promote black employees, in a world where its upper management is not reflective of South Africa’s demographics.

Team Proposal The team proposed the creation of an inclusive workspace via informal interactions between employees, run and organised by a rotation of different leaders on an online platform.

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Students present their solutions to project partners for feedback. Partners can then implement projects as they wish.

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Foundation Programme in Design Thinking class of 1st semester 2019... having a lighter moment!

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Richard PerezDirector

Dr Keneilwe MunyaiProgramme Manager

Dr Rael FutermanProgramme Manager

CoachesNailah ConradLuke Doman-BellCorlette FransoletMark JacksonEsona MakinanaPhuthehi MasiloOliver Vergo

d-school Team

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Come visit the d-school and find out more about design thinking!

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—With special thanks for the support of the HPI School of Design Thinking in Potsdam, Germany.

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