Suggested activity | Pitching your idea Leader: suitable faculty member | ‘The marshmallow challenge’ Leader: any suitable | Design thinking workshop Leader: faculty member or invited guest |
Description | Volunteer students practice three types of pitching:
| Teams of 6 – 7 work on this specific challenge involving height and a marshmallow with constrained resources and time | A discussion-based workshop on the core principles of design thinking and solution-making with an audience in mind |
Intended outcome | Encourages students to condense their ideas into an impactful narrative. Skills in public speaking and communication directly apply to entrepreneurship | Learn about internal team dynamics and practice adopting ‘out of the box’ thinking when faced with a challenge | Motivate students to think about how to frame their problem and understanding the human behaviour that drives it |