TeamLabs
Challenge
Every day we are facing to the different obstacles what needs an decisions. Design thinking is a powerful tool but combining it with interdisciplinary team work you will get turbo power.
The life in silos starts from schools. Schools are teaching different subjects that they are focused on, for example design is taught in art school, technology in university of technology.
For development innovative idea or starting a new business you need a team with different competences. For example, if you need to develop a new product, you need a designer who will analyse consumers’ experiences with the usage of such product, think about the functionality and visual etc. You will also need an engineer who is taking care of the technological part, and you need a business manager who creates a business plan and calculates the market possibilities for the product.
If people are studying in different universities and they lack of communication with the students from other universities, then they lack experiences of working with others from different fields. TeamLab creates the possibility for people from different fields to co-operate, validate their ideas and to understand if their idea is profitable or not.
Process
Moderator introduces the format, daily schedule, mentors and prizes Motivational presentation Idea pitching – 3min per idea. Creating teams- in 30 min, open room method Work in teams - idea development with the assistance of mentors. 3 hours Getting ready for pitching- teams are preparing to pitch their idea Pitching – 5min pitching + 5min panel discussion/ Q&A. Panel includes mentors and experts outside the program. 1hour. While panel is discussing and deciding on the results, there will be a presentation – local case study 30min. Panel will announce the winner; awards are given / special prizes etc. 20 min.
Results
12 new ideas for businesses using textile
