Create post on Design Thinking in Action - A Collaborative Ideation Challenge Purpose Empathy, brainstorming, and ideation are essential elements of design thinking, allowing teams to generate creative solutions to user-centered challenges. In this discussion, you will engage in a hands-on design thinking exercise, practicing brainstorming and ideation techniques while collaborating with peers to refine and enhance innovative ideas. Task This discussion simulates a collaborative ideation process where you will analyze a common user challenge, generate creative solutions, and build on the ideas of your peers. Your work here will serve as a foundation for a future assignment. Step 1: Explore the Challenge (Individual Work) We have all waited in line and thought, I could be doing something else right now or there has to be a better way. For this brainstorming session, you will focus on the following challenge: Improving the waiting experience: Redesign the experience of waiting in line to make it enjoyable and efficient. In your initial post, address the following: Personal Connection. Share how your own experience shaped the ideas you came up with, and where you were waiting in line. How did your emotions and frustrations influence your solutions? Identify the User Group. Articulate the specific user group you are targeting for your challenge. What is the user waiting in line for? Empathize with User Pain Points. Using empathy, briefly describe one or two pain points this user group might experience while waiting in line. Generate Creative Ideas Propose three ideas to address the challenge. Use a brainstorming technique such as mind mapping, SCAMPER, or rapid ideation to generate your solutions. Indicate which technique you used and briefly describe how it helped you generate your ideas. Step 2: Build on Ideas (Collaborative Work) In your responses to peers: Enhance Ideas. Select at least one idea from your peer's post and build upon it by suggesting enhancements or alternatives. How can the idea be made more user-friendly, efficient, or innovative? What additional features or perspectives might improve the solution? Provide Feedback. Offer feedback on their understanding of the user's pain points: Do the proposed solutions effectively address the identified pain points? What empathy-driven insights could strengthen their approach?