Title: Ideating Real$-$World Solutions through Creative Problem$-$Solving Assignment

The purpose of this task is to apply creative problem$-$solving abilities to real$-$world difficulties, thereby involving the process up to the ideation stage. You are required to recognise an issue or chance in your neighbourhood or in a larger social context, understand the problem and the parties involved, define the issue, and come up with creative solutions.

ASSIGNEMENT DEATILS:

$1.$ Identification of the Issue $($Empathize$)$:

$$ Task: Determine a practical issue or opportunity in your neighbourhood or a larger social setting. This could have to do with social justice, technology, education, healthcare, sustainability, or any other topic of interest.

$$ Directions: To ascertain the requirements, difficulties, and viewpoints of the relevant stakeholders, conduct surveys, interviews, or other types of research. Keep a record of your discoveries and decide one particular issue or opportunity to concentrate on for the duration of the assignment.

$2.$ Definition of the Problem $($Define$)$:

$$ Task: Provide a clear and concise definition of the problem statement. Think about the problem's causes, the parties involved, and the intended result of solving it$.$

$$ Directions: To effectively communicate the problem, make use of techniques like problem trees, fishbone diagrams, or problem statements. Make sure the problem description is time$-$bound, relevant, quantifiable, achievable, and specified $($SMART$).$

$3.$ Ideate:

$$ Task: Come up with innovative solutions to the highlighted issue or make the most of the indicated opportunity.

$$ Directions: Generate a broad range of potential solutions without passing judgement. Promote originality, ingenuity, and unconventional thinking. To generate ideas, try mind mapping, random word generation, or SCAMPER $($Substitute$,$ Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, Reverse$).$ Try to come up with ten or more different solutions.

$4.$ Presentation:

$$ Task: Create a presentation that demonstrates how you identified, defined, and generated ideas for the problem.

$$ Directions: With the use of slides, infographics, or other multimedia forms, create a visually captivating presentation. It is imperative to effectively convey the problem statement, the insights obtained by demonstrating empathy towards stakeholders, the problem definition, and the creative ideas that emerged from the ideation phase. Provide important information about each concept, such as its viability, possible impact, and plan for implementation.

Submission Guidelines:

Submit your problem identification, problem definition, and ideation presentation via CANVAS

Ensure your submission is well organized, clearly presented, and free from grammatical errors or spelling mistakes.

Assessment Criteria:

$$ Problem Identification $($Empathize$)$: research depth, problem selection clarity, and comprehension of stakeholder viewpoints.

$$ Problem Definition $($Define$)$: The problem statement's precision and clarity, the root causes' identification, and the problem statement's conformity with SMART criteria.

$$ Ideation: use of ideation methodologies, creativity, diversity, and viability of developed ideas.

$$ Presentation: content organization, visual appeal, storytelling effectiveness, and communication clarity.