D school assignment 3 Prototype and Test

Rapidly turning ideas into reality

Prototypes

Assignment 3:

Lee-Anne Walker


What problem are we trying to solve?

Stakeholder

needs a way to

Need Insights

because

Dave, a

dedicated,

caring,

committed

teacher who

enjoys

supporting and

providing

advice to

senior students

easily access

information to

help prepare

students for

life after

school

senior high

students are

time poor and

lacking in life

experience and

often role

models to guide

their decisions

How might we make access to information relating to the

transition from school to work easy for teachers and students?


Ideas Selected for Prototyping

Idea 1. The most practical idea: Workshops for students

Workshops led by expert facilitators to help students determine their preferences and

then work through:

• An online preference survey to indicate the kind of occupations that would match

their skills and capabilities

• CV preparation

• Interview skills including mock interviews / role playing

• A ‘day in the life of’ experience of your top 3 preferences post workshop to

experience what a student would need to do to transition to that occupation in terms

of further study, experience, applications, interviews and then what working in that

field would be like

• An assigned mentor to help you work through the process

Idea 1. Prototype & test method

• I used a storyboard to map out and illustrate how the workshop would run, including

the different steps and the outcome

• I walked my stakeholder (who I did the initial interview with) through the prototype

and recorded their feedback

• Please refer to the next 3 pages


Idea 1: Workshop Prototype


Idea 1 Testing & Stakeholder Feedback:

+ What Worked

? Questions

What Could be Improved

! Ideas

• “Helps to clarify a career path and the steps that

need to be taken”

• “Offers a range of advice sources and

experience”

• “Direct links to university and organisations so

you get more specific knowledge”

• I as a teacher don’t require detailed or diverse

expertise in everyday career options”

• What happens if you don’t narrow down the

options and choose a career during the first

workshop?

• What happens if parents aren’t supportive of the

oprtion identified?

• What happens if the plan is unrealistic in

relation to their capabilities?

• Assign each student a teacher contact in the

school to follow up to make sure they are going

through the process

• Involve parents in the workshop to get their buy-

in and understanding early in the process

• Run follow up workshops to check in, re-adjust

career options and have the ability to simulate

different careers


Ideas Selected for Prototyping

Idea 2. My favourite idea: Online Portal • An online portal / contact centre which will provide a one-stop place to go for all information

relating to the transition from school to work.

• It will begin with students completing a preference survey to provide direction in their career path.

• It will incorporate gamification techniques to allow students to work through / simulate a ‘day in

the life of’ their choice.

• There will also be the option to chat to a professional career adviser / life coach.

• It will provide a step by step guide and video clips on how to complete applications, CV, interview

preparation.

• It will also have a community forum for students to connect with other students going through

similar experiences.

• It could link with major employers as a source for their recruitment based on interest and

competencies.

Idea 2. Prototype & test method

• I made an online portal / app to and mocked up what information the different tabs and screens

would have and the process students would follow to use it

• I walked my stakeholder (who I did the initial interview with) through the prototype and recorded

their feedback

• I made a video of how the online portal would work. Please watch it on You Tube:

http://youtu.be/X0_kPBkDVvw



Idea 2: Online Portal

Watch a live demonstration of

the Online Portal on You Tube

here:




Idea 2 Testing & Stakeholder Feedback:

+ What Worked

? Questions

What Could be Improved

! Ideas

• “Students can do it in their own time”

• “Students like technology and gaming platforms

and would find this an engaging tool to use”

• “Everyone has access to all relevant information

in one place”

• “It’s very easy to use”

• “You can repeat the process to try / simulate

new careers”

• Who has the access to the information students

enter?

• What is the security around the site?

• You could upload your CV to the site for easy

access for recruiters, employers

• You could use a code name rather than your

own name if you are concerned about security

• Students could be sent email or text alerts once

they register interest in a particular career. This

could include from tertiary institutions,

employers, recruiters, etc

• You could enter location details to find relevant

universities, employers

• Link to other social media sites, eg Facebook,

LinkedIn


Reflection on Prototyping Exercise

a. What I learned by testing my prototypes:

I really enjoyed making both prototypes and being able to be creative in how I delivered them. By

having to build and map out the process, it forced me to think through the actual steps much more

carefully and helped to raise any potential implementation or feasibility issues. It surprised me how

quick and easy it was to build a prototype and I realised that it wasn’t important to make it perfect or

aesthetically beautiful, as it just needed to demonstrate to the stakeholder how the idea would work

– in an effective way.

By being able to test the idea with the stakeholder before any resources were invested, it became

evident very quickly whether the idea was desirable and feasible. By asking for their feedback I

could see how this would help with buy-in during and post implementation.

My stakeholder liked both prototypes and thought they would work well and solve his problem –

which was fantastic validation! He asked some interesting questions which triggered more ideas on

ways to fine-tune both ideas, and potentially build on the ideas.

b. What I would do next if I were to continue working on the project:

I would work through the feedback I was given through testing and modify the idea and re-build the

prototypes. I would then test with a larger group of stakeholders including students, teachers,

employers, careers advisers, recruiters, employers, tertiary institutions and incorporate their

feedback into the ideas.

Once stakeholder desirability was ascertained, I would then prepare a business case to ensure the

ideas were feasible and viable before planning for implementation.

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