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Designers are Problem Solvers-Teacher Resource Collection
<p>Designers are inspired by problems! With a defined problem as a starting point, designers find solutions through a design process that includes empathizing with the user, brainstorming ideas and prototyping solutions. At Cooper Hewitt, your class will see the design process in action during a deep exploration of various objects featured in our permanent and temporary exhibitions. Students will also experience the design process in a hands-on, interactive workshop where they will work collaboratively to solve problems through design thinking.</p>
<p><strong>Program objectives:</strong></p>
<ul><li>Students will be able to define key design process terminology including define, empathize, brainstorm, prototype, test, and launch.
</li><li>Students will understand the user’s role in the designer’s process
</li><li>Students will understand that a designer’s choice of materials inform the form and function of a design.
</li></ul><p><em>#designthinking</em></p>
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Eone was founded with an innovative spirit and an unwavering mission: to create fashionable products that are accessible for everyone.
<p></p><p>Eone was founded to solve a problem: to tell time, people who are blind have had to choose between intrusive talking watches, or fragile tactile watches. There were hardly elegant, quality alternatives.</p>
<p>Eone founder Hyungsoo Kim was a graduate student at MIT when he learned of this problem through a friend who is blind. Guided by the conviction that everyone has a right to time, he collaborated with designers and persons with vision impairments to create a watch that everyone—sighted or blind—can use and enjoy. Learn more here</p><p></p>
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Getting Started with Design Thinking
<p>This collection allows students and teachers to gain an understanding of the Design Thinking process utilizing Cooper Hewitt learning lab resources as well other materials. </p>
<p><em>#designthinking</em></p>
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