I think the most important skill I learned in this class is that creativity can be tapped into. I remember the session we learned that most people don’t think of themselves as creative – I fully fall into this category! I remember when I was younger I used to be very crafty and artistic; however, […]

Personally, the Evaluate mode of the project was more challenging than previous steps. I think because I’m so close to the project we’re receiving feedback on, it’s hard not to take some of the criticism personally. However, as we learned in class, most innovators never get it right on the first try — actually, through […]

The prototyping step of the process has been a super engaging way to bring our ideas to life. I appreciated the part that Kelley describes as “getting things done,” as it felt like we were finally getting somewhere once we started constructing our physical prototypes of our idea — kind of a long time coming! […]

I really enjoyed the ideating step this week. After coming up with some promising “How Might We” statements, I felt like my group was ready to jump headfirst into this project. Going into our first how might we statement, I actually imagined how I would have approached this problem alone. Something I struggle with, in […]

I felt like the defining step of our process was a little less organized than I might have liked – an innovation for CVS is a pretty broad topic to tackle, so I felt like our group was feeling a little lost as we approached this second step. Personally, because I’m Type A and high […]

My favorite design principle to learn about was the Biomimicry Framework. My favorite part of it was how inspirational the framework was — instead of giving people specific boxes to check, I think it challenges its participants to think outside the box and model their designs and companies after Nature and all it can do. […]

I thoroughly enjoyed our class discussion of consumer wisdom and the five facets of Professor Luchs’ consumer wisdom theory. I think it made our discussion super easy to engage in – with a professor who is passionate about his research and takes the time to teach his students what he’s publishing, I think that made […]

Products: Electric car – I think this type of purchase is a no brainer. As most people use their cars to drive around town or run quick errands, I think a fully electric car that can get charged to use around your town is a product a wise consumer would be willing to splurge on. […]

One of the most valuable lessons I learned during our innovation bootcamp was learning about “bias towards action.” This particular point resonated with me, as I felt myself getting frazzled or anxious when Professor Luchs asked us to move onto the next step in design thinking, before I felt I had fully finished the previous […]

After our discussion about businesses, I became slightly more optimistic about the future of corporations and the future of our world. I think that corporations are transitioning towards being more sustainable because we are so much more global than before – we, being the world’s leading corporations and companies. For example, while applying around for […]