Thank you for the precise explanation and break-down of the steps, @Nuria T.

I loved how everybody’s presentation in class was — just like in the orientation week — so different and that it showed us you don’t have to be a great at drawing or crafting to come up with something that’s presentable and meaningful. I don’t want to overdo it with this comparison, but it felt a bit like therapy again, in terms of learning smth. new about yourself, and I really like this psychological aspect of desgin thinking.

I particularly liked Ashley’s presentation because it was so straight-fordward and simple: social media-only! Seems to be the future :)

My answers: 1. I guess most journalists use steps 1–3 at least in some ways when it comes to crafting a story (although most can work on the empathy-party) and steps 4 and 5 are very improvable!

2. But this is actually the most interesting part, and journalists always want to have readers and impact — but it seems like right now, they strongl rely on luck. (And I am no better, so replace “they” with “we”).

3. Design thinking can be used for pretty much anything, even in daily life. Let’s say I want (replace with “should”/”have to”) write my Austrian grandmother a letter from America. I was listening to her, and her wish for me to write her was a REALLY big thing to her (she actually cried when I left and stuck her address in my luggage). Her desire is pretty clear. Being in NYC since one month, it is already quite late, so I gave up any perfectionism and baught three cards at Trader Joe’s. The plan is to write her on the weekend. I could ask the elderly lady next door which card she prefers (testing phase!) and not pick the one I like the most. VERY simple example, but: Oh wow, I could actually do this…