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Recreate The Ramen Noodle Experience - Freshmen Instant ramen: it’s a meal for some people, for others a hot snack. Some people eat it every week, and  some people only ate it in college. It’s study food, emergency food, camping food, and bulk food with a  longer shelf life than your shampoo. Some eat it raw, some follow the directions, and for some, it’s the  muse for whatever is in the fridge. It’s a million different things to (literally) a million different people in the  US and around the world.  For these reasons, it’s a great platform to learn and practice the user-centered design process. The five phases to the design thinking process are: To learn more about our Design Thinking curriculum please go to our Multimedia Website . The Design Project: Umami, a group of food-focused entrepreneurs looking to make waves in the instant ramen industry, has  retained a group of hotshot designers (our students!) to improve the instant ramen experience.  ...

Welcome Freshmen - Class Of 2019 Our Junior class worked hard to welcome our new Freshmen class to Multimedia by creating a welcome video. The purpose of this design challenge was to help students develop a sense of empathy for the challenges students face in their high school daily life experiences. This brief asked our Juniors;   “How Might We Create A Way To Make New Freshman Feel at Ease in our shop ? Students used our 5-step Design Thinking Model (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test)  from Stanford University. The Welcome Video. The Bloopers. A welcome package containing a sketchbook and survival guide were given as gifts to our new freshman. Our design thinking (problem solving) course is based on Stanford University's Design School (d school). The d school is a hub for innovators at Stanford. Students and faculty in engineering, medicine, business, law, the humanities, sciences, and education find their way here to take on the world’s messy problems toge...