Empathize
Empathize
You will conduct interviews with a local bakery owner to gain insights into their operations, customer preferences, and marketing strategies, and document your findings to identify key components of a successful bakery business.
Days 1 - 3
Define
Define
You will consolidate your research on bakery science, entrepreneurship, and marketing into a clear problem statement that identifies the essential components needed for a successful bakery startup, laying the groundwork for your innovative baking business.
Days 4 - 6
Ideate
Ideate
You will brainstorm various baking recipes, marketing strategies, and branding ideas, organizing a collaborative session with classmates to share and build upon each other's creative ideas, leading to the development of a comprehensive business plan for your bakery venture.
Days 7 - 10
No activities have been added to this phase yet.
Prototype
Prototype
You will create prototypes of your baked goods, refine your recipes based on peer critiques, document your experimentation and adaptations through engaging social media content, and gather community feedback to improve your final products for exhibition.
Days 11 - 15
Test/Present
Test/Present
You will present your baked goods to the community, engaging with customers to gather feedback and assess your effectiveness in communicating your baking journey and insights through social media, while reflecting on the entire project process to identify personal growth and learning outcomes.
Days 16 - 20
Empathize
Days 1–3
Day 1
Interview a Local Bakery Owner
Launch
90m
Day 2
Empathy & Interview Notes
Deliverable
120m
Day 3
Finalize Essential Questions & Observation Plan
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Define
Days 4–6
Day 4
Define Bakery Startup Needs
Deliverable
60m
Day 5
Recipe Scaling & Ingredient Proportions
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 6
Interview Bakery Owner: Marketing Insights
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Ideate
Days 7–10
Day 7
Documenting Experiments for Social Media
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 8
Peer Feedback & Recipe Iteration
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 9
Exhibition Prep: Display & Pricing
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 10
Prototype Feedback to Plan Iterations
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Prototype
Days 11–15
Day 11
Prototype Iteration Pack
Deliverable
60m
Day 12
Prototype Refinement & Feedback Prep
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 13
Community Feedback Protocol
Deliverable
60m
Day 14
Document Baking Experiments with Detailed Logs
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 15
Prepare Interview Questions for Bakery Partner
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Test/Present
Days 16–20
Day 16
Bakery Recipe Costing and Pricing
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 17
Social Media Content Plan for Experiments
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 18
Mentor Check-In and Reflective Planning
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 19
Prepare Mock Pop-Up Pitch and Feedback
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 20
Pop-Up Bakery Showcase
Assessment
120m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
28
Day 1
Empathize
Interview a Local Bakery Owner
29
Day 2
Empathy & Interview Notes
30
Day 3
Finalize Essential Questions & Observation Plan
1
Day 4
Define
Define Bakery Startup Needs
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 5
Recipe Scaling & Ingredient Proportions
6
Day 6
Interview Bakery Owner: Marketing Insights
7
Day 7
Ideate
Documenting Experiments for Social Media
8
Day 8
Peer Feedback & Recipe Iteration
12
Day 9
Exhibition Prep: Display & Pricing
13
Day 10
Prototype Feedback to Plan Iterations
14
Day 11
Prototype
Prototype Iteration Pack
15
Day 12
Prototype Refinement & Feedback Prep
19
Day 13
Community Feedback Protocol
20
Day 14
Document Baking Experiments with Detailed Logs
21
Day 15
Prepare Interview Questions for Bakery Partner
22
Day 16
Test/Present
Bakery Recipe Costing and Pricing
26
Day 17
Social Media Content Plan for Experiments
27
Day 18
Mentor Check-In and Reflective Planning
28
Day 19
Prepare Mock Pop-Up Pitch and Feedback
29
Day 20
Pop-Up Bakery Showcase