Empathize
Empathize
Students will launch the project by meeting real users who sometimes struggle with telling time, conduct simple interviews about hour and half-hour challenges, and create picture-based empathy maps grounded in real quotes and observations to prepare for defining a meaningful design problem.
Days 1 - 2
Define
Define
Students will synthesize user interview findings about telling time into clear, evidence-based problem statements that guide the design of their clocks and Time Mural. They will identify patterns across users, define a focused 'How Might We' question, and justify it using real quotes and observations.
Days 3 - 4
Prototype
Prototype
Students will build and revise testable versions of their time-telling solutions, first creating low-fidelity prototypes and then improving them based on real user feedback. They will document what users say and do, make specific changes, and prepare a stronger Version 2 prototype for final testing and presentation.
Days 7 - 8
Empathize
Days 1–2
Day 1
π Clock Craft Carnival & Meet the Users
Launch
30m
Day 2
πΊοΈ My Time User Empathy Map
Deliverable
30m
Define
Days 3–4
Day 3
π§© User Clues to Big Ideas
Knowledge/Skill Building
30m
Day 4
π Our How Might We Question
Deliverable
30m
Ideate
Days 5–6
Day 5
π‘ 15 Time Helper Ideas
Deliverable
30m
Day 6
πΊοΈ Top 3 Time Storyboards
Deliverable
30m
Prototype
Days 7–8
Day 7
π οΈ Time Mural & Clock Prototype V1
Deliverable
30m
Day 8
π User Test & Prototype V2
Deliverable
30m
Test/Present
Days 9–10
Day 9
π§ͺ New User Clock Test & Feedback
Project Work
30m
Day 10
π€ Hour of Discovery Gallery Walk
Assessment
30m
May 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
25
Day 1
Empathize
π Clock Craft Carnival & Meet the Users
26
Day 2
πΊοΈ My Time User Empathy Map
27
Day 3
Define
π§© User Clues to Big Ideas
28
Day 4
π Our How Might We Question
29
Day 5
Ideate
π‘ 15 Time Helper Ideas
June 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
Day 6
πΊοΈ Top 3 Time Storyboards
2
Day 7
Prototype
π οΈ Time Mural & Clock Prototype V1
3
Day 8
π User Test & Prototype V2
4
Day 9
Test/Present
π§ͺ New User Clock Test & Feedback
5
Day 10
π€ Hour of Discovery Gallery Walk