Empathize
Empathize
Students will launch the prom-budget challenge by gathering evidence about stakeholder priorities, spending constraints, and healthful dance experiences before defining the problem.
Day 1
Define
Define
Students will synthesize stakeholder evidence and project constraints into a clear, actionable design challenge that guides creation of a memorable, safe prom within a fixed budget.
Day 2
Ideate
Ideate
Students will generate, compare, and refine prom ideas using stakeholder evidence, estimated costs, safety considerations, and peer feedback.
Day 3
Draft
Draft
Students will create and revise a working prototype of their teamβs prom budget board, using calculations, stakeholder evidence, health considerations, and peer feedback to make their plan feasible and memorable.
Day 4
Test
Test
Students will test draft prom budget boards with peers and school stakeholders, gather evidence about value, safety, and audience needs, and make targeted revisions before formal critique.
Day 4
Critique
Critique
Students will critique and revise prom budget boards using price evidence, stakeholder needs, health and safety considerations, and structured peer feedback before advancing to final reflection.
Day 4
Notice & Reflect
Notice & Reflect
Students will present their final prom budget plans to authentic stakeholders, use feedback to make a documented revision, and reflect on budgeting, teamwork, performance readiness, and next steps.
Day 4
Empathize
π΅ Prom Needs Planning Jam
Deliverable
45m
Define
π― Prom Design Brief
Deliverable
45m
Ideate
π‘ Prom Choice Idea Matrix
Deliverable
45m
Draft
π΅ Prom Budget Board Prototype
Deliverable
45m
Test
π§ͺ Prom Budget User Test
Deliverable
45m
Critique
π¬ Prom Budget Critique and Revision
Deliverable
45m
Notice & Reflect
π Prom Plan Preview and Reflection
Deliverable
45m
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
9
Day 1
Empathize
π΅ Prom Needs Planning Jam
10
Day 2
Define
π― Prom Design Brief
16
Day 3
Ideate
π‘ Prom Choice Idea Matrix
17
Day 4
Notice & Reflect
π΅ Prom Budget Board Prototype
π§ͺ Prom Budget User Test
π¬ Prom Budget Critique and Revision
π Prom Plan Preview and Reflection