ACTIVITY 5: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS

deepikagupta20
Dec 21, 2020
2 min read

INTRODUCTION:

Each think lab activity brings a new challenge and this time we were asked to challenge our assumptions about something. Challenging assumptions is basically a technique which attempts to break a certain notion about something in a very innovative manner.

WARM-UP ACTIVITY:

We were made understand the meaning of assumptions through a warm up activity in which we all had to list various assumptions about 'tea'.

After that we were shown what is meant by 'challenging assumption' by showing a presentation about tea and dosa.

MAIN ACTIVITY:

As usual the main activity had to be done in groups. Each group was given a specific dish and we were asked to first list down all the assumptions of that particular dish and then challenge some assumptions to create a innovative outcome.

GROUP MEMBERS: Aanvi Gupta

My group got samosa

After challenging those assumptions, our outcome was a star shaped samosa in which each triangular shaped bite would have a different filling. Also, it would be eaten using toothpicks so that our hands don't get greasy.

Below is our 3D model of our outcome.

Drawing of the final outcome:

GROUP WORKING:

Since we were only two members in the group, it took us a lot of time to complete the tasks. Despite that we were able to communicate well with each other and completed everything together.

REFLECTION:

Challenging assumptions is a great problem solving technique as it uses the concept of 'why only this; why not that'. The fact we were asked to question each assumption opens a a new way of infinite possibilities for us. I believe that through this technique one can easily start their own business as there will a lot of craze and demand for that product in the market.

LEARNING MANTRA:

Life is full of endless possibilities.