Focus on delivering viable policy products to test and iterate upon over documentation and communication.
This exercise is a great way to push students to build, test and iterate.
As a team we came to a conclusion what we would be happy to test and iterate on.
Like with design thinking, you will develop prototypes (but these will be business model prototypes), test and iterate.
Beyond providing resources to create, test, and iterate a project, MIT IDEAS has provided an opportunity for students to learn valuable skills that go beyond the academic setting.
The result is that it's just not that simple to build, test and iterate a minimally viable product in the med-tech field, Saul says.
Student teams learn how to apply 'Lean Startup' principles to prototype, test and iterate an idea while discovering if they have a profitable business model.
This exercise is a great way to push students to build, test and iterate while keeping their designs grounded in a human's needs.
Over the course of thirteen weeks, student teams delve into understanding the challenge through root cause analysis, research on existing solutions and populations affected; then apply human centered design thinking and systems thinking to design, prototype, test, and iterate solutions.
Apply the Lean Startup principles including the Business Model Canvas, Customer Development, and Agile Engineering to prototype, test, and iterate on your idea while discovering if you have a profitable business model.
