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Idea Stage Workshop: Session #2

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The second workshop session was kicked off with an intro on gaining user insight about the problem or challenge that each team was assigned as a theme last week.

The teams then spread out throughout the creative venue and were asked to identify the persona of their users– archetypes developed to understand the final user’s needs, wants, and expectations in order to design the best experience for them. The teams then had to draw a customer journey map to tell the story of the customer experience throughout the different stages. Finally, the teams were then asked to come up with up to 10 ideas on methods of how to research their topics through observation, engagement, and immersion.

The workshop is the second of five weekly workshops in series of design thinking workshops offered by SETT, part of the BDL Accelerate Idea Stage Startup competition themed Reimagining Lebanon. 24 participants were selected and assembled into 8 teams of 3 to develop a startup idea to address a problem assigned to them. The participating teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges in front of an audience during Banque du Liban Accelerate 2015 for the chance to win 5,000 USD.

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First Idea Stage Workshop

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The session was kicked off with the selected 24 participants and an intro to design thinking and workshop immersion. The teams were each assigned a theme (Garbage Crisis, Public Transport, Unemployment, Syrian Refugees) that they will be working on for the next 5 weeks and creating a solution for.

The teams then spread out throughout the creative venue and were asked to draw their timelines as an icebreaker and team building exercise. Teams were then asked to silently “idea storm,” meaning they had 3 minutes to come up with 30+ ideas about problems regarding their theme. Each idea was written on a post it. They then mind mapped their ideas into categories and had to vote on one category to work on moving forward.

Finally they had to come up with a “How Might We” question to end the sessions. In other words, they framed their challenge using those three key words to best design creative solutions.

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BDL Offers Rare Opportunity to Learn Innovative Skills

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Aspiring to educate and inspire youth, Banque du Liban is hosting an Idea Stage Startup workshop series and competition themed Reimagining Lebanon. Inspired by youth driving change in Lebanon, the series of design-thinking workshops offered by SETT, a think tank focused on enabling emerging startup companies, is going to empower applicants with the entrepreneurial skills to develop solutions for a better Lebanon.

Reimagining Lebanon will feature a series of weekly workshops over the span of 5 weeks. Applicants will be assembled into 8 teams of 3 with diverse but complementary backgrounds, to develop a startup idea to address a problem that will be assigned to them. The participating teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges in front of an audience during Banque du Liban Accelerate 2015 for the chance to win 5,000 USD. To be eligible, one may be of any age and background with the will to learn new methods of thought and passionately wants to create an impact in their community.

Applications for the Idea Stage Startup Competition are currently open until (updated) November 1 and the teams will be selected on November 2. The selected teams will have to attend one workshop per week for 3 hours.

This is an opportunity that anyone can take and learn innovative skills.

To learn more about this rare opportunity and participate in this experience, click here