Summer Skills Academy 2021
Skills Academy - Course Material - Day 2 - Design Thinking & Discord
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Collabovation Outcomes
By the end of today, developers should be able to…
- Apply the Design Thinking Process this Discord Bot Use Case .
- Outline multiple ideas for a Discord Bot which addresses a specific user problem.
- Create a visual User Flow diagram for a selected Discord-based chatbot.
Daily Collabovation Overview
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00-10:15 | Daily Standup |
| 10:15-11:00 | Workshop: Discovering Designing Thinking |
11:00-11:15 |
Screen Break |
| 11:15-12:00 | Workshop: Understanding User Flow |
12:00-12:30 |
Lunch |
| 12:30-01:15 | Building Block: Designing for Discord |
1:15-2:00 |
Screen Break |
| 2:00-2:45 | Building Block: Designing for Discord |
2:45-3:00 |
Screen Break |
| 3:00-3:45 | Building Block: Designing for Discord |
| 3:45-4:00 | Daily Retrospective |
Collabovation Module Details
Daily Standup
Developers will start the day by exploring three questions:
[1] What did we do yesterday?
[2] What is the plan for the day?
[3] What is standing in your way?
Workshop: Discovering Designing Thinking
In this hands-on workshop, developers will learn the Design Thinking process by experiencing the Collabovation Challenge a series of design thinking activities framed around the same type of problems which will be explored during the Academy.
Workshop: Understanding User Flow
In this hands-on workshop, developers will be introduced to the User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design process, building out their first User Flow diagram for the solution developed in the previous workshop.
Building Block: Designing for Discord
In this self-directed collabovation period, developers will work in teams to apply the skills learned during the two workshops of the day to select a single design which they will be implimenting over the course of the Academy.
Daily Retrospective
- Complete Daily Retrospective Form
- End of Day Group Check-in
Daily Feedback Form 
Developer Resources 
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Support 
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academy@hightechu.ca