LAUNCH Cycle

Design Thinking cycle/process by John Spencer and AJ Juliani http://www.spencerauthor.com/the-launch-cycle/

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Design thinking is a flexible framework for getting the most out of the creative process. It is used in the arts, in engineering, in the corporate world, and in social and civic spaces. You can use it in every subject with every age group. It works when creating digital content or when building things with duct tape and cardboard

So, here’s a description of the design thinking cycle that AJ Juliani and I developed and included in our book Note that we added a final phase that’s often missing from design thinking models. It’s the idea of launching

It’s the belief that after students have designed their work, they should send it to an authentic audience

Launch to an Audience

L: Look, Listen, and Learn

A: Ask Tons of Questions

U: Understanding the Process or Problem

N: Navigate Ideas

C: Create a Prototype

H: Highlight and Fix