This is the 3rd Assignment for the Online Course offered by Stanford University - Design Action Thinking Lab.

1. Prototype & Testing
Submitted by:
Aamir Anees Munshi
Mumbai, India

2. Problem Statement
Ms. Lath (Stakeholder) needs a way
(need/problem) to get more knowledge
about globalization through the current
Indian education system she is a part of
because (insight) it is highly unorganized
and lacks a clear format which is de-
motivating. She feels it restricts her
overall growth and development as a
leader in this era of globalization.

3. First Idea
Shift from the current Indian
education system and do your
undergraduate studies at a
university abroad. (i.e. waste the
one year of undergraduate studies
in India).

4. Prototype

5. Testing of the Prototype
 What worked well? – Fulfills her desire of getting global
education since Ms. Lath finally goes abroad.
 What could be improved? – Rather than going off to a far
away country, try for a country that is closer to India.
 Questions? – God forbid, but in case of any emergency, it
wouldn’t be possible to come down immediately. Also
she would miss out on a lot of family occasions during
festivals.
 Any new ideas? - Rather going far off to another country,
try in other states of India for better B Schools such as
IIM’s or the IIT’s.

6. Second Idea
Have a GLOBAL LECTURE SERIES CONDUCTED BY
THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES.
 The entire batch of students be divided into a number of
small groups and each month a particular group is
assigned a specific country around the world. The
following month the group would be assigned another
country not taken up yet, and the cycle continues.
 Your role as a student is to inform the class about any
latest developments in that country across any sphere.

7. Prototype

8. Testing of the Prototype
What worked well? - Fulfills her desire of
getting global education since Ms. Lath finally
goes abroad.
What could be improved? – Since she’s also
dissatisfied with the college she is in, rather
than the college conducting it, it could be
organised by other educational institutions.

9. Testing of the Prototype
Questions? – This DOES NOT FORM PART of
the academics of Indian curriculum? How
would you make the Indian students (who
generally have a laid back attitude towards
college) work towards what you have planned,
since it DOES NOT ATTACH MARKS?
Any new Ideas? – Rather than having it for the
entire batch, you can form a cell in college (say,
Global Cell), members of whom would
undertake the said Global Lecture Series for the
other members.