Aurora Student Design Thinking Jam!

Redesign meaningful international student experiences in Tarragona with us!

Join our Aurora Design Thinking Jam and help us make student experiences more international and fulfilling. Using Design Thinking, you'll be working together with students from many other Aurora universities -with different backgrounds, experiences, and cultures - to develop innovative solutions around a specific challenge in a short time.  
 
Students will work together under the guidance of Markus Edgar Hormeß, a specialist in "Design thinking" methodology and adjunct at the IE Business School in Barcelona.

• Where / When will this happen?

The Aurora Design Thinking Jam will take place at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). The Jam will take place over the weekend before the URV holds the Aurora Autumn Biannual Conference. The Jam will begin on Saturday, November 13th and end on Monday 15th (see timetable below for exact times) with an initial online kick-off on November 4th.  

• To apply you must:
• -be registered as a student at URV and have completed at least 60 ECTS.
• -have at least a B2 level in English.
• -interested in international cooperation, and improving students' experience of studying at URV
• -be able prepare a short summary of the results of the workshop with other representatives of the URV

It would also be good if (1) you have experience of a mobility or exchange programme or have at least applied for one, or would like to, and (2) have participated or are participating in Aurora Student Schemes, like the Aurora Student Champions or Aurora Ambassadors, and (3) if you have experience or interest, through your studies, work or volunteering, in applying solutions in a creative way.

   Sign up via this link before the deadline, 31st of October at midnight. 

• Background / Details

What is the Design Thinking Jam? 
A Design Thinking Jam gathers together people with different backgrounds, experiences, and cultures to develop innovative solutions around a specific challenge in a short time. Just like in jam sessions in jazz music, the focus is on trying something new together - and not just talking about it.

• Clear structure and strict time boxing: Most jams follow the structure of a typical design or innovation project. They use the tried and trusted tools and methods of (service) design thinking. While full-fledged projects can take months, jams pack the essence of those into just a weekend.
• Playful but focused: The atmosphere is playful and fun - a facet of the jam that has proven to foster creativity and innovation. Creativity, which can be focused to achieve the desired outcomes. In a Design Jam work and play are not opposites but form a productive symbios
• Schedule

Thursday, 04.11.2021 (Online via Zoom)

16:00 - 18:00 Jam Kick-off and briefing

Saturday, 13.11.2021 (Tarragona)

14:00 - 14:30 Arrival and registration
14:30 - 19:00 Design Thinking Jam 

Sunday, 14.11.2021 (Tarragona)

08:30 - 09:00 Morning coffee
09:00 - 12:30 Design Thinking Jam
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch 
14:00 - 18:00 Design Thinking Jam 

Monday, 15.11.2021 (Tarragona)

08:30 - 09:00 Morning coffee
09:00 - 12:00 Design Thinking Jam
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 Design Thinking Jam (presentations) 

Your results will be presented at the Aurora Autumn Biannual, in a special reporting session on outcomes of the Design Thinking Jam.

Participation cost: Free

48 hours. One challenge!

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