Verizon Communications Inc. · NYSE:VZ
Verizon Communications — Investor Presentation
21 slides from Verizon Communications's investor presentation
Slide 1: Verizon Innovative Learning Lab Program
Verizon Innovative Learning Lab Program Course: Smart Solutions Lesson: Micro:bit Project: Ideate and Sketch
Slide 2: Beep. Boop.
Beep. Boop. Beep. Boop. You have a completed empathy map and problem statement. Your user is so excited for their product! Put your creative hat on. Are you ready to ideate solutions? Verizon confidential and proprietary. Unauthorized disclosure, reproduction or other use prohibited.
Slide 3: Warm Up
Warm Up: The third step of the design thinking process is to ideate, or brainstorm. Which of the items below are good habits to have when ideating? a. Don’t judge others’ ideas b. Creative and ridiculous ideas are great! c. Produce as many ideas as possible d. Write every idea down e. Only produce o
Slide 4: Warm Up: Answer
Warm Up: Answer The third step of the design thinking process is to ideate, or brainstorm. Which of the items below are good habits to have when ideating? a. Don’t judge others’ ideas b. Creative and ridiculous ideas are great! c. Produce as many ideas as possible d. Write every idea down e. Only pr
Slide 5: Lesson Objectives
Lesson Objectives By the end of this Lesson, you will be able to: • Ideate and write down ideas for your wearable on sticky notes. • Sketch a rough design of your wearable and put together a budget for your prototype! Verizon confidential and proprietary. Unauthorized disclosure, reproduction or oth
Slide 6: Materials Needed
Materials Needed For this Lesson, you will need the following materials: • Something to write with (a pencil or pen) • Post it notes or index cards. • This lesson’s activity worksheet Verizon confidential and proprietary. Unauthorized disclosure, reproduction or other use prohibited.
Slide 7: Video: Ideating with Sticky Notes
Video: Ideating with Sticky Notes Ideating is the process of producing ideas. Another word for ideating is brainstorming. Watch the video to observe a group brainstorm ideas for a problem statement, just like you will! Verizon confidential and proprietary. Unauthorized disclosure, reproduction or ot
Slide 8: Let's Review Your Project Requirements
Let's Review Your Project Requirements Your project is a chance for you to be creative. But you do have to meet your user's requirements and solve the problem statement you created! Take a moment to review your user's wants and needs on the following slides. Verizon confidential and proprietary. Una
Slide 9: What is a Wearable?
What is a Wearable? Wearable technologies, also known as "wearables," are electronic devices you can wear that improve your daily life! They can track exercise information, help you learn or read information, play music, and even be a fashion statement. Micro:bits are great devices for prototyping w
Slide 10: My Project has a Budget?
My Project has a Budget? Since you are now an expert with cost, revenue, and profit, you will have to make sure your project meets your budget. VilBot has decided to provide you with a budget of 100 VilCoins for your prototype. Don't spend more than this, or VilBot will not be happy. Look at the pri
Slide 11: How will I make this Project?
How will I make this Project? For this project, you will: • Choose a user and create an empathy map and problem statement. • Brainstorm ideas for your product and put together a budget for your prototype. • Use Micro:bits to build a prototype (rough model) of your wearable. Your Micro:bit prototype
Slide 12: Ideating Time: Sticky Notes
Ideating Time: Sticky Notes Follow the steps on the following slides to brainstorm/ideate ideas for your Micro:bit wearable that promotes your project’s sustainability development goal. Come up with as many ideas as you can! Verizon confidential and proprietary. Unauthorized disclosure, reproduction
Slide 13: Gather your materials!
Gather your materials! ✏ 📃📃 All you need for this activity is a pencil and a stack of sticky notes or index cards. Verizon confidential and proprietary. Unauthorized disclosure, reproduction or other use prohibited.
Slide 14: Step 1: List Ideas for your Micro:bit wearable
Step 1: List Ideas for your Micro:bit wearable (2 minutes) Set a timer for two minutes. On your own, write down as many ideas for your Micro:bit wearable as you can! One idea per sticky note. Here are some questions to help get you started: • What inputs will you use? (Buttons, shake sensor, light s
Slide 15: Step 2: With a partner, take turns sharing ideas
Step 2: With a partner, take turns sharing ideas one at a time (5 minutes) Share your ideas one at a time with a partner. After sharing the idea, stick it on a wall or table so it is easily seen. At this point, do not criticize or shoot down others' ideas. We are only sharing what we produced! Veriz
Slide 16: Step 3: Cluster your ideas!
Step 3: Cluster your ideas! (3 minutes) Look at your wall of sticky notes! Can you move the sticky notes around to group your ideas into categories? Here are some possible category ideas: • Ways to wear the Micro:bit • Inputs • Materials • Similar products • Wild ideas Try to create at least three d
Slide 17: Vote!
Vote! (3 minutes) You and your partner each get three votes. Draw a *star* on your three favorite sticky note ideas. Then your partner will draw a *star* on their three favorite ideas. Is one idea a clear winner? Can any *starred* ideas be combined into an amazing idea? Choose an idea as a winner! V
Slide 18: Activity Worksheet
Activity Worksheet Awesome, you decided on an idea for your Micro:bit wearable. Remember: it needs to solve your user's problem! Complete this lesson’s Activity Worksheet to sketch an idea for your prototype and put together a budget to make sure you have enough VilCoins! Verizon confidential and pr
Slide 19: Great Work
Great Work You brainstormed an awesome solution, sketched out your idea, and put together a budget for your prototype! In the next lesson, you will use your Micro:bit and prototyping materials to build a real prototype of your idea! Verizon confidential and proprietary. Unauthorized disclosure, repr
Slide 20: You did it!
You did it! High five, you completed this lesson! Verizon confidential and proprietary. Unauthorized disclosure, reproduction or other use prohibited.
Slide 21: References
References Thank you to: • Funding: Verizon • Lesson: J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute at Arizona State University: entrepreneurship.asu.edu Verizon confidential and proprietary. Unauthorized disclosure, reproduction or other use prohibited.