Introduction
We admire people who are models of resilience and persistence. Oftentimes, we look at them, and believe that we could never overcome the types of obstacles they experienced. Developing resilience is a lifelong journey that is different for everyone.
We make our ideas come to life through building a prototype to share with other people for feedback, and test if our ideas will even work. Often, we think we have an awesome idea that no one has thought of, but then we find out potential customers do not want, need, or desire our cherished idea. Or, our idea already exists. One of the famous slogans in innovation is: “Feedback is a gift.” However, receiving feedback can be demoralizing and make you want to quit. Once again, that is where resilience comes in. When we are resilient, we can gracefully hear feedback, stop being defensive, and learn from our mistakes.
Instructions
Review the rubric so you know how you’ll be assessed.
Read “What is Resilience?” and “Why Is Resilience Important?” in the Be Resilient chapter of the ESP 103 textbook.
Choose your best idea from last weekend’s and build it out by making a prototype someone can see and test.
Share your two prototypes with three people: one expert and two or more potential users.
Revise your prototype according to their feedback.
Reflect on your understanding of resilience based on what you read in the chapter and your prototyping experience.
What to Submit
The format/approach you take to submit your work is completely up to you (and taking a creative chance is a factor we assess on our rubric), but your work must contain the following elements:
The idea
Your first two prototypes
Who you solicited for feedback and why
The feedback you received
Your revised prototype
Your reflection on resilience