What was the human-centered challenge that William took on? Indicate current situation/problem (harvest season, flooding, role of industry, etc.) described in the film. What ‘pain points’ or

After watching “the boy who harnessed the wind”

1. What was the human-centered challenge that William took on? Indicate current situation/problem (harvest season, flooding, role of industry, etc.) described in the film. What ‘pain points’ or opportunities did William identify based on the harvest season/s and access to water?

2. What was William’s problem as a design challenge: “How can we….” or How do we.

3. What were some of the ‘research methods’ that William undertook? Explain a short example of what he did.
a. Did he immerse himself in somebody elses shoes to experience the problem (immerse)
b. Did he conduct observations and interviews to get different perspectives? Including those who may disagree or oppose him?
c. Did he ‘look in’ to understand the perspective of key stakeholders, including those who might oppose him?
d. Did he find analogous inspiration?
e. Did he find stories in the lives of people in his village?

4. What are the common themes that emerged from the challenges faced by the limited harvest time and inadequate access to water. What are key themes that emerged from insights based on the above (observations and inquiries).

5. Did William or the community have different solutions to the ‘how might we question’? What were they?

6. How did William prototype his idea? How did he experiment it? What happened? What ‘feedback’ did he get? What dice do next?

7. How did William implement or roll out his idea/final prototype? What was the impact