Module 4 – Problem Solving & Innovation: Rethinking Everyday Products

About this module

Many environmental problems are hidden in the objects and services we use every day. In this module you look at those “ordinary” things with a fresh, creative eye. You explore how crises and challenges can become opportunities for innovation, and you follow Design Thinking steps to create and test your own eco-solution.

What you will learn

By the end of this module you will be able to:

• Identify sustainability problems in everyday products and services.
• Use structured problem-solving methods (such as Design Thinking) to develop ideas.
• Communicate and visualise an improved, more sustainable version of a product or service.

What you will do in this activity

In this activity you will:

• Choose an everyday product or service and map its environmental impacts.
• Apply Design Thinking steps (empathise, define, ideate, prototype, test) in a simplified way.
• Create and present a short concept for a redesigned, more sustainable version – through text, sketched drawings, slides or a video pitch.

Badges you can earn

By completing this module you can unlock innovation badges such as:

Creative Thinker

Innovative Mind

Eco Designer

Innovation Ambassador