Haworth Design Challenge Fall 2025 by https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1 High School Academy en-us 2025-09-03 12:25:05 UTC 2025-11-11 00:31:05 UTC hello@padlet.com REFLECTION futureprepd2 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3566853495 The team had buy-in right away. Haworth welcomed us, showed us around, gave us some merch, and made us feel like we part of the team. Taking time to build relationships makes a big difference.

]]> 2025-09-03 12:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3566853495 Final Pitch! futureprepd2 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3566853496 The best part of the pitch was how each student gave a solid WHY behind their part. They were VERY convincing!

]]> 2025-09-03 12:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3566853496 Revision futureprepd2 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3566853500 This group in particular did some significant revamping of ideas, landing on our final solution quite late in the process, but it was worth the hassle to reroute to end with something BETTER!

]]> 2025-09-03 12:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3566853500 Business Connections futureprepd2 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3566853506

Laura - Team Lead, Big Rapids Steel Manufacturing (will need to do remote meetings)


Andrew - IT Solution Engineer


Kordelle - Senior IT Data Engineer

]]> 2025-09-03 12:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3566853506 futureprepd2 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3566853509 2025-09-03 12:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3566853509 Team Haworth! skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590685144 2025-09-17 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590685144 Our business ambassador - Eric Serna skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590699766 Eric used to be a professor and you can see that as he interacts with students. He connects with students and brings an energy that engages them. He makes learning fun!

]]> 2025-09-18 00:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590699766 Our DQ skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590703401 How do we drive AI engagement in daily work?

]]> 2025-09-18 00:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590703401 Tour - an overlook of the factory floor skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590705568 The students were in awe of the automated vehicles that transport parts around the enormous factory. Lots of members were busy at work creating the beautiful furniture!

]]> 2025-09-18 00:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590705568 Learning the HISTORY of Haworth skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590707979 It all started in Dick Haworth's garage!

]]> 2025-09-18 00:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590707979 Haworth's Values skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590711756 2025-09-18 00:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590711756 Design is of the utmost importance. skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590712865 2025-09-18 00:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3590712865 Entry Event -- skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3592869936 A scavenger hunt did 3 things:

+ Led them to the DQ

+ Got some fresh air after a long school day

+ Let them experience the outdoor furniture and its layout

]]> 2025-09-19 00:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3592869936 A very complex Stakeholders Map skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3592876809 Students really enjoyed figuring out the connecting relationships of the stakeholders.

]]> 2025-09-19 00:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3592876809 A Top "10" list... skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3592880640 -figuring out which stakeholders were MOST affected by our DQ

]]> 2025-09-19 00:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3592880640 Empathy Map for our Haworth Employees skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3592885537 2025-09-19 00:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3592885537 Empathy Map for Haworth's (potential) customers skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3592886529 2025-09-19 00:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3592886529 Anchors https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3612097555 Students coming up with things holding them back from solving the problem before continuing their research.

]]> 2025-09-30 20:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3612097555 Checking in with our ambassador to keep us on track skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3633799062 Thankfully our ambassador was very frank (in a polite way) guiding us away from ideas that would not benefit Haworth.

]]> 2025-10-15 13:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3633799062 Ideation skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3634502929 Our group had several disparate ideas, none of which was a runaway winner...

]]> 2025-10-15 22:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3634502929 The NUF test led to this... skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3634503428 2025-10-15 22:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3634503428 $100 test skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3634504124 To avoid peer pressure, students rated the 11 ideas individually with the $100 test.

]]> 2025-10-15 22:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3634504124 NUF test skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3634504620 2025-10-15 22:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3634504620 Narrowing down our 25 ideas! skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3634506027 Before getting the $100 test, we realized we really needed to trim down our ideas list. We eliminated 14 ideas that didn't have much oomph to them.

]]> 2025-10-15 22:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3634506027 Dot Voting on a giant whiteboard wall skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644070868 We chose to give the kids LOTS of dots, and we think it improved the process.

]]> 2025-10-22 00:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644070868 A pizza break skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644073116 2025-10-22 00:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644073116 Walk, Digest, Think, Write skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644077002 The kids brought PostIt notes outside and came back with several new, innovative ideas! A change of scenery can help!

]]> 2025-10-22 00:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644077002 Pre-presentation huddle skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644118791 ... and BREAK!

]]> 2025-10-22 00:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644118791 Critical Friend skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644137417 Michelle from Serendipity Books shared how her small bookstore made a big shift - going from unknonw to FAMOUS with a viral TikTok. The video was a book brigade, moving 7,000 books in 2 hours! Inspirational!

]]> 2025-10-22 00:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644137417 100 Ideas skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644144672 2025-10-22 00:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644144672 Generating ideas... skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644151653 How would __________ solve this?

-Amazon

-TikTok

-Tropical Smoothie

-Nike

]]> 2025-10-22 01:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644151653 Just go for it... skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644155269 Students presented VERY early, to start to practice for the final presentation.

]]> 2025-10-22 01:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3644155269 Checking in with Haworth members off-site skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3651219866 Some of the mentors were from other campuses, such as the Big Rapids campus. It was helpful to get their input, because it was from a different perspective than the mentors at the Holland campus.

]]> 2025-10-26 20:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3651219866 Deliverables... skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3664031003 A hand-drawn image was uploaded into Gemini to get us this futuristic image. We talked the talked, and we walked the walk.

]]> 2025-11-03 18:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3664031003 A highlight... skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3666779599 The audience seemed to be very intrigued by the specifics of the survey.

]]> 2025-11-05 00:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3666779599 skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3666784769 Lots of high fives and Great Jobs! The kids were proud of their hard work!

]]> 2025-11-05 01:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3666784769 That's a wrap skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3666788464 2025-11-05 01:01:47 UTC https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3666788464 lots of space skapenga4 https://padlet.com/futureprepd/m5xxrnr0a8mmbsf1/wish/3666792939 We did a lot of moving around during this phase to get some changes of scenery.

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