LMCU Winter 2026 Academy Design Challenge by

REFLECTION

futureprepd2 — 2025-11-20 19:47:15 UTC

Take time to reflect on what went well. What will you change for next year? What feedback did you get from students, the business partner, the authentic audience that can help make this project even better?

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Show through pictures, videos, examples of student work, to reflect on the authentic audience, the pitch, the final product. Include any information/pictures from your community partner.

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Show through pictures, videos, examples of student work to reflect how your students came up with multiple ideas.

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Show through pictures, videos, examples of works to reflect on how students narrowed their ideas, determined their best solution, and developed the solution.

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Show through pictures, videos, examples of student work, and written documentation to reflect how teams were built, how students uncovered and understood the driving question, the standards covered, and the launch into the project.

futureprepd2 — 2025-11-20 19:47:15 UTC

Show through pictures, videos, examples of student work, links to reflect how your students built empathy, determined Need to Knows, and uncovered important information to solve their driving question.

QUOTES/CONTACTS

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Please add quotes from students, parents, authentic audience, and any business/community members you utilized. Please use first names only.

Business Connections

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Please list speakers and business partners you encountered throughout your journey.

Team Photo

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Our Driving Question

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Values Cards

bartonh3 — 2026-01-08 03:00:13 UTC

We learned more about our individual values as well as our team values.

Creative DNA

bartonh3 — 2026-01-13 17:52:24 UTC

Completing our creative DNA at Launch Day

Interviews

bartonh3 — 2026-01-13 20:51:39 UTC

Zoom interviews with LMCU marketing

We ♥️ Team LMCU

bartonh3 — 2026-01-13 21:01:15 UTC

We’ve had a great time growing together as a team!

Credit Union vs. Banks Simulation: Team Bank

bartonh3 — 2026-01-13 21:06:16 UTC

We went to Grand Fun to engage in a simulation to learn more about the differences between banks and credit unions.

Credit Union vs Banks Simulation: Team Credit Union

bartonh3 — 2026-01-13 21:08:32 UTC

We went to Grand Fun to engage in a simulation to learn more about the differences between banks and credit unions.

Entry Event

bartonh3 — 2026-01-13 21:11:06 UTC

We went to Grand Fun for our Entry Event simulation. Ruby and Olivia had a great time dancing!

Entry Event

bartonh3 — 2026-01-13 21:13:33 UTC

Learning about interest rates as part of entry event simulations while playing skee-ball!

Snow Day Plan #1

bartonh3 — 2026-02-05 21:20:15 UTC

We had do part of our investigation virtually!

Snow Day Plan #2

bartonh3 — 2026-02-05 21:25:24 UTC

Oh boy! More snow! But we don't stop working!

Snow Day Plan #3

bartonh3 — 2026-02-05 21:26:20 UTC

Even more snow! We use the SOAR Protocol and started 100 ideas online!

Jigsaw Research

bartonh3 — 2026-02-05 21:37:20 UTC

We researched programs at other financial institutions

Virtual Meeting

bartonh3 — 2026-02-05 21:43:48 UTC

Smile! You’re on Google Meet!

bartonh3 — 2026-02-05 23:30:39 UTC

Addison learns about service fees during our simulation for our entry event

Rule of Thirds

bartonh3 — 2026-02-05 23:34:54 UTC

Organizing our ideas after Idea Quota

Dot Voting

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Narrowing down our ideas

How, Now, Wow

bartonh3 — 2026-02-05 23:52:28 UTC

Sorting our ideas using How, Now, Wow to help us find the most effective and innovative solutions

Interviews

bartonh3 — 2026-02-06 11:19:56 UTC

Interviewing in person to learn more about LMCU beyond our local branches

Bracketology

bartonh3 — 2026-02-06 11:32:32 UTC

Narrowing down our ideas towards a possible solution

Poster Session

bartonh3 — 2026-02-06 11:33:37 UTC

Preparing posters to further expand upon possible solutions

Elevator Pitches

bartonh3 — 2026-02-06 11:35:06 UTC

We used our posters to serve as visuals for our Elevator Pitches

Critical Friends Prep

bartonh3 — 2026-02-06 11:36:30 UTC

Getting ready to share our ideas during critical friends

Plusses and Deltas

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Sharing what we like and what adjustments need to be made to our solution

Critical Friends

bartonh3 — 2026-02-12 21:47:05 UTC

We met with another Grand Haven area team to get feedback

Checking In

bartonh3 — 2026-02-12 21:57:22 UTC

Refining our solution

Final Presentation

bartonh3 — 2026-02-24 21:59:55 UTC

Celebrate!

bartonh3 — 2026-02-24 22:00:50 UTC