Ideate - Design Thinking Action Lab

Kavya Krishnan

Mia needs to find a way to leverage her

skills and knowledge gained in school to

contribute meaningfully to the society

1. Get a

job in the

IT sector

2. Become a

Course

Assistant at

Stanford

3. Select an

industry and

choose

courses

accordingly

4. Connect

with

professionals

on LinkedIn

5. Visit a

career

counsellor for

guidance

6. Look for

practical

application

in the

courses.

7. Learn

about your

classmates’

work

experience

8. Visit

websites like

Glass door

9. Attend

company

information

sessions

10. Network

with industry

experts




11. Tutor

students via

the Office of

Accessible

Education

12. Join a

club and

pursue your

hobby

13. Volunteer

at student

associations

14. Become a

library

assistant.

15. Work at a

local

restaurant

16. Read a

book for the

elderly

17. Teach

Math &

Science at the

Boys & Girls

Club

18. Work at

the Red Cross

19. Find

donors for

cancer

patients

20. Plant trees

in the

neighborhood




21. Go back to

native country

and build

roads

22. Build

facilities for

sanitation

across native

town

23. Alleviate

poverty by

setting up

company

24. Provide

free

education for

all

25. Remove

corruption

26. Provide

free medical

service

27. Remove

pain and

sadness

among the

masses

28. Change

the political

system of the

country

29. Make sure

all kids have a

home

30. Remove

economic

inequality and

bring

prosperity




31. Reflect on

what makes

you most

happy

32. Look at

every job as

an entire

experience.

33. Do not

choose a

company for

the salary

34. Pursue

excellence, mon

ey, fame and

success will

follow.

35. Make sure

you know what

impact your job

has on society

36. Identify

how each

course

enhanced your

learning

37. Intern at a

startup to see

the true value

of your skills

38. After

identifying

your best

skill, work

on it

39. Do not

select courses

based on GPA

40. Try

different

internships to

identify best

fit




41. Pursue

multiple jobs

at once.

42. Take all

the courses

available for a

given quarter

43. Pursue

different

research

assistantships

44. Discover

the cure for

AIDS

45. Find a way

to eliminate

queues – in

restaurants,

parks

46. Donate all

wealth to

charity

47. Code a

program for

instant

happiness

48. Remain

a student

for life

49. Have an

open mind and

be ready to

learn

everyday.

50. Be ready

to hit the

ground

running

MOST PRACTICAL: Network with industry professionals and get a sense of what the job

entails. This is necessary because, for someone like Mia, who does not have a significant work

experience the transition from school to a job will be very different from her expectations. It

will always help to adapt to new surrounding when one has thorough knowledge of the field

and how one’s job impacts the society at large.

MOST DISRUPTIVE: Go back to your native country and work at grass root level to make a

direct impact in those socio-economic sections that need attention and help the most. I believe

a Stanford graduate education not only teaches you subject matter but also life skills like how

to work in teams, within excruciating deadlines and always expecting the unexpected. The sum

total of such skills will definitely come in handy.

FAVORITE IDEA: Tutoring students via the office of accessible education. I am a believer

in the power of teaching and enabling someone else make the most of their lives via education.

Given the right pedagogy, anyone is capable of anything. Education is the single most factor

that can change a person’s destiny.

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