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D+B Newsletter 11.30.22 | How to incorporate Design thinking in your career prep and work

  - Wednesday, November 30, 2022
 Events 
Behavioral Preparation with D+B on Nov 30 & Dec 1st (Hurry up before spots are filled)

Interview season is around the corner, and to help you all prepare, D+B is hosting a "Designing Your Behavioral Interview" workshop series. Join D+B for the first part of this two-day series where we apply design-thinking concepts and frameworks to the ideation of answers to behavioral interviews.

What’s the big deal around behavioral interviews?
The behavioral interview is just as important as any case or technical component. The answers to your behavioral questions help interviewers understand who you are as an individual, what experiences have shaped your work, and how they can imagine working with you as a part of their teams. Your answers can help you stand out and can be what makes or breaks your case.

Designing Your Behavioral Interview I: Brainstorming Your Stories
Wednesday, November 30, 4:30pm-5:30pm
In this first workshop in our series of two, we’ll work on brainstorming stories and creating a structured reflection process to use in your preparation. You’ll leave the workshop being able to…

  • Structure brainstorms that generate a variety of feasible story topics
  • Generate a wide array of ideas
  • Categorize your thoughts to create story “buckets” that satisfy various types of questions
  • Filter out promising ideas to further develop
Designing Your Behavioral Interview II: Telling Your Stories
Thursday, December 1, 4:30pm-5:30pm
In this second workshop in our series of two, we’ll work on telling stories and engaging with your audience in a structured way. You’ll leave the workshop being able to…
  • Structure a story for the behavioral interview format
  • Identify clear themes in your stories and highlight them using storytelling techniques
  • Categorize your stories into “buckets” that satisfy various types of questions
  • Identify workshop-able moments and next steps to further develop your answers

Featured Idea

Struggling to understand how to incorporate design thinking in your work and daily life? We are introducing a new column in every newsletter - "Featured idea" where we introduce you to popular design techniques and Tools. 

Jamboard - an application and website by Google:

If you like stickies and want to use a simple tool for note-taking and group brainstorming, Jamboard is your friend! 
Sample Templates: Sample Template 
Sample Use-case: "During the Open Road program, we re-evaluated a brand through jamboard exercises with the founder. As these conversations can be difficult, Jamboard helped us to note down the founder's vision and customer thoughts in an easy-to-read manner. It helped us clearly define customer jobs to be done and pain points addressed through the service. This clarity helped us redefine the brand mission and value proposition."

Want to get featured? Feel free to email us at amsai@umich.edu with ideas you want to hear or share from your experiences.

Course Planning for Winter 2023 

Interested in courses geared towards design thinking? D+B has you covered! The above image features courses aligned with design thinking concentration (link). A total of 12 credits with atleast 1.5 credits from each of the three areas will provide you with a Design thinking and Innovation concentration. The principles and practices taught in these courses are sure to flex your creative muscles and critical thinking. Please reach out to board leadership with any questions!  

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