The problem

Project Earth: A pro-environment initiative at Edina recently concluded that in 2019, only four bags of compost were actually composted out of thousands at edina hs. Extreme contamination of trash, recycling, and compost has made composting efforts increasingly difficult.

EMPATHIZE

as the First step of the human centered design process, empathy forces the problem solver to make a solution based on the understandings of consumer needs by setting aside their own assumptions about the world

define

specify the purpose and goals of the needed solution

ideate

brainstorming, designing, and creating an idea that caters to the consumer and solves the problem

prototype

building a small scale testable solution

Test

testing the prototype to improve the solution and implement larger scale