Routes Reimagined

When we plan out how to get somewhere, we might consult a navigation app or a map. Unfortunately, many navigation apps prioritize the fastest routes, and many maps leave out a community’s hidden gems. What if there were a navigation app that let people plan journeys based on criteria that they care about? By identifying the needs, interests, and values of the people who will use a navigation app, designers can find creative ways to help people get where they need to go, find joy in their journey, and still arrive on time.

Launch

Start here to watch a video about this challenge and to read about your challenge.

How do I start?

Design

Research

Find information to help you start to brainstorm solutions to your challenge.

What do I need to know?

Prototype

Prototype your solution to test it and demonstrate that it will solve the problem.

What do I do?

Justify

Demonstrate all the thought and research that went into your design and your business.

What do I need?

Pitch

Develop a pitch to convince investors that they should fund YOUR solution.

Why invest in me?

The Designing Solutions guidelines instruct you on how to complete your Challenge.

If you would like an overview of the challenge before getting started, check out the Designing Solutions document.

There are five main parts to designing a solution and completing the Challenge. Although these parts are presented in an order, you do not need to complete them one after the other. Sometimes, you will need to go back to parts that you thought were completed and change them based on your new thinking.