Bentley iTwin4Good Virtual Developer Experience

 
 

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Week 1: Problem Definition & Ideation

Now that you have grasped the basics of how to use Bentley’s iTwin platform, week 2 focuses on defining a meaningful problem that your intergrated app aims to solve. Dive into our resources and guides below, designed to assist your team in pinpointing a problem and sparking an innovative ideation for a soltuion.

 

“Fall in love with the problem, not the solution”

 

Watch the Brainstorming session whilst going through these resources!

Competition Criteria

Which team most effectively demonstrated entrepreneurial leadership and technological proficiency to drive business and innovation for sustainable positive impact to benefit people, planet, and prosperity during the program?

Entreprenurial Leadership

• Identifying a need.
• Capitalizing on opportunities by taking personal responsibility.

Innovation

• The process of introducing new or improving existing ideas, services, technologies, products or methodologies.

Sustainable Positive Impact

• Demonstrating a measurable, lasting improvement for people, planet, and prosperity.

 

Viability

• Demonstrating that the concept can work and be potentially scaled

Technological Proficiency

• Demonstrating how your iTwin integrated app works.

 
 

Before Beginning...

The below exercise is useful in getting your team to think about current problems with sustainability in mind. Please note that the below exercise has a social focus, however it is sitll useful to utilise this even if your project has an enviornmental need.

Step 1: Pick 3 target SDGs & Industry

Having an SDG focus will support you in identifying a problem.

Bentley’s target SDGs

Use our Project Space to learn more about the SDGs, and their subgoals to inspire action!

*Please only use the Project Space for the SDGs - you do NOT need to register your project with us.

To make sure that your project aligns with Bentley’s current vision “Improve infrastructure for a better quality of life”, make sure to pick from the following industries below.

  • CITIES, CAMPUSES & AIRPORTS

  • ELECTRIC UTILITIES

  • ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • MINING

  • RAIL & TRANSIT

  • ROADS & BRIDGES

  • WATER UTILITIES

https://www.bentley.com/industries/

 
 
 

Step 2: Research!

Spend 10 minutes with your team researching into your problem.

EXAMPLE: Last year’s winners wanted to reduce littering. In their research, they found…

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More than two million pieces of litter are dropped in the UK every day.
It cost local authorities £663 million or £28 per household to keep our streets clean.
60% of water pollution is attributed to litter.
Over one million animals die each year after ingesting, or becoming entrapped in litter.
People who live in a poor quality environment are more likely to suffer from mental health problems, including anxiety and depression.
The RSPCA receives more than 7,000 calls per year regarding animals that have been injured by litter.
 
 
 

Step 3: Problem Statement

Spend 10 minutes with your team writing your problem statement. Use the below skeleton to help!

I am...

(A narrow description of the beneficiary - not you! that highlights their motivation, attributes, and characteristics)

I am trying to...

(desired outcome)

But...

(Problem or barrier)

Because...

(Root cause)

Which makes me feel...

(emotion)

EXAMPLE (This is based on last year’s Runner Up project which focused on fuel poverty):
I AM a parent living in a deprived area in the UK, my house is old and I am struggling to heat my home. I AM TRYING TO heat my home and afford to pay energy & gas bills. BUT due to my home not being well insulated, I can’t keep my home warm even with heaters turned on BECAUSE I don’t know what needs repairing and I also cannot afford these repairs, WHICH MAKES ME FEEL like I can’t provide a warm and safe environment for my family.

 

Step 4: The Need

With your target beneficiary at the center, think about their most important needs based off their problem.

 

EXAMPLE:

PRO TIPS!

✅ Be Specific!
✅ Use Empathy!
✅ Go for Quantity!
✅ Work together! Build on the ideas of others!
✅ Think literally!

 

Step 5: Crazy Ideas!

Now that you have your needs, spend 5 minutes individually jotting down your ideas on how you can integrate the Bentley iTwin app.

 

PRO TIPS!

 
 

✅ Encourage wild ideas - be bold!
✅ Be open-minded - be included!
✅ Go for quantity - volume is good!
✅ Stay focused on the beneficiary's needs!

 
 
 

Step 6: Vote!

Everyone share their crazy ideas with eachother. Build on top of them and vote for the intervention you want to work on with your itwin app.

 

Step 7: Storyboard

Using poststick notes or plain sheets of paper, go through the process that your project will have.

 

PRO TIPS!

 

✅ Be visual!
✅ Keep it simple
✅ Keep it high-level!
✅ Everyone draws/inputs!
Stay focused on the beneficary’s needs!