Design thinking workshop at Jain University, Kanakapura
From user needs to innovative products, with GullyHabits as the case study
Date
Thu, 08 Oct, 2026
Time
2:00 pm
Venue
Jain University, Kanakapura campus, Kanakapura
More than 200 engineering students worked through the five stages of design thinking, using GullyHabits as the case study. Organised by the Grass Root Innovation initiative at Jain University, with Gully Future Foundation.
A workshop for engineering students on how user needs can guide product development. It was organised by the Grass Root Innovation initiative at Jain University, in collaboration with Gully Future Foundation. The initiative comes from the Self Expression and Leadership Program by Landmark Worldwide.
The session was led by Ganesh H S, in partnership with Gully System Pvt Ltd, and used GullyHabits, a planner that helps students turn academic intentions into steady action, as one case study from start to finish.
Who this is for
- Engineering students
- Student innovation and entrepreneurship cells
What gets covered
Agenda
- Start with the student's need"I want to do well in my studies": what gets in the way?
- 1. EmpathiseInterview a partner about one recent academic challenge.
- 2. DefineWrite one problem statement: a user needs a way to do something because of an insight.
- 3. IdeateGenerate three solutions, choose one and explain why it fits the need.
- 4. PrototypeSketch three screens or a simple workflow for the team's solution.
- 5. TestTest the prototype with a realistic task and make one improvement.
- Team share and questionsWhat did you learn, what did you design, and what changed after testing?
How it went
More than 200 students filled the hall at Jain University's Kanakapura campus. Working through one case study, GullyHabits, they interviewed a partner, wrote a problem statement, generated ideas, sketched a prototype and tested it, then shared what they had learned. Students also stood with the microphone to ask questions from the floor. The Grass Root Innovation initiative at Jain University organised the session in collaboration with Gully Future Foundation. The initiative comes from the Self Expression and Leadership Program by Landmark Worldwide.
200 people took part.
What people took away
- Start with a real user and their own words, not with a list of features
- Turn what you heard into one problem: one user, one need, one reason
- Generate several ideas before judging any of them, then choose the one that fits the need
- A prototype only has to be good enough for someone else to react to
- Give the user a realistic task, watch what happens, and change the design from what you learn
From the session
