Club Name - Innovation and Design Thinking Club
President of the Club -Ms Kirtika gupta
Student Coordinator: Mr. Garv (XII Commerce)
It has become the need of the hour to be innovative and develop critical and scientific approaches towards the things around us. Keeping all this in mind ,Innovation and Design Thinking club has been formed which provides a platform to the brainy boxes jump in with both feet to devise the innovations especially for the problems that we all face in our day to day life .The students are assigned projects that involve identifying and solving challenges practically and through this they learn how to develop critical thinking and equip themselves with the resilience, understanding and adaptability that is needed to thrive in today's fast-paced environment.
Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and AICTE has launched School Innovation Council programme for schools across the country. The Programme aims at fostering the culture of Innovation, Ideation, Creativity, Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship in Schools. Under this programme teachers associated with SIC and Innovation and Design Thinking club were trained under School Innovation Ambassador programme (SIATP) and worked for guiding young minds for design thinking and innovative ideas .Students came up with innovative ideas .Out of these few projects have been uploaded on SIC site
Project -Electronic Voting Machine
Team Leader - Yugam (ix)
Team mentor -Ms Renu
Project - Automatic Bird Feeder
Team Leader - Viaan,Saksham
Team mentor -Mrs Meenakshi Chauhan,Mrs Manisha
Project - Disaster Management
Team Leader - Idhant (X)
Team mentor -Mrs Manisha Guglani
Project - Crop Protector
Team Leader - Harsh (x)
Team mentor -Mrs Anju
Project - Tax Intellect
Team Leader - Dev Malhotra (X)
Team mentor
Project - Guardian Grace
Team Leader - Divyansh Chawla (X)
Team mentor -Mrs Anju
Seminar /Workshop Attended -
Two students Garv Xi,Asmita Xi attended Skill expo and guidance festival held at Chitkara International School Chandigarh along with their mentors Mrs Manisha Guglani and Kirtika gupta
School Innovation Council (SIC) Report
Activity Duration: 23rd August 2025 – 2nd September 2025
As part of the School Innovation Council (SIC) initiative, interactive sessions were organised to foster creativity and innovation among students. Selected sections from Classes VII to XII were shown insightful and thought-provoking sessions through YouTube links, aimed at enhancing their entrepreneurial mindset and innovative thinking skills.
Activity 1: Developing Entrepreneurial Skills
Session Links:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5njWO-UN8Ns
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Ag6x57TIvA
The session was conducted by Prof. P.V.M. Eao, IIT Delhi. He explained what innovation is and how one can innovate, emphasising the importance of curiosity, observation and problem-solving.
Through inspiring examples of three students – Shalini, Diva and Madhav – he demonstrated how innovative ideas can emerge by simply observing surroundings and identifying problems.
Prof. Eao stressed the need to focus on solutions rather than complaints, urging students to take challenges as opportunities.
He also explained that in the innovation process, failing is not a setback but a stepping stone towards success. Students were encouraged to research deeply, collaborate with stakeholders and build prototypes to test solutions. His mantra:
“Design, Build, Test, Fail and Modify.”
Activity 2: Field Visit & Idea Creation
Session Links:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/IGmdxh_ynCA
https://www.youtube.com/embed/raPBLlLvq_E
The second session was conducted by Shri Arjun Panchal, Founder & Startup Mentor, who spoke about how to generate innovative ideas and master the ideation process.Using relatable examples — from flood management systems to online ticket booking, battery innovations and bamboo-based solutions — he explained how innovators identify problems and transform them into practical solutions.
Key Highlights from the Session:
● Importance of Ideation: Shri Panchal stressed that ideation is the foundation of innovation.
● Sources of Ideas: Students were encouraged to observe their surroundings, analyse problems, read extensively and interact with people such as retailers, manufacturers and customers.
● Stay Curious: He urged learners to ask questions fearlessly and cultivate a problem-solving mindset.
● Ideation Techniques: Techniques like brainstorming, right-mind mapping and SCAMPER were explained to enhance creativity.
● Design Thinking: He introduced the five stages of Design Thinking:
1. Empathise
2. Define Ideation
3. Prototype
4. Test
5. Modify
Shri Panchal highlighted that every potential problem carries the possibility of becoming a million-dollar idea if approached with the right mindset. Innovative thinking, he said, not only benefits individuals but also institutions, society and the economy.
He further shared details about the School Innovation Contest, explaining that the 200 best innovations from schools could receive funding of up to ₹1.5 lakhs.
Conclusion
Both sessions were highly engaging, inspiring and impactful. Students were motivated to observe keenly, think creatively and find innovative solutions to real-world problems.These initiatives successfully instilled entrepreneurial values and encouraged learners to embrace curiosity, research deeply and convert ideas into tangible outcomes
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