The Year 7 Christmas Market took place in Term 4 in the common. We were tasked to create/improve on an existing product idea using pricing strategies, economic concepts and many more different and unique strategies. We were to sell our product to many ranges of students including staff. During the process, we had to use the design thinking process to make our product. We had to collect money and all the money that we raised would be donated to the Salvation Army. Our group spent days painting, producing, thinking and collecting for the Christmas Market.
We used the design thinking process to create our product. We first started with the phase of empathising. We asked a range of people questions about Christmas and what it meant to them. We then used the define phase to define what really is a Christmas present. Looking at ethical Christmas gifts we continued with our research. I and my group landed on the idea of creating Christmas wreaths, but to our unknowing knowledge, we would drop this idea later on. A product that we were satisfied with was Christmas ornaments. We then used the prototype phase to come up with a prototype of our idea. Finally, we were up to the phase where we were able to sell our product.
One of the capabilities that I really improved on was ethical. Our product was made from all natural materials and was one of the more ethical products in the Christmas Market. Some of the other products used more non natural materials than ours and this was our strength. Many of our customers told us that we were one of the only stalls that were ethical and used all natural materials.
In the end, this project was very fun and stretched my circle of confidence. I will always remember this project sincerely.