The first step towards making change happen is to try to understand how people feel.

1. OBSERVE

Look at your surroundings closely.

Observe things that bother you (hot spots).

Create a map of your observations - map your world through these: ​

• What you SEE (eg. furniture, spaces, garbage etc.)
• What you FEEL (eg. bullying, exam pressure, etc.)
• What you HEAR (eg. language, discrimination, etc.)

2. VOTE

Share your observations with the team & vote for the one situation that you would all like to see changed.

3. DIG DEEPER

After selecting the issue, dig deeper to understand it better. Here are some questions that will help you do this. ​

WHEN does it happen?

WHERE does it happen?

WHO is being affected? ​

4. ENGAGE

Now, go and talk to people who are involved and affected by the situation.

1. BRAINSTORMING TOOLS

All ideas are good ideas...don’t shy away from the wild ones.

• Build on the ideas of others – use the word ‘and’ instead of ‘but’.
• Illustrate your ideas for better clarity.
• Some tips to consider.

Is your solution...

- Bold in nature ?

- Easy to replicate ?

- Long lasting ?

- Impacting maximum number of people ?

2. VOTE

Vote for the ideas that best address each part of the situation to ‘design for change’.

THINGS TO REMEMBER Try to think beyond the first or ‘obvious’ solution and collect as many ideas from as many people as possible.

1. PLAN

Consider the following while planning:

• What resources will be required?
• What is the budget?
• How will you get the money?
• How many people will be required?
• How much time will it take?
• How will you document your work? ​

2. IMPLEMENT

Go out and put your plan into action. YES, YOU CAN!

3. REFLECT

• What 3 things did you learn about the situation?
• What 2 things did you learn about your team-mates?
• What 1 thing did you learn about yourself?

THINGS TO REMEMBER

Try and reach out to organizations or professionals working in your area of concern. Ask your teachers for help in contacting them and partnering with them.

1. SUBMIT

• Share your story with us at challenge.dfcworld.com. Please follow the submission guidelines given on the site.
• You can either submit a photo story or a video story. Fill in the questions of every step and upload photos for each step in photo story or just paste the youtube link of your video in case of the video story.

2. INSPIRE

Here are some ideas to spread the magic of your story :

• School assembly
  
• Newspaper article
  
• TV Show
  
• Radio
  
• Social media
  
• Performance