Student Wellbeing: Conceptual Design Competition

We figure the best way to develop a tool that will be used by as many ākonga/students as possible is to focus on developing a digital tool. This could be a website or an app that can be used on a smartphone or computer. It could be something we haven’t thought of too! So long as it can be used on a smartphone or computer, or both. Note, you do not have to build a working tool and you do not necessarily need to be in digital technology or have these specific skills. You know digital media best as you already use it, and you know your fellow students too.

What we want from you is to help us with the design. That means we want you to think about what this tool needs to do and come up with a conceptual design about how the tool could work and what the experience of using it will look like. The successful finalist entries will have a compelling solution that meets the key design features below and covers what we need the tool to do in a creative and innovative way.

We intend to use the best entries to develop our final tool solution so your team entry may end up being used by students across the country! Oh, and there are sweet prizes for the top entries too!

About the tool – what it needs to do:

The tool is being designed for use by all ākonga/students in Yrs 7-13+ across NZ kura/schools.

We need the tool to be able to:

· Record student user demographics e.g., their school, year level, gender and ethnic identity etc.

· Record student user responses to up to 25 wellbeing questions*

· Share the recorded information with a set of identified stakeholders e.g., Ministry, kura/school, community stakeholders

Your final design solution must meet the following key design features*:

· Be easily used and navigated by all target ākonga/students

· Be appealing and relevant so that it attracts, and is used by, all target ākonga/students

· Be engaging so target ākonga/students will want to use it and then use it regularly without becoming bored

· Be valued by target ākonga/students

What is conceptual design?

When we talk about a ‘conceptual design’ we mean that we want you to focus on the design aspects and not the technical aspects of developing a digital tool. You don’t need to develop a working prototype. We want to see how your design works in terms of the experience of the user. That means we want to see images and text that show us you understand what the tool needs to do and how your end-users (other students) will use and journey through the tool. And, for the user experience, you will need to meet the key design features above.

We should be able to get a strong understanding of your vision of how a user gets through the tool, where components connect and why you designed it that way. We expect you may use and develop imagery, stories, characters, and techniques of gamification to ensure you meet the key design features

Your entry submission:

You will enter this competition as a team. Your design entry submission will communicate to the judging panel:

· Why you made the tool the way you did (Text, Max 500 words)

· Your conceptual design (Images, flow diagrams, storyboards, etc)

· Reflections on your team’s process and learning (Text, Max 500 words)

Your entry will be submitted in a PDF document by 30 September 2022. Total PDF: no more than 20 pages.

There are great prizes available at team and school/group level and the winning team will have the opportunity to work with an industry expert to bring the final tool to life. Your team entry may end up being used by students across the country!

Interested???

Next steps

1. Find a group of mates/students for your team^ (minimum 5 students)

2. Find an adult who can act as supervisor/mentor^

3. Decide on your team’s name

4. Get your team supervisor/mentor to register your team via our webpage

5. Get your full supporting information and start designing!

Further competition information, resources and supporting documentation is available on www.education.govt.nz/wellbeing-tool-competition

Any further queries: contact us on swm.competition@education.govt.nz

Happy designing! We look forward to seeing your submissions!