Lodestone 2025
About the Program
LoDEStonE 2025, a collaborative initiative between Pravaha Foundation and IIIT-Hyderabad, was created to encourage innovation and design thinking among young minds.
The program, held from May 6th to 17th, 2025, engaged 28 students in grades 8 to 11 in an intensive, hands-on learning experience. It focused on interdisciplinary learning, combining technology with sustainable design principles, and heavily emphasized practical problem-solving and fostering creativity.
Focus Areas
Design In Real Life
Equipping students with the abilities to tackle and resolve problems in the real world, through creative collaboration.
Sustainable Design
Encouraging a deeper understanding of environmentally sustainable practices and the critical role of design in shaping a sustainable future.
Program Activities
Practical Design Thinking Workshops
Students participated in practical, hands-on workshops to explore the core stages of design thinking—empathy, ideation, prototyping, and problem-solving—applying these methods to real-world challenges
Sustainable Design Projects
By engaging in practical projects and analyzing case studies, students delved into sustainable design principles, developing solutions that thoughtfully integrate environmental, social, and economic factors.
Field Visits
Visits to the Footwear Design and Development Institute and IKEA offered students firsthand exposure to real-life applications of design, showcasing innovative practices and sustainability action. These experiences enriched their understanding and inspired innovative problem-solving.
Design Thinking in Entrepreneurship
Mr Rohit Rajan, CEO of Arca AI took the children through the Entrepreneurship lifecycle. They tackled problems which the AI industry is currently working on. They were introduced to the concept of ‘Servant Leadership’, and its importance in life.
Focused Design Modules
Through specialised sessions spanning music and performing arts, AI in everyday life, aircraft design, and educational design, students gained forward-thinking skills and insights across a range of design disciplines.
Design Challenge
Students participated in a design challenge, putting their skills to the test by developing creative, real-world solutions to pressing issues on sustainability and climate change
Timelines
Cohort details
May 6 - 17
2025
08-11
grade
IIIT-Hyderabad
LOCATION
Gallery
Program partners
The Program Portfolio
Other Initiatives
OUR Address
Plot No 682, 5th Floor, Babukhan Rasheed Plaza,
Rd. No 36, Aditya Enclave Jubilee Hills,
Hyderabad-500033, Telangana, India
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