The program takes one to three weeks, starting with a talk about creative thinking and innovation, including the process of going from problem identification to testing a device which meets that problem.   Participants are given challenges to make them think and to interact as teams.  Then, still in teams, they choose a challenge that they, their families or communities face and they brainstorm on possible solutions.   Often they make a cardboard model of their proposed device before embarking on a real, full size, prototype using Twende’s maker space and with the help and advice of our staff.