Directions:
After having time to consider who is impacted by the wicked problem, identify three personas that are representative of the individuals who are impacted by the wicked problem using the SEM Rush Persona Generator. Before creating a persona, you will first need to register with the tool and then you’ll be able to create personas with it. To do so, click the “Create Your Free Persona” button and follow the options to create your persona. After creating your persona, click the “Save & Share” option on the top right. You will then register with the account. Once registered, you will be able to click the “Save & Share” button to access the link needed to complete this activity.
When creating your personas for your wicked problem, remember to pick people who are impacted by them. For example, if your wicked problem is standardized tests used in public schools, you could make a persona about a student who passed the tests at a high level, a student who did not pass the test, and the teacher who taught both of those students.
Another example of a wicked problem is the adoption and integration of technology by faculty who teach in educator preparation programs. One persona could represent early adopters, one persona could represent late adopters, and a final persona could represent instructional designers who work to support the faculty.
To complete this assignment, you will need to first use the SEM Rush Persona Generator to create three personas that are representative of the individuals impacted by the problem. (After creating a problem and getting the link to it, you will need to click the “Start Page” option on the top left to create a new persona and then repeat that process for the third persona.) Next, you will add your personas to this Google Doc by first stating your wicked problem and then copying and pasting the URLs for your personas.
Access:
Direct link to the SEM Rush Persona Generator.
Direct link to the Google Doc.