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What was the student club you joined back in college? For undergraduates today, there is a wider range of interesting clubs to choose from. And sometimes it's hard to tell what they are about just by their names. This is not your conventional college student club. They call themselves the "NTU Design Thinking Club," a title that literally means "Club of Different Thinking" in Chinese. And its main objective is to solve whatever problem that comes their way with novel and creative ideas. For example, how do you make a regular meeting less boring? "What's the goal of the club?" It's easy to lose the attention of the participants if you run a meeting that way, and it's just a matter of time before someone asks: "Does a meeting have to be so boring?" Of course, they can do it differently. "Here at our club, we don't run meetings like others do. We have ice-breaker activities." "Let's start by sharing our hidden talents with everyone." "I can play the drums." "Can you do this?" "How is it possible?" And during the meeting, they don't sit around the table but stand in a group, each contributing his or her ideas on Post-it notes. So what's the problem they're trying to solve this time? It's about a guy who cannot find anything interesting to say on his first date. "Weather-wise, it's a lovely day, isn't it?" "Well, it's not raining." "Let me tell you something really funny..." And then he tells a joke that we can't quite translate here, but suffice it to say that probably no one in his right mind would find it funny. "In-ter-est-ing...anything else?" "Let's drink before the coffee goes cold." "But that's my coffee." So is there any hope left for this poor, nerdy guy? The Design Thinking Club comes to the rescue! "He needs a machine to help him create a romantic atmosphere." "He needs a T-shirt that lists his hobbies for conversation starters." "He needs a drink to relax a bit." The bulletin board was soon filled with ideas and suggestions from club members, who later voted on them. Eventually the T-shirt idea won out. "The T-shirt for dating is completed!" Now it's time to test it out. "At least I'll know what he likes. So many things to talk about!" "Great!" "Taiwanese students tend to spend months Looking for one 'great idea.' But we want people to take action. Test their ideas out immediately." And their emphasis on action is shared by another NTU club called "Dreamers Club." "I want to take a cycling trip around the island." "I want to play hide-and-seek in the library." "I want to find a friend for a lifetime." "I want to help people achieve their dreams." So much for their dreams. Now let's see what the club actually does. "Is this the Dreamers Club?" "Yes." "So can you help me realize my dream?" "What's your dream?" "I want to make a huge kite." It's a request they immediately accepted. After all, building a human-sized kite is a task neither too difficult nor too costly for them. It took just a couple of hours to complete the project, from skeleton design to decoration. "NTU Dreamers Club. Mission accomplished!" Well, the kite looks pretty cool but can it really fly? Anyway, that doesn't matter as long as everybody is having a good time. But the Dreamers Club is actually capable of handling much more complicated cases than this. In the past, they have helped a college student to be a street vendor of candies. And other completed projects include opening a breakfast shop, and taking a round-the-island trip on foot during the typhoon season. The club is open to all sorts of requests as long as they don't require a huge budget. "You feel great every time a project is completed. Especially if it's a product of a collective effort." Well, these two student clubs may be different, there is a common theme running behind all their creative thinking and dream chasing activities. They are both trying to make other people's lives better. And the only thing they want in return, is just to see a contented smile on the faces of those they have helped. ◆ 追蹤更多華視影音及圖文新聞：
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