16/10
Presentation
We were really pleased with how our presentation went. We thought we might have had too much to try and get through but we didn't go over time and we felt we covered all the important information well.
I really enjoyed this paper and how there was no defined outcome, it gave us a lot more freedom to do something that we felt would be best suited for the problem. I also felt that the fact we were working in teams helped immensely; the ability to bounce ideas off someone else and have that critique on hand really helped to quickly move our project forward.
Harry 358 Reflection Diary
Week 12, Session 1
15/10
Last class
Today just consisted on practicing the presentation and getting a feel for what we would be saying.
Last class
Today just consisted on practicing the presentation and getting a feel for what we would be saying.
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Define
Week 11, Session 2
9/10
Dossier and presentation
We spent today working on the dossier and presentation and got some final feedback from the tutors.
By the end of the day we had finished the project.
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We found it really useful to be up to doing the dossier at this point as we could get feedback on that instead of just the project. Tim advised that maybe we focus on conveying the ideas and meanings of things rather than just showing website screens for example.
It was good to have time to go back through the dossier and presentation a lot more to ensure that we have it perfect seeing as that's ultimately that is the only way we are conveying our project after the presentation and therefore our grade comes entirely from the way it is worded and what it shows.
Moving forward >>>
From here we need to practice the presentation and ensure that everything flows well.
It would also be good to go through the dossier a few more times to make sure there aren't any last tweaks to make.
We also want to get the dossier printed.
Dossier and presentation
We spent today working on the dossier and presentation and got some final feedback from the tutors.
By the end of the day we had finished the project.
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We found it really useful to be up to doing the dossier at this point as we could get feedback on that instead of just the project. Tim advised that maybe we focus on conveying the ideas and meanings of things rather than just showing website screens for example.
It was good to have time to go back through the dossier and presentation a lot more to ensure that we have it perfect seeing as that's ultimately that is the only way we are conveying our project after the presentation and therefore our grade comes entirely from the way it is worded and what it shows.
Moving forward >>>
From here we need to practice the presentation and ensure that everything flows well.
It would also be good to go through the dossier a few more times to make sure there aren't any last tweaks to make.
We also want to get the dossier printed.
Week 11, Session 1
8/10
Finishing off designs and logistics
Today was all about finishing off designs and finalising the logistical elements of the project. We also got some last minute advice from the tutors before we got stuck into the dossier.
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The advice was all good stuff and really helped us to resolve all the little things that we weren't 100% on.
It was also good to start the dossier today as I felt that by going through and typing it up this early we could see what we were potentially missing or what needed tweaking. I also felt that I had a clearer and more confident understanding of our project while also being able to go back and tweak stuff seeing as we still have a week to go.
Moving forward >>>
Ideally, we would finish the dossier tomorrow morning so that we can put together a great presentation but there are some design elements that we really want to fix up first.
Ultimately, we want to have the whole project finished tomorrow to allow us time to do other papers that we have put off and give us time to fix any drastic changes that may need to be done.
Finishing off designs and logistics
Today was all about finishing off designs and finalising the logistical elements of the project. We also got some last minute advice from the tutors before we got stuck into the dossier.
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The advice was all good stuff and really helped us to resolve all the little things that we weren't 100% on.
It was also good to start the dossier today as I felt that by going through and typing it up this early we could see what we were potentially missing or what needed tweaking. I also felt that I had a clearer and more confident understanding of our project while also being able to go back and tweak stuff seeing as we still have a week to go.
Moving forward >>>
Ideally, we would finish the dossier tomorrow morning so that we can put together a great presentation but there are some design elements that we really want to fix up first.
Ultimately, we want to have the whole project finished tomorrow to allow us time to do other papers that we have put off and give us time to fix any drastic changes that may need to be done.
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Define
Enspiral Space
6/10
Enspiral Space
Yesterday we spent all morning working in Enspiral to try and get a better idea of industry workspaces. Enspiral is a shared workspace where freelances or other small businesses can go to rent a spot in the space. It is focussed around the idea of facilitating collaboration and inspiration through a real community feel.
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It was great to really experience how people interact in the workspace on a regular workday. We found that it confirmed our research around the fact that the majority are purely function-based workers who only stop occasionally to make a coffee or go to the bathroom. We found that there was not as much interaction between the workers as we had anticipated - purely because of the values Enspiral is based off we assumed that it would be better here.
It was also amazing to see the implementation of separate, smaller, modular workspaces for specific needs - very similar idea to Think Space. Around the office various rooms had been allocated uses such as 'the Skype room' and 'the break room'. 'The break room' was actually a small shed like structure that had been brought into the office and was dark and sound proof inside to create a surreal, relaxing feel.
The small spaces have been very popular at Enspiral and made us feel very confident about our idea.
Enspiral Space
Yesterday we spent all morning working in Enspiral to try and get a better idea of industry workspaces. Enspiral is a shared workspace where freelances or other small businesses can go to rent a spot in the space. It is focussed around the idea of facilitating collaboration and inspiration through a real community feel.
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It was great to really experience how people interact in the workspace on a regular workday. We found that it confirmed our research around the fact that the majority are purely function-based workers who only stop occasionally to make a coffee or go to the bathroom. We found that there was not as much interaction between the workers as we had anticipated - purely because of the values Enspiral is based off we assumed that it would be better here.
It was also amazing to see the implementation of separate, smaller, modular workspaces for specific needs - very similar idea to Think Space. Around the office various rooms had been allocated uses such as 'the Skype room' and 'the break room'. 'The break room' was actually a small shed like structure that had been brought into the office and was dark and sound proof inside to create a surreal, relaxing feel.
The small spaces have been very popular at Enspiral and made us feel very confident about our idea.
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Empathy
Week 10, Session 2
2/10
Just working on the project
Today we just worked through our project and then had a talk on submission requirements and what happens in fourth year. The tutors were also wandering around giving feedback.
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We worked on the space and decided that there should be two different sized spaces for different uses. We started rendering them.
We also worked on making our in-office material more purposeful. We cut out some elements and decided that, for it to be relevant at all, the elements need to be educational and act as a constant reminder.
Moving forward >>>
From here we need to finish the renders and put them in context to create a more understandable visual representation of the concept. We also really need to get stuck into the website as that is the element that sort of ties everything together and explains the idea.
Just working on the project
Today we just worked through our project and then had a talk on submission requirements and what happens in fourth year. The tutors were also wandering around giving feedback.
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We worked on the space and decided that there should be two different sized spaces for different uses. We started rendering them.
We also worked on making our in-office material more purposeful. We cut out some elements and decided that, for it to be relevant at all, the elements need to be educational and act as a constant reminder.
Moving forward >>>
From here we need to finish the renders and put them in context to create a more understandable visual representation of the concept. We also really need to get stuck into the website as that is the element that sort of ties everything together and explains the idea.
Labels:
Define
Week 10, Session 1
1/10
Interim
Today we merged all the streams and basically just laid out our work and talked to people about it or let them look at it while we roamed around looking at everyone else's.
We got a lot of feedback from people and now have a lot to think about. Most of the feedback talked about logistical stuff which needs to be finalised/developed.
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It was useful to get feedback from people who have never seen our project before and to let the project speak for itself. I also found it useful to see ideas from other groups and how creative some people have been to get inspired.
Moving forward >>>
From here we definitely need to work on the logistics and creating some renders of the space in context so that people can have a better understanding of it.
Interim
Today we merged all the streams and basically just laid out our work and talked to people about it or let them look at it while we roamed around looking at everyone else's.
We got a lot of feedback from people and now have a lot to think about. Most of the feedback talked about logistical stuff which needs to be finalised/developed.
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It was useful to get feedback from people who have never seen our project before and to let the project speak for itself. I also found it useful to see ideas from other groups and how creative some people have been to get inspired.
Moving forward >>>
From here we definitely need to work on the logistics and creating some renders of the space in context so that people can have a better understanding of it.
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Test
Exchange 4
25/9
Skipped
We didn't go to exchange today as we had already received a lot of feedback on our project and knew exactly what we had to work on.
Skipped
We didn't go to exchange today as we had already received a lot of feedback on our project and knew exactly what we had to work on.
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Exchange
Week 9, Session 2
25/9
Feedback time
Today we showed our idea to the tutors and some 4th years to get feedback while we just continued to work. We got really good feedback but the most common critique was that we should focus on the actual space for now and make sure that that works and work out the logistics before spending heaps of time on the side features like the website and the in-office material. One of the 4th years also had a really good idea; we could utilise the bike rack on the exterior of the space more by turning it into a sort of bike sharing space.
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The feedback really helped us in terms of realising that we need to spend more time on development of the space in order to make sure it works perfectly as it is what the whole project is based around.
The bike idea was also a really good one and got us thinking more about how we can implement side features in order to target more of the features of wellbeing.
Moving forward >>>
From here we need to finish off things like the journey map in order to identify all of the current pain points in our project and areas where we can further improve the concept.
We also need to spend more time thinking about the logistics, spatial features and layout of the space to make sure it is perfect before moving on to the other features.
The bike idea was also really good and something that could really benefit the space. We should also think about other elements that could be implemented to target those 5 ways of wellbeing.
Feedback time
Today we showed our idea to the tutors and some 4th years to get feedback while we just continued to work. We got really good feedback but the most common critique was that we should focus on the actual space for now and make sure that that works and work out the logistics before spending heaps of time on the side features like the website and the in-office material. One of the 4th years also had a really good idea; we could utilise the bike rack on the exterior of the space more by turning it into a sort of bike sharing space.
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The feedback really helped us in terms of realising that we need to spend more time on development of the space in order to make sure it works perfectly as it is what the whole project is based around.
The bike idea was also a really good one and got us thinking more about how we can implement side features in order to target more of the features of wellbeing.
Moving forward >>>
From here we need to finish off things like the journey map in order to identify all of the current pain points in our project and areas where we can further improve the concept.
We also need to spend more time thinking about the logistics, spatial features and layout of the space to make sure it is perfect before moving on to the other features.
The bike idea was also really good and something that could really benefit the space. We should also think about other elements that could be implemented to target those 5 ways of wellbeing.
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Test
Week 9, Session 1
24/9
Development
Today we did a rapid brainstorm session on a WINZ brief to explore quick solutions.
We then just ended up working on our project. We worked on the space as it is the main element and is important that we both work on this together. We tried to finalise it and get some nice renders.
We also discussed website stuff and tried to nail down a sitemap so we can make a start on the actual designs.
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I think we made a lot of progress on the idea side of our project today. We managed to finalise (for now) the ideas and make up of our space, the website and the general context of the print material. Now we can start to design the website and the print material and get some solid feedback on the makeup of the space.
I feel like we are in a good place at the moment and still have a lot of time for feedback and development.
Moving forward >>>
From here it would be good to have at least a super rough mockup of the website and some pictures of the direction we want for the print material to show in the interim presentation tomorrow.
Development
Today we did a rapid brainstorm session on a WINZ brief to explore quick solutions.
We then just ended up working on our project. We worked on the space as it is the main element and is important that we both work on this together. We tried to finalise it and get some nice renders.
We also discussed website stuff and tried to nail down a sitemap so we can make a start on the actual designs.
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I think we made a lot of progress on the idea side of our project today. We managed to finalise (for now) the ideas and make up of our space, the website and the general context of the print material. Now we can start to design the website and the print material and get some solid feedback on the makeup of the space.
I feel like we are in a good place at the moment and still have a lot of time for feedback and development.
Moving forward >>>
From here it would be good to have at least a super rough mockup of the website and some pictures of the direction we want for the print material to show in the interim presentation tomorrow.
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Define
Week 8, Session 2
18/9
Journey maps + big idea
We spent the class working through a journey map and trying to define our big idea. We went through a couple of iterations of the journey map and the big idea and got feedback from the tutors and other students.
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We found that even though we knew what our big idea was, it was hard to define in a short concise statement so we started with the journey map and worked out all the little problems we had first. We found that through creating a really in depth journey map we could convey our idea better to people and show rather than tell. It helped us to develop our idea which was actually a lot different by the time we got to our big idea.
We had a lot of feedback from the tutors and students and developed our idea a lot. We are definitely a lot more confident with the direction we are heading after our feedback but feel like we need to do some more research and point of view statement tweaking in order to strengthen the base idea.
Moving forward >>>
After our feedback we have a lot of directions and questions to look into that will help strengthen the outcome and purpose of the space.
We also have a lot of fine tweaking to do and tensions to balance in order to make sure that the space works exactly as we intend it to.
Journey maps + big idea
We spent the class working through a journey map and trying to define our big idea. We went through a couple of iterations of the journey map and the big idea and got feedback from the tutors and other students.
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We found that even though we knew what our big idea was, it was hard to define in a short concise statement so we started with the journey map and worked out all the little problems we had first. We found that through creating a really in depth journey map we could convey our idea better to people and show rather than tell. It helped us to develop our idea which was actually a lot different by the time we got to our big idea.
We had a lot of feedback from the tutors and students and developed our idea a lot. We are definitely a lot more confident with the direction we are heading after our feedback but feel like we need to do some more research and point of view statement tweaking in order to strengthen the base idea.
Moving forward >>>
After our feedback we have a lot of directions and questions to look into that will help strengthen the outcome and purpose of the space.
We also have a lot of fine tweaking to do and tensions to balance in order to make sure that the space works exactly as we intend it to.
Week 8, Session 1
17/9
In-class prototyping, round 2
The class began with a lecture about prototyping and how to do it. We then spent the rest of the class prototyping our idea, getting feedback, tweaking the prototype and repeating.
We gained a lot of feedback about our prototype as people seemed particularly interested in it.
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It was interesting seeing other people's ideas and the way they were approaching their briefs. I feel like it helped us step back and see the bigger picture a bit as we may have gotten a bit too deep and confused at this point.
We got a lot of good feedback and I think there is a lot that we need to work on with our current idea. We had a meeting yesterday and completely changed our project so the current idea is still quite raw. It was hugely useful testing the prototype because, even though it was still an extremely raw idea, we gained a whole lot of insights about elements that could affect the user that we hadn't even considered until now. We found the fresh look from people who had never seen the project before very helpful, I also feel like our prototyping/interviewing skills are improving.
Moving forward >>>
From here I think it is very important to start to visualise what the space could look like as that is a huge element of the final outcome. Now we know where we are in terms of the idea working and where to take it next so we should really look into the physical space for tomorrow so that we can get some feedback.
In-class prototyping, round 2
The class began with a lecture about prototyping and how to do it. We then spent the rest of the class prototyping our idea, getting feedback, tweaking the prototype and repeating.
We gained a lot of feedback about our prototype as people seemed particularly interested in it.
—
It was interesting seeing other people's ideas and the way they were approaching their briefs. I feel like it helped us step back and see the bigger picture a bit as we may have gotten a bit too deep and confused at this point.
We got a lot of good feedback and I think there is a lot that we need to work on with our current idea. We had a meeting yesterday and completely changed our project so the current idea is still quite raw. It was hugely useful testing the prototype because, even though it was still an extremely raw idea, we gained a whole lot of insights about elements that could affect the user that we hadn't even considered until now. We found the fresh look from people who had never seen the project before very helpful, I also feel like our prototyping/interviewing skills are improving.
Moving forward >>>
From here I think it is very important to start to visualise what the space could look like as that is a huge element of the final outcome. Now we know where we are in terms of the idea working and where to take it next so we should really look into the physical space for tomorrow so that we can get some feedback.
Exchange 3
11/9
Quick check-in
We felt that we really needed to get some interviews in before the weekend so that we could move on and Friday lunch break was the last chance to do it so I just quickly checked-in with the group before going into the city to talk to people.
I talked to the group about where we were at with our idea after prototyping and what direction we were leaning toward. They agreed with our conclusions from the prototypes but brought up that it would be hard to move on without knowing exactly who the audience is.
Quick check-in
We felt that we really needed to get some interviews in before the weekend so that we could move on and Friday lunch break was the last chance to do it so I just quickly checked-in with the group before going into the city to talk to people.
I talked to the group about where we were at with our idea after prototyping and what direction we were leaning toward. They agreed with our conclusions from the prototypes but brought up that it would be hard to move on without knowing exactly who the audience is.
Week 7, Session 2
11/9
Prototyping
Today we began prototyping in class. We had already done some prototyping over the break so this was our second time.
Rather than wait for us so sort out our point of view statements and come up with a solid idea we just acted off 'a hunch' (where we were currently at). This meant that we came up with ideas that had not even thought of before as we were had never really got started on the solution because of our unfinished point of view statement.
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I found this whole process really helpful as it forced us to get started on our current idea even if it may not be the best/most thought out and just make it work.
To be honest I was really how our prototypes worked out in a way. We ended up finding that even though we were right in the fact that our idea didn't work, that there were definitely some elements within the idea that we can and will take forward into our new idea.
Moving forward >>>
We are going to go into town during their lunch break and ask them some questions. I feel that this is hugely important at this point in order to move forward without guessing. We really need to get our target audience stuff done so we really know who we are targeting and who we aren't.
Prototyping
Today we began prototyping in class. We had already done some prototyping over the break so this was our second time.
Rather than wait for us so sort out our point of view statements and come up with a solid idea we just acted off 'a hunch' (where we were currently at). This meant that we came up with ideas that had not even thought of before as we were had never really got started on the solution because of our unfinished point of view statement.
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I found this whole process really helpful as it forced us to get started on our current idea even if it may not be the best/most thought out and just make it work.
To be honest I was really how our prototypes worked out in a way. We ended up finding that even though we were right in the fact that our idea didn't work, that there were definitely some elements within the idea that we can and will take forward into our new idea.
Moving forward >>>
We are going to go into town during their lunch break and ask them some questions. I feel that this is hugely important at this point in order to move forward without guessing. We really need to get our target audience stuff done so we really know who we are targeting and who we aren't.
Week 7, Session 1
10/9
Using the 5 elements of wellbeing as a filter
We began by talking about our idea with other teams and presenting what we were thinking and we were heading.
We had done a lot over the break in terms of prototyping and progressing our idea so we found this quite useful to share we were we at and get some feedback.
We have just recently completely changed our idea so we were in an in-between stage where we were a bit unsure exactly what our idea was/could be. I told them about the whole process, where we are at and our old ideas which they seemed to really like. We needed up discussing the old ideas and the potential that they had that we could potentially bring into the new direction.
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Even though we have completely changed our idea really recently, which made our point of view statement useless, I found the conversation really useful. It was interesting to get a different view on our ideas as I fell that at this point we have got way too deep into the ideas and have confused ourselves. I definitely felt a lot more confident about the legitimacy of our ideas after this.
Moving Forward >>>
From here I think we really need to get onto it and go out to talk to some people. I feel like there are definitely some insights out there that we are unaware of. From there we can finalise (for now) our point of view statement so that we can move forward less blindly and try and actually get some work done.
Using the 5 elements of wellbeing as a filter
We began by talking about our idea with other teams and presenting what we were thinking and we were heading.
We had done a lot over the break in terms of prototyping and progressing our idea so we found this quite useful to share we were we at and get some feedback.
We have just recently completely changed our idea so we were in an in-between stage where we were a bit unsure exactly what our idea was/could be. I told them about the whole process, where we are at and our old ideas which they seemed to really like. We needed up discussing the old ideas and the potential that they had that we could potentially bring into the new direction.
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Even though we have completely changed our idea really recently, which made our point of view statement useless, I found the conversation really useful. It was interesting to get a different view on our ideas as I fell that at this point we have got way too deep into the ideas and have confused ourselves. I definitely felt a lot more confident about the legitimacy of our ideas after this.
Moving Forward >>>
From here I think we really need to get onto it and go out to talk to some people. I feel like there are definitely some insights out there that we are unaware of. From there we can finalise (for now) our point of view statement so that we can move forward less blindly and try and actually get some work done.
Labels:
Test
Week 6, Session 2
21/8
Rapid ideation
We did an exercise where we had 10 mins (?) to come up with 50 ideas for the solution to our brief, ten for each of the five sections of wellbeing. The ideas could be as crazy as we wanted.
After we had come up with the 50 we picked the five best and swapped the list with another team who worked on an idea to make it better.
Our best ideas were:
Rapid ideation
We did an exercise where we had 10 mins (?) to come up with 50 ideas for the solution to our brief, ten for each of the five sections of wellbeing. The ideas could be as crazy as we wanted.
After we had come up with the 50 we picked the five best and swapped the list with another team who worked on an idea to make it better.
Our best ideas were:
- Paint the city
- Isolated large spaces
- Green spaces
- Wind/weather breaks
- Moving all the traffic/roads underground
The idea that the other team chose was 'paint the city'. They came up with the idea that instead of painting colours/messages on the ground that they should be on the walls to encourage people to look up. They also suggested that the public could have some sort of contribution into the actual painting process and pointed out that there is the potential to include guest artists.
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This process really helped us get moving as we had spent the last 5 weeks trying not to think about solutions and found it hard to finally get started on them. This technique really loosened us up and got us brainstorming.
We also found that although our top five weren't necessarily viable that there was something within each one that could really be taken further and could potentially become our solution.
Moving forward >>>
From here I think we should really break down each of those five ideas to come up with the essence so that we can test if there is any real gold in there.
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Ideate
Week 6, Session 1
20/8
SLIP
We used the 'SLIP' technique to ideate today (Sort, Label, Integrate, Prioritise). This basically involved writing out thoughts, words and insights on post-it notes and then sorting them into categories. From this we found out that the audience-based sections were lacking content/were based off of hunches (thoughts, actions).
We also tried to create stories/lives of our audience from what we know.
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The whole process helped us define which areas we needed to look into more. It also helped us realise what we were guessing and what we knew and to also gain some empathy for writing the post-its.
SLIP
We used the 'SLIP' technique to ideate today (Sort, Label, Integrate, Prioritise). This basically involved writing out thoughts, words and insights on post-it notes and then sorting them into categories. From this we found out that the audience-based sections were lacking content/were based off of hunches (thoughts, actions).
We also tried to create stories/lives of our audience from what we know.
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The whole process helped us define which areas we needed to look into more. It also helped us realise what we were guessing and what we knew and to also gain some empathy for writing the post-its.
We did find that we weren't really at a stage to be doing this task as we had other things we needed to sort out first in terms of audience and point of view statements so the exercise was very slow and mostly irrelevant.
Moving forward >>>
We really need to talk to people or at least start prototyping some ideas to get us started.
Week 5, Session 2
14/8
First thoughts on project and research
Sam from Lifehack joined us today to talk about researching and gaining insights from people. We also looked at the d.school framework and how we could use it in order get quality results.
The d.school framework splits the design framework into 5 steps, the first being Empathy which looks at research and understanding. Empathy is then split into 4 sections:
- Observe
- Try
- Learn
- Ask
We used these sections to try and come up with a variety of ideas to use for researching.
We also talked about ethics in relation to other people when conducting our research and filled out some forms.
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I found this hugely helpful as I'm not sure I would have covered all of these sections otherwise. I feel like I came up with a lot more ideas through this process and came to the conclusion that we need to create a more detailed target audience in order to move forward.
I also thought that the ethics discussion we had was important to keep in mind so we don't offend people. It was interesting to see how we really have to be quite careful about how and what we ask people, I feel a lot more confident about it now though.
Moving forward >>>
We realised we need to really segment our audience better to work out what types of people we have and how different they are. After that, we thought we will probably pick the audience with the most/clearer problems to make the solution obvious. We are thinking that some of the audiences may not have huge trouble with urban anxiety, although it is still present with them to an extent, so it would be a lot harder to reach them.
We also came up with some questions that could lead to some interesting ideas:
Could we focus on a specific business/workspace?
What different audience segmentations are there?
What one do we pick?
First thoughts on project and research
Sam from Lifehack joined us today to talk about researching and gaining insights from people. We also looked at the d.school framework and how we could use it in order get quality results.
The d.school framework splits the design framework into 5 steps, the first being Empathy which looks at research and understanding. Empathy is then split into 4 sections:
- Observe
- Try
- Learn
- Ask
We used these sections to try and come up with a variety of ideas to use for researching.
We also talked about ethics in relation to other people when conducting our research and filled out some forms.
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I found this hugely helpful as I'm not sure I would have covered all of these sections otherwise. I feel like I came up with a lot more ideas through this process and came to the conclusion that we need to create a more detailed target audience in order to move forward.
I also thought that the ethics discussion we had was important to keep in mind so we don't offend people. It was interesting to see how we really have to be quite careful about how and what we ask people, I feel a lot more confident about it now though.
Moving forward >>>
We realised we need to really segment our audience better to work out what types of people we have and how different they are. After that, we thought we will probably pick the audience with the most/clearer problems to make the solution obvious. We are thinking that some of the audiences may not have huge trouble with urban anxiety, although it is still present with them to an extent, so it would be a lot harder to reach them.
We also came up with some questions that could lead to some interesting ideas:
Could we focus on a specific business/workspace?
What different audience segmentations are there?
What one do we pick?
Week 5, Session 1
13/8
Hand-in
Today was was the big hand-in day. We all set our briefs out on the tables and went around the streams looking at them all.
Afterwards we went back to our streams and talked about what briefs we wanted to do and sorted out teams.
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It seemed like the other streams all had teams that were testing amazing techniques which really pushed the rest of the stream to up their game. They played with some pretty impressive printing and imagery techniques. I feel like everyone in our stream was on the same level and didn't really push the final printed product very far. Even though I was really pleased with our brief I feel like maybe we could have pushed it further in terms of printing techniques if we'd thought of it. It might not have been possible in terms of the time we had for the project but I think it would have been a good idea to have a critique/interim with all the streams together. Even though we had Exchange, which was good in terms of ideas, I don't feel I got much out of it in terms of visual style and production.
In the end none of the other briefs really grabbed me so I decided to stick with my brief. I am already familiar with the background and am very interested in the topic so it seemed like the logical decision.
Isaac was pretty keen to stick with our brief too and we worked well together and had already come up with some good ideas so we decided to stay as a team.
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Empathy
Exchange 2
7/8
Fresh eyes on the dossier
Last time we met, it was the day after we had formed teams so we didn't really have anything to show apart from rough ideas. I was really interested to see how they read it, especially considering the group is only half VCD.
The feedback was really positive. Without me even having to tell them what it was all about they mentioned words like stress (especially in relation to the imagery), city, busyness and isolation.
I asked them about the spread we were having trouble with and they brought up ideas of imagery representing a maze which I thought was really good. It would almost get across what we wanted but just wouldn't fit with out visual style very well.
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All in all I was really happy with the feedback, they understood it exactly as we intended and couldn't think of any major issues.
From here we really only need to play around with the flow of the dossier more and maybe see what we can do with the Audience Needs spread as there have been a few comments that it could be improved.
Fresh eyes on the dossier
Last time we met, it was the day after we had formed teams so we didn't really have anything to show apart from rough ideas. I was really interested to see how they read it, especially considering the group is only half VCD.
The feedback was really positive. Without me even having to tell them what it was all about they mentioned words like stress (especially in relation to the imagery), city, busyness and isolation.
I asked them about the spread we were having trouble with and they brought up ideas of imagery representing a maze which I thought was really good. It would almost get across what we wanted but just wouldn't fit with out visual style very well.
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All in all I was really happy with the feedback, they understood it exactly as we intended and couldn't think of any major issues.
From here we really only need to play around with the flow of the dossier more and maybe see what we can do with the Audience Needs spread as there have been a few comments that it could be improved.
Labels:
Exchange
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