Description
Project Planning
Now, you will start to work on a design service/product of your own. To start the process, respond to the following questions.
1) What would you like to do? Indicate the desired service/product and the impact of this product in the question.
2) Is it possible to identify multiple solutions for this service/product right now? What do you need to know in order to understand the causes and conditions contributing to this real-world problem? What are the constraints?
3) What information is needed to gain a good understanding of the situation? (Become familiar with the topic.) Who can serve as a human resource on this topic? What research has already been done in this identified design challenge? What did you learn from this research that might be helpful to you?
**After responding to these questions, do you want to proceed with your topic as planned or adjust your path?
Project Implementation
If you have responded affirmatively to questions stated in #1, #2, and #3 above, proceed with the following actions. If not, then revisit these questions with another service/product design idea until you have decided on a service/product.
If you have responded affirmatively to questions stated in #1, #2, and #3 in the planning section, proceed with the following actions. If not, then revisit these questions with another service/product design idea until you have decided on a service/product.
1) Interview at least one individual who has experience with service/product design in your area of interest. Discuss the service/product and process utilized to develop the service/product, results gleaned and impacts made with the service/product, helpful actions in the development process and obstacles that had to be overcome.
2) From your design project article review, discuss the impacts that the design thinking service/product had on the intended audience.
3) Identify the audience that will benefit from your service/product. Then, identify what product elements are important to this audience. **You will identify at least 5 individuals that would be considered part of the audience. Ask these individuals questions related to wants and needs of the identified service/product.
4) What themes resulted from the interviews?
5) Bundle/outline/map your implementation plan ideas.
6) State how are you going to implement your plan.
7) Identify the resources needed for this project.
8) Create a visual (ie. storyboard of elements of product or service) to think through your implementation plan.
9) Implement your plan and create a prototype.
10) Share your prototype with members of the stated audience. Request feedback from the audience on the effectiveness of the prototype. Implement key recommendations. Revise as needed.
You will create a 5 minute in class presentation to discuss your learning experience along with a presentation of your prototype. Please include the responses to these questions in the form of a PowerPoint to be shared as a part of your presentation. MLA format will be used for the references and works cited slide.
