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CEE 176G/276G | Summer 2024: Sustainability Design Thinking
/Class Session 1 | Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
Class Session 1 | Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
Class Session 1 | Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

Class Session 1 | Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

WELCOME TO STANFORD CEE 176G/276G SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN THINKING

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ICE BREAKER
  • The DezignBläst Studio Setting. Minimal instruction. Maximum productivity. Unbelievable growth.
  • Name Tents.
  • Sketch-Your-Neighbor Exercise
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LOGISTICS
  • Sign-in Sheet.
  • Re-read the syllabus.
  • On-time class meeting attendance is compulsory. Excused absences possible (health/medical/emergency); catch-up work plan required.
  • Honor Code. Honor Code Violations.
  • Assessments & Grades. Rubric.
  • Canvas Access
  • Notion Set-up
  • Slack Set-up
  • Emails
  • Office Hours
  • Waiting list
  • Deadlines: Design Journal Traceability, Assignments, Add/Drop, Withdrawal, Change of Grading Basis, Incomplete Request, Last Assignment Due Date.
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THE WORK
  • Mindful-Creative-Process-driven-Documentation-Presentation-Scholarly
  • Project-Based: 1 Mini-Project, 3 Ideation-to-Realization Projects.
  • Final Team Portfolio Publication.
  • Progressive Skill-Building. Personal Reflections. Resonance.
  • Collaboration, Group Dynamics, & Self-Management.
  • Design Thinking. Applied Sustainability. Human Behavior. Change. Intervention. Disruption. Innovation.
  • EQ (Emotional Intelligence Basics)
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SUSTAINABILITY
  • Conceptually in Simple & Instinctual Terms.
  • A Universal Issue & Concern.
  • Starting Point. Mentimeter poll. What words do you associate with sustainability? Where in our lives is sustainability involved? Why is sustainability not easy?
Voting

Vote on a Mentimeter question

www.menti.com

Voting
  • Not just Environmental Sustainability. Connect-the-Dots. Interfaces and Overlaps.
  • Our design thinking journey will involve products, programs & spaces.
  • Poll Results
    • CEE 176G_276G Sustainability Intro.pdf

    drive.google.com

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DESIGN THINKING
  • Empathy: Human-Centeredness. Emotional Senses & Sensitivity. IDEO Methods.
  • Defining: The Art of the Executive Summary. Storytelling. Worldview. Surveys. Asking Questions.
  • Ideating: Brainstorming, Divergent-Convergent Thinking, Possibilities, Craziness, Vision, Getting Un-stuck, Strategic Angularity.
  • Prototyping: Candidature. Rapid Prototyping (fail early, fail fast).
  • Testing: Test plan. Feedback. Closed Loop, Corrective Action. Iteration.
  • Communicating: Roll-out. Awareness, Action & Multiple Media (infographic, spec sheet, pitch, ...). Feature Set. Persuasion. Early Adopter target.
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THE COURSE LEARNING STRUCTURE & MODEL
  • DezignBläst Studio.
  • Levels: Beginner-Practice-Leadership.
  • Discipline: Focus. Effort. Pace. Stanford-Level Quality Expectations.
  • Journey: Open-Explore-Close (Gamestorming). Adventure. Fun.
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INTRODUCTIONS
  • Instructional Team
  • Students: Huddle in groups of three for 1 minute then find something (interest or background) in common that would be interesting for introductions. Purpose: searching the unknown. Then prepare to introduce yourself with your name, where you are from, what is the principal marker in your life presently, & your common interest/background with just a little specific detail.
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WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT
  • Convergence Exercise.
  • Pick a favorite product. Add sustainability (a) as a capability, or (b) as a characteristic.
  • Observe. Define. Ideate. Sketch. Concept Story (narrative). Human-centered.
  • Intended to stretch & strain (aka wedging, coning & centering). Manage uncertainties. Do your best. Use design thinking.
  • Discuss (Slack), Document (Notion) & Mini-Essay Report* (Canvas).
  • *The word-count for the Mini-Essay is intentionally not specified. Use your discretion. Manage the uncertainty.
  • 10 pt value. Content+Style+Other. Pat-on-the-back? or Wake-up call? #define average = 5. #deductions.
  • This is your audition for the DezignBläst Studio Team.
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BONUS ASSIGNMENT
  • In Notion Design Journal, add a card with selfie photo and highlights-only bio-sketch (preview to design thinking yourself & feature list concept).
  • A screenshot of the Notion card must be submitted in Canvas to get the bonus point. PDF, PNG or JPG ok.
  • 1 pt value from Staff Discretionary Pool if card screenshot is submitted by deadline.
  • 0 pts if not submitted by due deadline.
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NEXT CLASS MEETING
  • Design Thinking Process Step 1: Empathizing - mindfulness, emotional intelligence, observing (IDEO Methods), look & see (Corita Kent), tell a story (Cantor Arts Center), “What adults can learn from kids” (Adora Svitak), Undercover Boss.
  • Asking Questions in Design Thinking. Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Which? How many? Open-ended vs Close-ended questions.
  • Draft the first sentence of your personal story. Use your Notion About [your name] card as inspiration. Think scope, frame & worldview.
  • In-class Exercise 1: Sketch the scene related to the first 10 minutes after you got out of bed this morning. Annotate details. Share the sketch with another student. Ask questions to add detail & fill gaps.
  • In-class Exercise 2: A Message to My Past Self.
  • Homework Assignment: Wander. Select a location (must have at least one human in addition to yourself). Observe (30 minutes or longer). Sketch the scene in Notion Design Journal. Use Look & See method. Annotate details explaining forms & functions. Notice any issues, problems or opportunities for improvement. Part A (observational & project ideas notes) due Friday (to screen ideas or domains). Part B (problem statement) due Monday.