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/CEE 176G/276G | Summer 2024: Sustainability Design Thinking
CEE 176G/276G | Summer 2024: Sustainability Design Thinking
/Class Session 2 | Design Project 1: Empathy (”Big” & Other Swaps)
Class Session 2 | Design Project 1: Empathy (”Big” & Other Swaps)
Class Session 2 | Design Project 1: Empathy (”Big” & Other Swaps)

Class Session 2 | Design Project 1: Empathy (”Big” & Other Swaps)

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HOUSEKEEPING
  • Sign-in sheet with Friday availability to schedule office hours
  • Waiting List decisions
  • What is a unit? Compressed into 4 hours meeting/wk + ~8 hrs homework/wk.
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TODAY’S WARM-UP
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OPENING SCENE
  • Draft the first sentence of your personal story. Use your Notion About [your name] card as inspiration. Think scope, frame & worldview. Awareness. Actions. Self. Social.
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GAMESTORMING
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WARM-UP ASSIGNMENT REMARKS
  • Slack discussion
  • Evaluations by Friday (or sooner)
  • Canvas rubric
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DESIGN THINKING PROCESS STEP 1: EMPATHIZING
  • Empathy Basics: my time in customer service; forgetfulness; patience.
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Mindfulness: the art of being present & in the moment
Windhover Contemplative Center

Windhover Contemplative Center is currently closed until further notice.

orsl.stanford.edu

Windhover Contemplative Center
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Emotional Intelligence: awareness + action/management; self + social
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Observing (IDEO Methods)
Method Cards

IDEO Method Cards are a tool to showcase methods we use to inspire great design and keep people at the center of our design process. Each of the 51 cards describes one method and includes a brief story about how and when to use it.

www.ideo.com

Method Cards
hcitang.org

hcitang.org

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Look & See (Corita Kent)
Corita.org

Corita Kent, also known as Sister Mary Corita, was an artist with an innovative approach to design and education. The Corita Art Center, a project of the Immaculate Heart Community, preserves and promotes Corita Kent's art, teaching, and passion for social justice.

www.corita.org

Corita.org
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Tell a Story (Cantor Arts Center)
Cantor Arts Center - Portrait of Leland Stanford Jr.

Portrait of Leland Stanford Jr.

cantorcollection.stanford.edu

Cantor Arts Center - Portrait of Leland Stanford Jr.
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“What Adults can Learn from Kids” (Adora Svitak)

“Learning should be reciprocal.”

  • Undercover Boss (TV), Big (Movie) & more…
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IN-CLASS EXERCISE 1
Design with Lego Exercise

IDEA Use Lego as way to practice design visualization & collaboration. PURPOSE To learn to manage awareness & action related to design sharing. SET-UP 1 Grab a handful of Lego (no more than 8 pieces) Drop in front of you. Do not touch Lego. SET-UP 2 On a PostIt, sketch something you could build w...

docs.google.com

Design with Lego Exercise
  • “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” - Arthur Ashe
  • PostIts exposure
  • Observation (Look & See)
  • Humans (in the frame)
  • Symbolism of building
  • Discussion about your own and your partner’s emotions and behaviors.
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ASKING QUESTIONS IN DESIGN THINKING
  • Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Which? How many?
  • Open-ended vs Close-ended questions.
  • Repeats throughout Design Thinking process.
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IN-CLASS EXERCISE 2
  • 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.
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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 in Notion) due Friday (to screen ideas or domains).
  • Part B (preliminary problem statement in Notion) due Monday.
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NEXT CLASS MEETING
  • Warm-up Exercise:
    • A Message to My Past Self
      • A Message To My Past Self

      OVERVIEW IN THE CONTEXT OF A PERSONAL STORY 3 PARTS: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE MINDSET: POSITIVITY WE WILL USE GRATITUDE TO CREATE CONTENT FOR THE MESSAGE. ASK YOURSELF… WHO OR WHAT MADE ME WHO I AM NOW? ADVISE YOURSELF FRAME POSITIVELY THINK GROWTH PRACTICE GRATEFULNESS EXAMPLES CHOICES & DECISIONS...

      docs.google.com

      A Message To My Past Self
  • Design Thinking Process Step 2: Defining - Focus, Problem, Scope, Need, Composite Character Profile (CCP), Point of View (PoV).
  • Discussion about observations & preliminary problem statement from Homework Assignment.
  • Refine preliminary problem statement into working problem statement. Does it need more focus or a tighter scope or greater specificity? Checklist against the Asking Questions method.
  • Derive needs from the problem statement.
  • Development of a Composite Character Profile (CCP).
  • Drafting possible point of views (PoV).
  • Homework Assignment: tbd