To-Do Before Class

Topic

  • Review reading
  • Understanding terminology
  • Topic selection, group collaboration, establishing a topic
  • A Digital Process book.

Lecture

Homework

Reading:

MAIN Project:

  • Continue to, or start researching your OWN topic. You can use ANY of the topics we collaborated with on our Miro board, in class, or think of your own.
    • Think of at least three (3) ideas to bring to class.
    • Why are these topics important?
    • What aspects of these problems do you want to address?
    • What data/research did you found so far to support this perspective?
    • BRING THIS TO CLASS TO INTRODUCE US TO YOUR TOPIC
  • Use brainstorming techniques to expand on what that topic is really about.
  • Use the 5 whys technique to discover your problem and frame it as a Problem Statement (video). Watch the video to understand  establish a ” Problem Statement.”
  • Explore who ARE the people affected by this topic.
  • This IS ALL part of your research process! and goes into your process book. (example below)

In class 5whys

Breakout Activities

Work on the breakout activities list below to help build your design research and process.

Examples of 5 Whys and Project Planning

Video examples

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