Day 7 (6/25) Reflection
After we created our POV statements we moved into the ideation phase on day 7. The ideation phase is now used to parse out solutions for the POV’s that were created. There is a whole process involved, and we accomplished this process at D:hive with Andy (D:hive) and Megan (Little Things Labs).
First […]
Day 6 (6/24) Reflection:
On day 6 we visited Skidmore Studios in downtown Detroit. They are a design studio that exclusively uses design thinking to solve their client’s issues. They tell clients there is no other way for their services to be helpful if they do not use the design thinking process. There is a HUGE […]
Day 5 (6/23) Reflections:
Day 5 gave us a chance to really synthesize all the information we gathered from the past four days. We dumped all our findings onto our post-its and began synthesizing. First we learned about the synthesis process. The ultimate goal of the synthesis process is to come up with a Point Of […]
Day 4 (6/22) Reflections:
On the fourth day we went on a few more interview trips to see why makers do what they do. On this Saturday morning we started off by traveling to historic Eastern Market. This place is traditionally known for wholesale food vendors and Saturday markets. It is one of the largest outdoor […]
Day 3 (6/21) Reflection:
On the third day, we went out into the field and were able to meet some Detroit makers. We headed off to the Ponyride building in Corktown, which is filled with makers. The space is an old warehouse re-purposed to house “socially-conscious artists and entrepreneurs to work and share knowledge, resources and […]
Day 2 (6/20) Reflection:
On the second day we were introduced to some research methods to help prepare for our interviews and observations on day three and four. We talked with a representative at Gyro who used to do product design research.
Here are my notes:
Design Research
What is DR
Coordinated activities designed to gather insights into behavior based […]
Quickly: Project Breaker is a 14 day training course sponsored by the Standford d school to teach Design Thinking to young adults (18-24) in Detroit, NYC, and online around the world. Design Thinking is a problem solving method that incorporates design practices into innovative solutions. The focus of the training is on The Future of Stuff. […]
A little quieter this coming week in Detroit, but that doesn’t mean nothing is happening in the city. I think with Father’s Day some of major events that has been happening over the last few weeks is taking a break until next week. Plus, summer starts really soon, so a string of great events is […]
I cannot emphasize enough how many awesome events are happening every day in Detroit, especially with the awesome weather. So many great outdoor festivals and events going on and now, a Whole Foods is open in Midtown. The greater downtown (yes, there is a large difference between the greater downtown and the rest of the […]
