Future Products UNDERSTAND > CREATE > DELIVER Project objectives : - To understand the issues surrounding the use of lighting in sub- Saharan Africa. To

Future ProductsUNDERSTAND > CREATE > DELIVER

Project objectives: -

To understand the issues surrounding the use of lighting in sub-Saharan Africa.

To identify a specific problem to solve.

To recall and apply your previous knowledge and experience.

To analyse a range of information sources and select relevant information. To extend your creative skills.

To design a solution to the design problem.


(1) Starter: -

1. Read this article and summarise, in one sentence, the essence of the problem.

2. Underline / highlight the important or technical words.

The Times newspaper Christmas appeal article

(SolarAid)


(1) Learning objectives: -







IDENTIFY THE DESIGN

CHALLENGE

VIDEO #1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lVVCheH-Wo

Can there be issues with even understanding

the problem?




IDENTIFY THE DESIGN

CHALLENGE

TO DESIGN … TO MAKE… TO UNDERSTAND…

TO STOP… TO REPLACE…

VIDEO #3:http://solar-aid.org/yourdonations/movies/02_schools_mobile.mp4

VIDEO #2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxhXbjtYzRg&noredirect=1



CREATE A ‘RELATIONAL

MAP’



‘RELATIONAL

MAP’WHAT DO I

KNOW?


‘RELATIONAL MAP’

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?



HOMEWORK : KEEP A LIGHT

DIARY

http://lifewithoutlights.com/#

HOMEWORK: WRITE A SHORT STORY / POEM BASED ON A

PHOTOJOURNAL

HOMEWORK: INVESTIGATE A

PRODUCT


(2) Starter: -

SHARE YOUR HOMEWORK: FINDINGS

SUMMARISE YOUR

CLASSMATES FINDINGS



To understand a theory of creativity.

To practice ‘brainstorming’ to aid idea creation.

To explore a source of inspiration.





Synthesis is the act of making sense of what we’ve seen and heard during the observations. Synthesis takes us from inspiration to ideas, from stories to strategic directions. By aggregating, editing and condensing what we’ve learned, synthesis enables us to establish a new perspective and identify opportunities for innovation.

Brainstorming with rules like Defer Judgment and Build on the Ideas of Others is a provenmethod for coming up with unexpected innovations. Brainstorming makes us think expansively and without constraints. The practice of generating truly impractical solutions often sparks ideas that are relevant and reasonable. It may require generating 100 ideas (many of which are mediocre) in order to come up with three truly inspirational solutions.

Prototyping is a method for making solutions tangible in a rapid and low-investment way. It’s a proven technique for quickly learning how to design an offering right and for accelerating the process of rolling out solutions to the world. Prototyping is about building to think, acknowledging that the process of making ideas real and tangible helps us to refine and iterate the ideas very quickly. Creating many different prototypes that highlight different aspects of your product or service not only enables people to give honest feedback, but also prevents the team from gettingattached to an idea prematurely.

Feedback is critical to the design process. It brings the constituents directly back into the design process. Feedback inspires further iterations to make solutions more compelling for constituents.

http://www.ideo.com/images/uploads/hcd_toolkit/IDEO_HCD_ToolKit.pdf


To practice ‘brainstorming’ to aid idea creation.



QUIZ: WHAT WAS THE

INSPIRATION?

WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION.pp

t

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gB9dN4nk-E

http://www.animalsontheunderground.com/



WHAT SHOULD I COPY?

WHERE DO I GET

INSPIRATION FROM?

HOW DO I COPY?

WHAT IF I CANT FIND

INSPIRATION?

WHAT SHOULD IT LOOK LIKE?

WHERE DO I LOOK FOR

INSPIRATION?



HOMEWORK : SKETCH SHAPES

& FORMS

HOMEWORK: USE ICT TO CREATE A

MOODBOARD

http://wallwisher.com /


(3) Starter: - How many different uses can you think of for these?



To create a range of prototypes. Task: Rank these prototypes in the level of ‘finished-ness’


To create a range of prototypes.

BUILD TO THINK: Prototypes are disposable tools

used throughout the concept development process, both to

validate ideas and to help generate more ideas.

Prototypes are a powerful form of communication and force us

to think in realistic terms about how someone would interact with the concept.

ROUGH, RAPID, RIGHT: Prototypes are not

precious.They should be built as quickly and cheaply as

possible.ANSWERING QUESTIONS: It is essential to know what question a prototype is

being used to answer, for example about desirability,

usefulness, usability, viability, or feasibility.

MODEL

STORYBOARD DIAGRAM



To develop and refine a range of prototypes. To consider feedback (in the form of group ‘crit’)

FEEDBACK

ITERATION

Starter:

What has changed, and why?



To develop and refine a range of prototypes. To prepare a proposal for independent feedback

FEEDBACK

ITERATION



To prepare a proposal for independent feedback

PROJECT PROPOSAL:

•Your vision•Story telling•Communication•Images•Pre-empting questions

•Ask for feedback



To consider and apply feedback To continue to develop and refine a prototype.

FEEDBACK

ITERATION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mSjteku6VM

77



To continue to refine a prototype, moving towards a final solution. To resolve technical details thought testing and peer-feedback. FEEDBACK

ITERATION

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/designing-a-lamp/4949.html

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Future Products UNDERSTAND > CREATE > DELIVER Project objectives : - To understand the issues surrounding the use of lighting in sub- Saharan Africa. To