Design Thinking: TED Talk & Creative Challenge for December 12, 2018

Today, (Dec. 5, 2018) we watched a TED Talk about the Design Thinking Approach to life by a speaker who's named Elise Roy.

Ms. Roy is deaf and she used to be a lawyer for disability rights. Then, she discovered that she really loved design and could help not only deaf people, but all people with her unique perspective on the world. 

Listen to the 13 minute talk here, and use the subtitles if you need to.

Elise Roy's TED Talk "When we design for disabilities, we all benefit."

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2m97gPI70I 

CREATIVE CHALLENGE FOR DECEMBER 12, 2018

IN PAIRS, OR SMALL GROUPS OF 3-4 STUDENTS:

Use the DESIGN THINKING APPROACH to understand another way to use the BAULI Pandoro cylindrical box.  You are free to decide what to do. If you do not want to/ whish to buy a BAULI Pandoro, you may draw out your ideas.  BE PREPARED TO ORALLY PRESENT YOUR RESULTS IN CLASS ON DEC. 12.

1. Define the problem.  You may decide which kind of problem needs attention.
    This may be something local -neighborhood, city, country-, ultra local (your university, home, car), or global (refugees' & migrants' needs, victims of natural disasters, pollution, traffic congestion, etc.).
       It may be a problem that is connected to your daily life (charging phones, a need for a solar panel base for electronic device charging, or something similar). You are free to decide which 'need' could be fulfilled by your re-purposing of the Bauli Pandoro box. 

2.  Empathize. 
   Know your end users and in which context(s) they would be using your repurposed design. Ask yourself: How will this design make it easier for them?

3.  Ideation.
Generate as many ideas as possible. Bring this 'list' or the 'sketches' of your ideas to class. Remember also Tina Seelig's advice to brainstorm and framestorm. 

4. Prototype & Test.
Try your idea(s) out on family and friends. Any kind of feedback can help you decide in which direction to take your prototype(s).

5.  Implementation & Sustainability. 
Use the new design yourself. Is it durable? Will it last?  Offer it to someone else (family members or friends) to try out. Get feedback. That will prove if your design can be sustainable in both senses of the word: long lasting & good for the environment.