Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Minutes 31/03/14

Minutes
Design Thinking Group Meeting - 31/03/2014

Meeting called to order at 5.30PM

Members Present:
Katie Moon
Bianca Pretorius
Hannah Biddell
Mahmood Khalfan Al-yarubi
Ann-Maree Chua
Srivastava Akanksha Hirokawa

Agenda:
1)    Calendar review
2)    User research & Personas
3)    Brainstorm concepts
a.     Free brainstorm
b.     Concept generation
c.     One concept
d.     Reflection

Desired Outcomes
1 – 2 concept cars for portfolio
Individual concepts to further develop
Evidence/documentation for planning and generation stages
List of parameters to refine concepts

1) Calendar review
  • The following dates have been revised:
  • Final personas due next Monday’s meeting (07/04)
  • Each to come up with 1-2 new concepts (including concept card and scenario) before next Mondays meeting (07/04)
  • Building and prototyping of final concept is now 12 April to 16 April
  • Video and post-production is now 17 April.

2) User research & personas
  • User research to be completed before Thursday’s workshop (03/04)
  • Final personas to be developed further individually – aim to have predominantly finished persona ready by next Monday’s meeting (07/04)

3) Brainstorming

Brainstormed physical skills to be developed in children
Chose to focus on upper body development and building strength
Ideas included:
  • Kids inside bouncing balls
  • Shapes in a box (timed)
  • Pressure wall (see Socially Aware Playground)
  • Group hitting game
  • Interactive obstacle course using a derivative of “Simon Says”
  • Transparent object in a pool that moves and lights up sporadically (aim to catch it)
Idea focused on was the interactive playground/obstacle course with sensors in the floor
Some ideas for this playground were objects that light up and need to be moved to a pre-defined places in the obstacle course; paths that light up and children need to follow.

To be done

Before Friday 04/04:
Journal entry
            Critique

Before Monday 07/04:
            1 – 2 concept cards each
            Persona
            Concept map



Meeting adjourned at 7.30 PM

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