BA concept seminar structure:
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- what is the context, topic, problem?
- who are the audience / participants?
- who will be impacted by your design (which people/animals/plants, which locations, which systems&infrastructures, which ecologies)?
- what do you want to create and how it should work?
- what values and potential do you want to address / generate?
The essay expands the thesis disposition with observations and conclusions drawn from the two weeks BA concept seminar.
You may use a diversity of sources and bibliography (classified by genre: book, book chapter, journal article, conference article, academic thesis, newspaper article, web article, etc).
Mockup to be presented on 10.1.
Choice of mentor teams to be sent to Johannes via email by Monday 13.1.24, 17:00.
Storytelling to be presented on 17.1.
Final Deliverables to be uploaded on the server by Monday 20.1 at 9:00.
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See description of exercises below
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Miro: link.zhdk.ch/baconcept25
| Week 1 | Monday 6.1 | Tuesday 7.1 | Wednesday 8.1 | Thursday 9.1 | Friday 10.1 |
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| Morning 9.00 - 12.0030 (unless otherwise noted) | 9.00 Brief Introduction about the module and quick keywords round 9.45 Exercise 1: 20 ways of description in 20 minutes 10.15 Start Exercise 2: Topic Mapping 11.00-12.30 Present Exercise 1+2: Topic Area | 10.00 Exercise 4: 1011.00-12.30 Quick First round "design exploration area" Quick Input digital research methods and management | Develop prototype
| Mentoring (jsvz) | Develop prototype |
| Afternoon 13.00 30 - 17.00 | Continue exercise 2 + Exercise 3: field study/observations/interviews - put notes on Miro board by 18.00 | Continue exercise 4 + + field study/develop prototypes + start developing prototype - put notes on Miro board by 18.00 | Develop prototype | 1413.00 (jb, jsvz) | |
| Week 2 | Monday 13.1 | Tuesday 14.1 | Wednesday 15.1 | Thursday 16.1 | Friday 17.1 |
| Morning 9.00 - 12.00 | Input/workshop - storytelling send choice of mentoring team by 17:00 | Develop narrative | Develop narrative | Mentoring on request (jb) Develop narrative | Presentations 2: |
| Afternoon 13.00 - 17.00 | Mentoring storytelling (on Zoom) (jb, js, nf) | Mentoring on request (js) Develop narrative | Develop narrative | Work on final assignments |
Exercises
Exercise 1: 20 ways of description
Write down and/or sketch out twenty ways to define your thesis project on post its and later sort them into categories. Define two or three most important statements.
Exercise 2: Topic mapping
Define the all the qualities, parameters and values that are important for the your thesis and your ambition as a designer. Find the most relevant existing projects that match your criteria (it could be a particular aspect of a project). Use sketches, photos or collages to present projects on your wall.
Exercise 3:
Exercise 4: 50 Sketches of design
Identify the two or three most important dimensions of your topic area. This will be your design area. Sketch This mapping will continue & evolve throughout the seminar.
Exercise 3: Observation / Field inquiry
Find out through a quick observation and field inquiry some elements that could inspire the directions you take. *It could also be in the form of bodystorming, auto-ethnography, role playing... Post photos & findings on Miro Board.
Exercise 4: Design Exploration Area (50 Sketches of design)
Identify the two or three most important dimensions of your topic mapping. This will be your "design exploration area": showcase what aspects you consider relevant to explore further and how you consider applying your criteria to your design process & outcome. How do you envisage to go from abstract ideas/wishes to actual outcomes: in terms of opportunities, executing concepts, exhibition, findings....? Sketch quickly 50 ideas to populate your design area. Place them on your design area in relation to criteria and parameters (sketches, photos or collages).
Also think of how you want to execute your ideas and exhibit them.
Exercise 5: Develop 2-3 "How might we" - Questions
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