HK Transdisciplinary Programme

Owned by Joëlle Bitton
Last updated: Oct 18, 2018

Weeks 29.10-09.11.18 

Instructors

Syllabus

Objectives 

  • Reflection on past work individually and in groups
  • Forming new groups or working in same setting
  • Ideation on final project
  • Learning by doing
  • Gathering data, material, and references needed 
  • Choice of exhibition location space (indoor/outdoor)
  • Define tech equipments

Methods

  • Bodystorming or performative embodied ideation
  • Field studies (interviews, observations, shadowing, etc)
  • Quick prototyping / learning by doing / testing ideas with collected waste
  • Iterative process

Timetable

Indication of lecturers present in brackets, Joëlle Bitton (jb) and Sabine Harbeke (sh)

Week 1 - ValuesMo. 29.10Tu. 30.10

We 31.10

Th. 1.11

Fr. 2.11

Morning 
(starting 9:30 unless noted otherwise)

Reflection 1
(jb, sb)

Students individual Presentations
2mn/each

Lecturers
Presentations
15mn/each

Group forming and initial ideation
(jb, sb)

Input 

  • Lecture on spoken/unspoken, notions of linguistics (Joëlle)

Exercise 01

  • Ideation speed dating
Independent study


Independent study


Group presentations of assignment:
(jb, sb)

Performing ideas

Assignment

  • Going into the field
  • Defining purpose
  • What to pay attention to

Afternoon 
(starting 13:00 unless noted otherwise)


Reflection 2
(sb)

Working in a group for the past two months

Exercise 02
(jb)

  • Quick prototyping - waste elements and repurposing 

Assignment

  • Prepare a performance based on your idea and scenarios 

Talk from Guest 

Classroom




Week 2 - ActionsMo. 5.11

Tu. 6.11

We. 7.11

Th. 8.11Fr. 9.11 
Morning

Back from the field 
(jb)

Main Findings presented briefly in class and further in mentoring sessions

Mentoring sessions
20 mn/group

Assignment

  • Iteration of early prototype
  • Depending on each group's findings, particular assignment given

Independent study


Session rtbd.
(jb)

Bring your audience. Live Ideation with users/co-designers/random strangers.


Independent study

Group presentations of latest iteration: 
(jb)

  • main lessons learned
  • plan for production
  • Mini-exhibition





Afternoon Independent study

Mentoring sessions
20 mn/group
(jb)

Independent study

Classroom