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HK Transdisciplinary Programme

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 - Values

Mo. 29.10

Tu. 30.10

We 31.10

Th. 1.11

Fr. 2.11

Week 1 - Values

Mo. 29.10

Tu. 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 - Actions

Mo. 5.11

Tu. 6.11

We. 7.11

Th. 8.11

Fr. 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