Tom O’Hare
-it’s pretty large issue, one product cannot solve.
-Need more information to reach the kids about possibility of camping.
-how children get information where to go
-need system that can pay for bringing out more information(organization) about camping or about activity.
- Economic and social issue. Pick up the group most benefit from my design.
-I should reach kids who went camping. What is the experience, and joy about camping how they feel after?
-I cannot force children what to do
David Bergman
-Am I design “a product”?
-Why nomads is the role model Is this the best model or only model? What about farmers?
-create separate setting (even in park we can hear traffic) I have to think about whether I am truly getting them acclimated to non urban environment or not.
-Does product provide from whom? Who buy product? Who is buyer?
-I should look at the reason why they are not into camping. It is nice. Maybe that’s help me narrow down the idea.
Dealing with their fear and unfamiliar is another part and at the same time the other foreign aspect of this is having these kids understand what the nature is because they really don’t know.
Insect are a part of the eco system in the woods, so maybe I can educate them on their importance to the planet.
Emphasize that fun is an important part of camping like leaf skiing.
I have 3 good ideas but not the best mechanism to get them involved.
The sound of nature idea doesn’t convince him. It is because material is plastic.
-do more research ( talk to kids who went camping and more camping organization)
Ask what they love about what they don’t like
-gave me another idea, maybe planting a garden so children can learn how plants grow
-Start and goal are fine, but not sure mechanism. I need more ideas.
-evaluate concepts
-which idea connect to nomads lifestyle
-have to find where city and nature meet
MIKE BOYLAN: product designer, harry allen
-being nature is meditative experience
- Hard to find how nomadic lifestyle relates to the city
Seem like it would be information about knowing where the parks are, want to bridge the gap.
-TV show “Man vs Wild
Marc Bechtel
- thinks parks are still in urban environment so kids really don’t get immersed in nature.
-it is not safe and secure for kids to be alone in the parks at night.
-find organization that takes them country.
-Do more research about different ways to approach this situation?
-with my ideas, he is not convinced that they will make much difference in their mind on how they feel about natural world.
-it need time to make impact where the make sense to him to connect what I am producing to an organization I am interested in promoting.
- learn about target group
-the best way to get kids interested in the outdoor is something fun
Talked Hiro and Toshi
I should mention in the board what are the user target background and the area to make people understand
Most people asked me why Mongolian nomads are my role model. Talking to Len and Patty, they said that if I could find their values that match to urban lifestyle, then I can say why nomads values are important to our lifestyle and then I convince people why I am using their lifestyle as a role model. While people asked me why nomads are so great, I find my weakness is that I could not strongly said that why I have to bring their culture. Some said that nomads are constantly moving that is why they obtain few possessions. If I use nomads as my inspiration, I need to find a stronger connection otherwise I should not mention.
I kept having trouble saying why nature is important to kids because I thought the reasons were obvious. I realized that I should have a story, for example, people who grew up in the city and did not have access to outdoor activity. I think it would make my statement stronger. So I should talk to more people who grew up in the city.
I found different perceptions from people who grew up in the city and from people who grow up in the suburban area and moved to the city. Some people who grew up in the city felt like they were in nature when they were kids. When they went to heavily wooded areas in the city parks, they felt like they had experienced nature. After they went to college, they realized how it actually felt like to be in nature.
3 comments:
Hi Chika,
I'm sorry I didn't get a good chance to speak with you during the review on Monday. It sounds like you are having some difficulty in expressing your motivation for focusing on the mongolians. I would not worry about that; it was just a way for you to think about the kind of lifestyle you want to suggest with your product design. You don't have to justify that. I think your ideas about helping city kids to experience nature is very good, and I think that there are many good products that could be developed to do this. It could be a very fun topic for you, now you just need to settle on a product idea and then put all of your effort into designing, prototyping, testing and explaining your ideas. Let me know how I can help.
steven
Hi Steven,
Thank you for your comment.
Yes, I had a bit of difficulty explaining the nomads lifestyle. I think if I can find a good connection between nomads and urban lifestyle, I can have a good supportive argument about why their values are important for us and why I am using them as a role model. Also, I haven't really made a decision on my idea and I wanted my idea to relate to nomads. Making this connection could help me create a smooth flowing board to explain my thesis.
OK, Chika, but please try to make a decision for what you plan for the Spring As Soon As Possible.
Steven
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