design students locker
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Approach to how to redesign a given problem. a three step process to get to a good design!TRANSCRIPT
Student locker room redesign
3 phases to get to the Design:1. Observe & Understand 2. Formalise & design 3. Pilot & Redesign
Observe & Understand
Understand the background
Why we are doing this exercise About the culture of the school -Beliefs / values Profile of students / users Their routine What is current use of the locker How else was the problem dealt before – reuse learning
Observe Take a look at the locker; is the locker really helpful? Observe the students using the locker for a week
Survey / List
1. Some students/ users - survey to understand the usefulness / limitation of the locker?
2. Teachers3. Housekeeping 4. Ask for wish list / suggestion from everyone
Insights:• Importance
& Spirit of this exercise
• Current usage
• Advantages• Disadvantag
es• What is
wished• Identify a
pilot group ready to experiment
Formalise & designUnderstand design elements inputs
Based on why this exercise was planned – the spirit of idea
Based on what people said & felt Based on observation
• Pilot & Redesign Quickly put together a small space similar and get your volunteer to use it for a week and give inputs Incorporate your pilot experience & suggestions from pilot group to launch the final proposal.
Insights:• Understand the
ability to translate ideas to prototype
• Learn from pilots
• Design inclusive of pilot experience