Topic outline

  • Assignments

    Deadline (DL)

    W1 TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE

    DL Thursday 23.09

    • Arrange one interview and one testing session
      Individually, find someone from your network who has experienced the life situation proposed. You can also interview each other if you fit this profile
      Interview: Arrange a 1h time slot to interview this person, ideally face to face, between Friday 24th - Monday 27th September.
      Testing: Arrange a follow-up interview with the same person, ideally face to face, to test ideas on the following week, between Friday 1st - Wed 6th October.

    • Show & Tell - Find and prepare 5 min presentation of one related research example.

      Individually, find one existing example of a service that follows the digital service characteristics we discussed in class, and that can also serve as a benchmark for your group theme (see slides): One interface, multi-actor stakeholder delivery and that helps customers to get something done or accomplish in their life - if possible connected to a life change event (e.g. relationship breakup, having a baby, moving countries, changing career, natural disaster, lock-down, liaising with death... ) Take a screenshot of the service and bring it to class! We will analyze it together in class.

    W2 TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE

    DL Tuesday 28.09

    • Document with the interview findings using the jobs statement format (JTBD) 

    DL Thursday 30.09

    • Summary of the group interviews and findings - Document with the findings of all group member interviews using the jobs statement format (JTBD) 
    • Ideation session - The team will meet before the 30.09 class to conduct an ideation session (note this can last from 30min -1h). This session aims at producing quick ideas in a short time around the selected HMW. The team can choose any technique, i.e., Crazy 8s, Blossom x, Magic-o, etc. Ideas are visualized in low-fi sketches. Bring all ideas to the 30.09 class. 

    W3 BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE

    DL Thursday 05.10

    • Individual - Test your group idea with your research participants

    DL Thursday 07.10

    • Reading task (Blomberg & Stucky) / Be prepared for group discussion / file in the "materials" folder
    • Group - concept sheet complete - file in the "materials" folder
    • Summarise the test findings with the group - Summarize the group testing interview findings in one document and write suggestions for the prototype refinement.  

    W4 FINAL PRESENTATIONS 

    DL Thursday 12.10 

    • Storyboard of one scenario for final presentation
    • Prototype refined - refine the prototype with the suggestions made by the group, based on the testing findings


    DL Friday 15.10 by 12:00 am

    • In-classroom final presentation / use the template as a base for your group presentation, 20 min total - file in the "materials" folder
    • One group member uploads the final presentation and all supporting material (interview scripts and notes, sketches, etc.) to MyCourses group assignment folder and other respective folders.

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