Global Workshop | designgoodnow

Real-time Global Collaboration Design Workshop

We're partnering with Save the Children to design smart space-saving equipment to assist and promote usage of kangaroo-mother care in developing countries.

September 20 to September 22

Objective

Currently, 10,000 premature babies die each year due to lack of proper care. The objective is to design smart space-saving equipment to assist and promote usage of kangaroo-mother care in developing countries.

Purdue University / US Schedule /@matchboxstudio

Open to all Disciplines.

September 20 / 6:15 pm - 9:30 pm

0.0 Setup

4:00 - 6:00 Setup (ID Seniors only)

Participant Check-in Starts at 5:45

1.0 Intro

6:15 - 6:30 Welcome / Introduction to the Hackathon / All Participants

Introduction to Design Good Now

6:30 - 7:30 Introduction to Save the Children Presented by Steve Visser

7:30 - 8:30 Dinner

Teammates meet each other and eat dinner together
Faculty and mentors meet each other

September 21 / 8:30 am - 10:00 pm

2.0 Design Thinking

8:30 Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 Problem-solving workshop / Breakout sessions / Teams of 8 people

Research video will be shared with the team
Empathy research with new team members
Brainstorming / Ideation using post-it note/sorting and grouping
Storyboarding / Each group has to come up with three big ideas /3 Big sketches

9:30 - 10:00 Snack Break

Teams meet with mentors or other teams and review ideas and keep working as necessary

3.0 Design Making

10:00 and beyond Hands-on / Prototyping of the concepts

Building 3 mockups
Using foam core, cardboard, straws, tape, hot glue, etc.
Empathy prototyping
User testing and evaluation
Please take video clips of the concept in use
Begin CAD
How to use a 3D printers / Tips using the tool
Send concept to 3D printer

11:30-12:00

End of the day fun activity
Midnight Snack

September 21 / 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

3.0 Design Communication

9:00 - 9:30 Breakfast / Recap / All Participants

Overview of the day
Fun morning activity

9:30 -12:00 Final Presentation

Teams will present their final deck in 20 minutes

5.0 Final Deliverables/ 1 Week after

Final concept and prototype in real use-case scenario.
Same story structure as the sample videos from last year.
Upload all the video presentations to the DesignGoodNow Youtube channel after a week