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DM-UY 1143 C Ideation and Prototyping

Fall 2024 • Katherine Bennett/LadyK • Mon/Wed 10:00-11:50 • In-person room 309 @ 370 Jay

Schedule

All dates and assignments are subject to change at the discretion of the professor! Git and slack are the official sources for all dates and assignments.

Git & Slack are living, dynamic sources. If there are any changes to the schedule in the syllabus, I will note these changes on git and slack (announcement channel) AND in person during class.

Schedule: Get Training at Tandon's MakerSpace.

week (In)Class Do For Homework

(Assigned on Date Listed and due the following Sunday 10:00 AM EST)
wk 1:

Sept 4 & Sept 9
  • Course Introductions
  • Overview of the Course & Syllabus
  • Discuss:
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  • Join Slack via this link
  • Get a sketchbook and the 3-6 drawing tools (see the list)
  • Fill out the class survey
  • Acquire texts: Show Your Work by Austin Kleon Start reading "Show Your Work"
  • Read:
  • Do:
    • Create a list of 20 different things you currently like to do. Post on your Process site under" Constant I/O project.
    • Write a reflection about each of the following: Tell us about several things you liked to do as a kid. What fascinated you as a kid? What are the things you daydream about? What do you love to do? Post on your Process site under "Constant I/O project".
    • Do the Private Eye Game and post the results on your Process site under "Constant I/O project"
    • Post a robust list of many things you'd like to possible do for your constant I/O project. Post on Process site under "Constant I/O Project."
    • Do the Parallel Thinking: 6 hats with reference to your ideas which you _might_ like to explore for your Constant Input/Output projectPost it under "Constant I/O project" on your Process site
    wk 2

    Sept 11 & Sept 16

    		 Last Day to add/drop is Sept 16th
  • Brainstorming: Mindmaps
  • Ideation Exercises - 5 Whys, Idea Bug, Assumption Map, How Might We
  • Uploading Images to the Blog & Blog Recap
  • Group Discussion: Constant Input/Output Maps
  • Time Management Exercises
  • Affinity Research Project
  • Creativity & Assumptions & James Webb Young
  • Every one has a process
  • Cabinets of Curiosities & Collecting
  • visual + design research
  • Recommended Resources
  • Read:
    • Read letters to the next cohort (found on slack resources). Write a brief reflection on your Process Site. Post to your process website under "reflections".
    • Read - Show Your Work
  • Do:
    • If you are new this week, make sure to do the homework outlined in week 1 (above).
    • Post exercises (FourSight Profile) done in class or outlined in class with a reflection. Tell me what you are thinking? What were your results? Post under "Reflections".
    • Constant Input/Output: Post the documentation of your process and results of the exercises, including a deep reflection of Constant IO Week 2 Brief
    • Time Management System: Actionable Tasks/Steps. Break your tasks down into actionable (do-able in one sitting) steps. Tell us about the process and how that went. Write a reflection and post under "Time Management."
    • Survey the newsletters and sites found here. Identify 5 that interest you. Post the 5 and a short reflection: Which do you like the most? Which are you unsure of? Why, etc.
    wk 3

    Sept 18 & Sept 23
  • Flow Charts & Creating one for your Constant I/O project
  • Affinity News posts
  • Imagination and Attitude + Guidelines
  • Screening : The Creative Brain by David Eagleman
  • Discuss:
  • Read:
    • Show Your Work
  • Do:
    • wk 4

    Sept 25 & Sept 30
  • Review Ideation Tools discussed this far
  • Time Management: Kanban System
  • Divergent Thinking + Exercises
  • Convergent Thinking + Exercises
  • Screening: Everything is a Remix
  • Midterm
  • Read:
    • Show Your Work
  • Do:
  • Identify the topic you wish to you persue for your Midterm Affinity Project. Begin researching it by finding 2 sources and identifying which (3) prompts you are going to use from The Pocket Universal Methods of Design. Post both with a reflection on your process site under "Affinity Project". Have you idenifited any problems you've encountered which you'd like to persue for the prototype? Talk about it and post under "Prototype". Show pictures and sketches.
  • Tell me about the design problem you wish to work on for the physical prototype. Show pictures and sketches. Tell me about the issue.
  • Constant Input/Constant Ouput. Start with the beginner brief
  • Post your thoughts after watching Everything is a Remix. Has this changed your thinking? How so or why not? Reflect. Post under "reflections"
  • Time Management System: Kanban System
  • Affinity News Research + READ (Link)
  • Get NYU MakerSpace Orientation and Training or IDM Maker Space orientation and Training
    • wk 5

    Oct 2 & Oct 7
  • Stages of a Creative Process
  • 5 whys & mapping
  • Concept Maps
  • Discuss Homework
  • Discuss Time Management: Pomodoro Method
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  • Read:
  • Show Your Work
  • Do:
  • Work on Midterm
    • See the
  • Affinity Weekly and the Design Problem to get guidance on how to proceed for each.
  • Constant Input/Constant Ouput
  • Time Management System: Pomodoro
  • Affinity News Read (Links)
  • Get NYU MakerSpace Orientation and Training or IDM Maker Space orientation and Training
    • wk 6

    Oct 9 & TUESDAY Oct 15

  • Discuss Homework
  • Time Management:Willpower
  • Problem Statements & Challenge Statements
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  • Read:
  • Show Your Work
  • Do:
  • Work on Midterms See the Affinity Weekly and the Design Problem to get guidance on how to proceed forward for each.
  • Constant Input/Constant Ouput
  • Time Management System: Willpower
  • Affinity News Research Read (Links)
    • wk 7

    Wednesday Oct 16 & Monday Oct 21
  • Discuss Time Management: Willpower Part 2
  • StakeHolder Maps
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  • Read:
  • Show Your Work
  • Do:
  • Work on Midterms
  • See the Affinity Weekly and the Design Problem to get guidance on how to proceed forward for each.
  • Post exercises done in class or outlined in class with a reflection. Post under "Reflections"
  • Constant Input/Constant Ouput
  • Time Management System: Willpower Part 2
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    wk 8 Oct 23 & 28
  • Storylines + Plots
  • Discuss: Self Assessment
  • Future Project
  • Time Management: Time Audit/Inventory (See Week 8 Google Doc
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  • Read:
  • FINISH: Show Your Work
  • Do:
  • See the Affinity Weekly and the Design Problem to wrap up each.
  • Post exercises done in class or outlined in class with a reflection. Post under "Reflections"
  • Future Project Kick Off]. Please see the Future Weekly Brief as to how to proceed.
  • Constant Input/Constant Ouput
  • Time Management System: Time Inventory
  • Write your Midterm Self Assessment using the guide linked on the brief. This is due TBA. Only do "Self" and "classmates". The others you will do at the end of the semester.
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    wk 9 Oct 30 & Nov 4
  • Future Project
  • Time Management: Time Inventory
  • Do:
  • Future Project
  • Constant Input/Constant Ouput
  • Time Management System: Unscheduled time
  • Write your Midterm Self Assessment using the guide linked on the brief. This is due TBA. Only do "Self" and "classmates". The others you will do at the end of the semester.
    • wk 10 Nov 6 & Nov 11
  • Discuss: Homework
  • In-class exercises - Future Object
  • Introduce and Discuss Final Presentations
  • Do:
    • wk 11 Nov 13 & 18
  • Discuss: Homework
  • In-class exercises
  • Artifact/Object
  • Discussion: Final Presentation
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  • Do:
    • wk 12 Nov 20 & 25th
  • In-class exercises
  • Constant Input/Output Presentations next week
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  • Do:
    • wk 13 Nov 27 & Dec 2
  • Constant Input/Output Presentations
  • Final Presentation Dry Run/Dress Rehearsal
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  • Do:
    • wk 14 Dec 4 & Dec 9
  • Final Future Presentations
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  • Do:
    •