In doing this task, we split it up into three parts: I did the day outline, facilitation notes and feedback questionnaire, U did the rationale and S designed our 20 min workshop for the day. We then would pass a draft to each other and workshop it together to produce a final product.
I think the workshop went really quite smoothly on the day. Before we started, I got people up and energised with some yoga, and explained where we were coming from and the point of the day, which seemed to go down really well (the yoga in particular - I need to remember that one for next time!).
Showing posts with label EfSD workshop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EfSD workshop. Show all posts
Friday, September 24, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Workshop update
Our group - S, U and I - have settled on a topic: planned and perceived obsolescence. We settled on this one as its an issue with great impact on pollution, especially with regards to e-waste. We have decided to settle on computers as our focus mostly because of this e-waste issue.
We're going to aim the workshop at designers - particularly, the design heads of computer firms. We focused on them because they can have influence over the sort of design environment they run, but they still also have the challenge of influencing the other areas of their business towards a more sustainable model.
We've split the task up into three: I'll do the plan of the day (the overall workshop plan) and the feedback questionnaire for in class, U will do the rationale and S will do the plan of the workshop we'll present in class. We'll then work on them together to try and belt out a finished product.
We're going to aim the workshop at designers - particularly, the design heads of computer firms. We focused on them because they can have influence over the sort of design environment they run, but they still also have the challenge of influencing the other areas of their business towards a more sustainable model.
We've split the task up into three: I'll do the plan of the day (the overall workshop plan) and the feedback questionnaire for in class, U will do the rationale and S will do the plan of the workshop we'll present in class. We'll then work on them together to try and belt out a finished product.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Possible EfSD workshop activity idea
Possible idea for what to do in EfSD workshop:
"Problems and solutions" speed dating - divide into two groups and sit one in inner circle. Other sit in front of one at random (is possible?), and then for each turn outer circle have to move one to the right.
For first half number of turns, have 30 secs to workshop the "worst" from current world (environmental problem? impediments to sustainability? equity divide?) they can think of between two. Then for second half, have to come up with a vision word for how they want world to be, or qualities society/world should have eg peace, stability, participation.
Then get inner circle to put words up on board - negatives first, then positives, and seek out commonalities. Then seek ways from negative first to positive second - further workshops to second positive.
Probs: enough time in 20 min workshop? (number in class? will need an intro section) Also, our group is currently thinking of exploring animal rights-interspecies equity - is this a useful tool for exploring those issues? Maybe can put in our workshop overall, but not use in the 20 mins?
"Problems and solutions" speed dating - divide into two groups and sit one in inner circle. Other sit in front of one at random (is possible?), and then for each turn outer circle have to move one to the right.
For first half number of turns, have 30 secs to workshop the "worst" from current world (environmental problem? impediments to sustainability? equity divide?) they can think of between two. Then for second half, have to come up with a vision word for how they want world to be, or qualities society/world should have eg peace, stability, participation.
Then get inner circle to put words up on board - negatives first, then positives, and seek out commonalities. Then seek ways from negative first to positive second - further workshops to second positive.
Probs: enough time in 20 min workshop? (number in class? will need an intro section) Also, our group is currently thinking of exploring animal rights-interspecies equity - is this a useful tool for exploring those issues? Maybe can put in our workshop overall, but not use in the 20 mins?
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