[Imc-makerspace] This Saturday! Human Centered Design Workshop!

[MakerSpace Urbana]

Interested in human centered design, the maker movement, or perhaps helping
with urban flooding problems? Then join us for the kickoff of an exciting
workshop series!

What:  *Workshop 1 - Understand • Introduction to Human Centered Design
<http://makerspaceurbana.org/projects/design-for-america-workshop-series/>*
When: *Saturday Oct 4th 1pm*
Where: *Digital Computer Lab Room 2320 1304 West Springfield Urbana, IL
61801*

*Background:*
Design for America has chosen to team up with Makerspace Urbana for an
workshop series aimed at teaching the human-centered design process to the
members of Makerspace Urbana and the wider Urbana-Champaign community(all
ages, all welcome).

This will be carried out through 4 design workshops on urban flooding. In
these sessions, DFA students will work in tandem with Makerspace Urbana
members to conduct research using ethnographic techniques, reframe a design
challenge, prototype, test their designs and re-iterate them based on user
feedback from the John St Watershed Steering Committee. By the end of
Spring 2015, DFA and Makerspace hope to deliver an installation type
product to be handed over to the John Street Watershed Steering Committee.

The prototyping sessions will be a chance for Makerspace Urbana to mentor
DFA members and members of the public in the art of making things through
various media such as sewing, digital prototyping, 3D printing and other
skills.

*Agenda for Workshop 1: *
- Talk on what human-centered design is and why it is beneficial in the
context of making Introduction of problem statement and key issues
surrounding the problem (5mins)
- Participants will view prior field research footage recorded by DFA
students to get an idea of the surroundings and their problems and then
craft questions (15mins)
- John St Watershed residents come to the workshop and share their
experiences and problems/ be interviewed. (40mins)
- Develop insights into the problem (25mins)
- Create How Can We Questions (20mins)
- All ages, All welcome! Help us get a head count by Signing up online
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZfK7jGDw4oQ1Z5RWX1r_A-gFDyoc6_omYPuQvy6Q0vw/viewform>
 or Joining the Facebook Event
<https://www.facebook.com/events/773384572717763/>

More info:
http://makerspaceurbana.org/projects/design-for-america-workshop-series/

Thanks,
  Jeff
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