Discover
We went wide on thinking of ideas of what to map. Below is the list of ideas:
- Railing Architecture; social elements such as Entering and Exiting styles
- Paths to approach the museum
- Food Vendors; placement and type
- Tables at either end of the plaza
- Differences in width of steps and their affect on paths
- Direction of the sun
- Areas of shade and their effect
- Points for photography
- Direction of approach to the museum (hypothesis: subways have an effect)
- Number of people in each group
- Catalyst, or reason for being on the steps, including meeting with coworkers, meeting friends, studying art
- Age of people
- Location of pigeons
- How people pose for photos, or percentage of selfies
- Soundscape, including the water fountains, road noise, and conversations
- Direction people were facing–forward and in staggered elevations
- Smells, such as mustard, hot dogs, and almonds roasted in sugar
- Tactile effects, such as a rigid sitting style and the feeling of stone
Define
We narrowed in to define what was of interest (our criteria was a bit arbitrary, so there’s a problem with the process)
- Railing Architecture; social elements such as Entering and Exiting styles
- Paths to approach the museum
- Areas of shade and their effect
- Points for photography
- Number of people in each group
- Catalyst, or reason for being on the steps, including meeting with coworkers, meeting friends, studying art
- Location of pigeons
- Soundscape, including the water fountains, road noise, and conversations
Develop
We developed the maps through observation and documentation, followed up by conversation
Deliver
We set to work individually to create the deliverables (without much collaboration, another problem with the model)
Comment during the class: In discover phase, team can define goal and parameter. When you are going from discover to define stage, it is time to create a story that explain what is the goal for the project.