Design process 2016: an Action research: April 2016

A Documentary Movie entitled “Phir Kyu?” on Drug, Abuse and Alcohol, made by Pramod P Ranjan and Ankit Kumar under the guidance of “Jharkhand State Bal Bhawan” in year 2011. The project was sponsored by “Ministry of Social, Justice and Empowerment, India”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7VLEmPBjwQ

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Solution mapping (reduce the depression rate among people over 60, in urban India)

Visit my blog fore More details

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

High Infant Mortality

This is the third post of my design process. It includes phase 3 of problem analysis.

http://menonanamika.blogspot.in/p/design-process-phase-3-part-1.html

Situation Visualization

Good to see new posts. Though overall visit to the page have gone down. As I was speaking today here are some examples of visualization. As I said before design process is systems thinking, its unnecessary to see them separately.

This is a case when the task was to visualize how we could build rural support system combining livelihood and leaning. The following models are basic drawn out maps of institutions involved and primary responsibilities. The visualization of course had to happen keeping the rural issues of livelihood in mind:

Step 01

Step 02

Final

Watch How Shah Rukh Khan Became The FAN - GAURAV

Donning a never before seen avatar takes a lot of effort by experts. To play the role of a 25 year old FAN - Gaurav Chandna, Shah Rukh Khan went through some rigorous make-up sessions, done by the Hollywood make up genius Greg Cannom. The commendable VFX done by Red Chillies VFX team took his look an altogether new level. Watch how Shah Rukh Khan became the FAN Gaurav.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5JMoRx_QyM

Bicycle Infrastructure & Parking

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B17F4o5Dy_9ZSS00dzhaVHBNMFk

Monday, April 18, 2016

Hostel Problems

This is the 1st part of STAGE 4.

http://kolikasturi.blogspot.in/p/stage-4.html

Pune-Smart City

You people might find some really helpful stuffs on this Smart Governance Website:

http://punesmartgov.in/department/smart-governance-pmc

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Hello.
This is my second post regarding my design process research till 17.04.2016.This a part of Desk research.
The following attached pictures consists of my study on
-The cheapest available air conditioners and coolers on online market place for approximation of my final solution cost.
-The average energy consumption of air conditioners and coolers for knowing the recurring costs of the respective devices.
-Basic study of working mechanism of air conditioners and coolers to see if any of those can be borrowed for my solution.
-Comparison of air conditioners and coolers for knowing the needs that my solution must fulfill.

THIS LAST PICTURE SHOWS THE NEEDS WHICH I NEED TO FULFILL(Marked with a star in air cooler section and those marked with tick should remain unchanged.)

THANK YOU.

CHALLENGES IN URBANIZATION

BASIC DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES AND IMPROVING COMPRIHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT

THE CORE PROBLEM STATEMENT

The core infrastructure elements affecting Urbanization would include:

i. inadequate water supply,

ii. Lack of electricity supply,

iii. sanitation problems, including solid waste management,

iv. inefficient urban mobility and public transport

v.non affordable housing, especially for the poor

vi. Lack of IT connectivity and digitalization

vii. Bad governance, especially no e-Governance and citizen participation

viii.non sustainable environment

ix. safety and security of citizens, particularly women, children and the elderly

x. health and education.

PROCESS.

INFORMATION SKETCHES AND IMAGES TO BE ADDED.

INITIAL DESIGN PROCESS.

Basically to overcome the challenges in Urbanization, Major investments in time and resources will have to be made during the planning phase prior to participation in the Challenge.

There is requirement of smart people who actively participate in governance and reforms. Citizen involvement is much more than a ceremonial participation in governance. Smart people involve themselves in the definition of the Urbanization, decisions on deploying Smart Solutions, implementing reforms, doing more with less and oversight during implementing and designing post-project structures in order to overcome the challenges in urbanization.

Comprehensive development occurs in areas by integrating the physical, institutional, social and economic infrastructure.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

High Infant Mortality

The Second Phase of my design process is complete.

Phase 2 is divided into two parts. Links given below.

http://menonanamika.blogspot.in/p/design-process-phase-2.html

http://menonanamika.blogspot.in/p/design-process-phase-2-part-2.html

Preserving Aquatic Life

PRESERVING AQUATIC LIFE IN THE RIVERS

INITIAL PROBLEM STATEMENT

RESTORING AND PRESERVING AQUATIC LIFE IN THE RIVERS

RESTORING AND PRESERVING AQUATIC LIFE IN MULA MUTHA

PROCESS.

IMAGES TO BE ADDED.

INITIAL DESIGN PROCESS.

BRAINSTORMING
FINALISING IDEA
RESEARCH
FINDING PROBLEMS
LISTING OUT PROBLEMS
CHOOSING A SPECIFIC PROBLEM TO WORK ON
RESEARCHING ON WHY THE PROBLEM EXISTS

Case Study (depression in old people)

Full case study: link My blog: http://arkaprabhadey.blogspot.in/

Synopsis:

Male retirees experience high levels of satisfaction directly after retirement, but then it falls sharply a few years later.

While employed, men develop a strong routine and many of their friendships come from work, For a lot of guys, when they retire, they lose that social network and social connection … and the meaningful contribution they get out of what they do.

men who have attached their sense of identity and value to their work can become depressed in retirement if they can't successfully transfer that attachment to new interests. Other losses—the death of a spouse or peers, moving away from lifelong attachment to home and friends—often lead to loneliness and sadness. A man confronting a serious illness or signs of mental decline may become depressed by the prospect of dependency. It’s not the job or the money that men miss so much in retirement, but the socialization and self-esteem that work brings

retirement increases the probability of suffering from clinical depression by about 40 per cent. Men also have the highest rates of suicide worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.

Statistics from the U.S.-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the highest increase in suicide is in men 50 and over, while suicide rates for men are highest among those 75 and older. Men 80 and older are the group with the highest suicide rates in Canada, according to research from the Mood Disorders Society of Canada.

From the age of 2-3 we are following a routine we are all institutionalised. Suddenly at the age of 60 you just can't retire and live a unplanned life, we can't take that much freedom, we need purpose in life, Some meaning In life and something to look up to, contribute to our society. So imagine at the age of 72 someday you will wake up and feel that there is nothing that you have to do, the world will go on its way your action doesn't even matter other than just staying alive, your are not contributing to any one's happiness and you know that you have still 20+ years of meaningless life remaining, Sure you can do whatever you want there is no one to stop you. You maybe have all the money.

But the fundamental source of happiness comes from helping others, making someone else's life better, making them happy.

After retirement you still have 20 to 30 years to live on, And that's a long time to live without any Identity.

Hostel Problems

Stage 3 of design process
http://kolikasturi.blogspot.in/p/stage-3.html

Tanmayee's blog

http://tanmayee36.blogspot.in/

Friday, April 15, 2016

Problem assessment matrix

This is the problem assessment matrix done by Janhavi Kulkarni. Plotting the various parameters (only broad categories) are plotted to see whether levels, frequency or severity are more in some pockets linking the two sets of parameters.

To simplify further I tried the following imaginary table:

A quick feedback on progress

I have gone through your blogs. There are mostly general feedback that I have, anything specific I will try to answer it on whatsapp. Some (and quite a few) of you have not uploaded your ongoing work. Please note that blog is like a journal so you maintain it regularly; no matter how rough the work is, put it up. its for you to see.

Here are the feedback:

1. Some excellent work and detailed organized research such as Parth Dhomkar, Part Batavia, Pramod, Roshan, Maria, Aditi, Akkshit, Ritika, Sanjana, viraj, Raghvi- quite a few to name,

2. Some are very basic such as Ayushi, Jishnu and others

3. of course there are who have not posted anything as yet.

General Observations:

1. Most of you are still in the brainstorming and research stage. We need to at least note down the key parameters discovered through research (qualitative and quantitative) and categorize the information under various headings.

2. About your process, you are on the right track. Most of you. A bit of work on the organization of the blog (Prayesh your blog text is going haywire), Check the blogs by your friends. Most of your answers are very much there.

3. Would also like to see a few design process you are referring; post links and images.

4. Some of you have taken photographs and videos for your field research, downloaded stuff from the net; it’s not difficult to upload them. You don’t have wifi use your mobile connections. DO SOMETHING!

Next steps and examples:

This categorization will also help you to know what is the end result that you are visualizing and you can plot it nicely, Check Akkshit's blog. He has tried to visualize the cycles of the problem. This is how you need to visualize the problem area and the design intervention.

This is an exercise to link individual stakeholders (various people who are linked to the problem, their roles and contribution to address the issues) and create a holistic picture of issue and its solutions: how they are linked. It is somewhat like your mental model but much more visual.

This is also possible because you are working with only selected parameters. In the brainstorming phase the parameters are too many and the linkage often are vague so visualization becomes a painstaking process.

Your synthesis, solution sketches needs to be uploaded regularly, only then the blog will make any sense.

Till now great going.

Oh yes, somebody enquired about business model. Even if its campus specific or location specific, it would have a business proposition. Take wastage, even if your solution is better placement of the existing dustbins, somebody will have to clean them, place them in the exact locations- they have to be paid, given uniforms, or outsourced. Business model is the economics of the solution. Sometime may not be a tangible return or profit. If your solution is paved path, you may reduce accidents, that also is a return for the design process.

problems in UG1 curriculum and miscommunication

Step 1 : BRAIN STORMING
brain storming was about a scenario of ug1. The brain storming was done on what problems students and faculty face in ug1. The idea was to see from both perspective.

Step 2 : DETAILS of those problems

objective was to see the details of the problems

Step 3 : Interconnecting

I took all the problems and tried to see how these problems are interconnected

The objective was to see how problems were interconnected.Once i found a interconnection i was able to research further

Step 4: After looking at the problem which was miscommunication and how Ug1 curriculum can be used to its best, Talking to batchmates,seniors which was a kind of survey process.

Step5: solution

currently i am working on solution on how to solve miscommunication and use Ug1 curriculum

Step 6: visualization of the problem

I am currently making animation based on a t.v series called south park. In that animation i am trying to show problems a student faces in UG1

Two good resources on Design Process

I have uploaded two documents outlining the various possibilities of Design process. Go through the documents before you look at your own design process and understand how a mental model or a flow chart is arrived at. This is important as you may see some of you are not following a "prescribed Design Process Model"as such:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Cw_5auYS8bWUJUNWszVXZJRFk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Cw_5auYS8bVGdwWlhqNEsyN0k/view?usp=sharing

Contacts of Chief Officers

Contacts of Chief Officers in Pune Municipal Corporation (Designation Mentioned)

http://www.punecorporation.org/contact_us.aspx

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Green Plug-in

Everyone likes a little plug, and we can’t resist when it actually doubles as a light!

We're all the victims of the grim reality that there aren't enough plug points in the world. As our society has become so dependent on smartphones, the need to charge the equipment has escalated. Addressing today's digitally connected society and our constant need to recharge our smart phones, laptops, tablets etc. and the demand for new energy, I decided to come up with a lamp that has extra plug points attached to itself and uses energy from soil (not any other plug-in).

This is the basic brief of the idea I have in my mind. I'll be uploading my brain mapping process next, soon.

Sitting at desk for long hours

Statistics related to climate change - India.

Hoping this will help a lot of you for your research.

Statistics related to climate change - India.

from the Ministry of statistics and programme implementation, Govt of India

>>http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/climate_change_29nov13.pdf<<

Some more interactions

I spoke to some more people who use solar water heaters and discussed their problems caused because of the system.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxZSCyKjGzFEREJGdnhZMXJhNTQ/view?usp=sharing

Hey! If you haven't updated your problem statement or wish to change it please do so by following the link below or via your email. I have sent all of you an invite to access and edit the excel sheet.

>>https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By1wcns21HmzQTlzSXdCNXNEdEU/view?usp=sharing<<

Village people traveling long distance for water

http://parthbatavia5.blogspot.in/2016/04/village-people-traveling-long-distance.html

Design Process

http://roshandp16.blogspot.in/

origami in space

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXZujFsKtGY

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Update o blog

Follow

http://96adityarao.blogspot.in/2016/04/design-process-to-get-started-with-i.html

Diseases in slums (Mumbai) (stage 1)

Initial problem statement-
"Heat problems caused in slums during summer."
After further mapping and analysis, problem statement diverted to -
"Diseases in slums(Mumbai)."

Four key points:

1) UNHYGIENIC ENVIRONMENT

2) UNHEALTHY FOOD CONSUMPTION

3) INCONVENIENT RESIDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

4) BAD HABITS AND MISBELIEFS.

'Ignorance' is another important factor. Research includes case study which highlights 'ignorant behavior' as the main cause of the discomfort caused.

Initial mapping.

Metal roofs absorb heat. This can cause dehydration, headaches, etc.

Four major issues that causes diseases

Case study- "Ignorance".

Use of electric water heating rod.

Hostel Problems

STAGE 2 of design process

http://kolikasturi.blogspot.in/p/stage-2.html

Design a service ecosystem (Situation Analysis)

Design a system and service ecosystem that gives seniors a way to contribute back to society.
please check my blog for the full situation analysis.

People I would like to have your feed back in comments.

Raj Patil: Post on Problem initiation and Brainstorming

Click here to read the post

on the blog.

Raj Patil
Orange batch
12115U

Progress till now.

Hey guys!!! Here's my progress on the design process till now.

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2863013647838585907#editor/target=post;postID=8677702350845927986;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=0;src=postname

WORK PROGRESS(OBESITY)

My progress on assignment

Storage Management - Phase 1

Here's my progress regarding the course.
http://sanjanadawani.blogspot.in/

- Sanjana Dawani
Orange Batch

LIQUID PACKAGING

This is my first post of the Design Process course of semester two.I started with the mind mapping of the things regarding to liquid packaging process.Here is my problem statement,

STATEMENT: Discussing the problems about liquid packaging process and find an alternative solution for it.

The above picture shows the brain mapping of a statement, Liquid Packaging. After brain mapping, I divided the points into some groups which can be linked up together. I divided them by using different shapes.Later, I wrote down some keywords of problems according to them. They are as follows,
1.Problems with soda cup.
2.Economical problems.
3.Environmental problems.

Focusing on these keywords, I did a little survey. Survey lead me to the following points:

After using the soda cup, we throw it into a trash which is non-degradable.
The lids of these cups are not stay and put.They easily pops up when the glass gets collapsed.
Plastic is not a good conductor of heat so when we put hot coffee in it, it do not insulate heat but the coffee gets cool too fast. As a result, you have to get luke warm coffee.
But the cups need to withstand the high temperature and the pressure involved in brewing coffee.So they are tougher and not recyclable.
Soda cups can't get microwaved. (by observation)
Those are easily bendable and the lids of it doesn't properly fit on the cups.
Sometimes liquid gets trapped between the edge of the lid and the rim of the cup.Even if the server wipe it down, it will still leak anyway from the side of the cup.
They are not recyclable so they end up in landfills.
It takes more than 20 years to decompose such plastic which is not good for environment.
Its astounding that after decades of 'reduce-reuse-recycle'campaigns, we still accept disposable,non-recyclable or not biodegradable products.

This is my work from 5.4.16 to 13.4.16

I will be posting some remaining points till end of this week.
Thank you!

FIRST PHASE

http://anirudhdd96.blogspot.in/2016/04/manipulation-of-stress-as-motivation-to.html

Coming up with better kitchen solutions

http://kiranbalpande.blogspot.in/

FIRST POST.

Hello,
This is my first post related to the design process course sem 2.
PROBLEM(Related to)- Summers
PROBLEM STATEMENT-Solution for cooling a particular space in summers for the people who can't afford to buy a cooler or an air conditioner.
Only 23% of Indian population can actually afford buy a cooler or an air conditioner and also pay the recurring costs.So,I am working on the a solution which will be both energy efficient and powerful and would have a less amount of investment.
I have done a small amount of desk research which is in the pictures below.
This is my update till 13.04.2016.(Wednesday).
I'll be uploading the work of 14.04.2016(Wednesday)-16.04,2016(Friday) on Friday itself..
Thank you.

Archimedes, engineering, art?

The Fallkirk wheel , Scotland .

The Fallkirk wheel is a Boat lift- machinery that lifts boats from one water level to another.

Boat lifts require hardcore engineering and an enormous power supply. The Fallkirk wheel is an incredible design solution- its sheer elegance, to the simple principle on which it works and the best part- all on 1.5kwh of energy.

Thought its worth checking out for all of us .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k27gOmrDgpo&nohtml5=False

Indian Railway Goods Storage

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Hostel problems

Stage 1
kolikasturi.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

Tourism

Stage 1 of the design process assignment {12/4/2016}
http://vini3298.blogspot.in/p/problem-statement-1-understanding.html

Stage 2-Seychelles {14/4/2016}
http://vini3298.blogspot.in/p/blog-page.html

Stage 3- Problem Statement 2 {16/4/2016}
http://vini3298.blogspot.in/p/blog-page_15.html

Stage 4- changing my area of work {18/4/2016}
http://vini3298.blogspot.in/p/language-as-problem.html

Stage 5- Mandarin language {19/4/16}
http://vini3298.blogspot.in/p/chinese-language.html

Stage 6- problem assessment matrix {21/4/16}
http://vini3298.blogspot.in/p/problem-assessment.html

HIGH INFANT MORTALITY

The first phase of my design process is completed.
The link to the post is given below.
Feedbacks are welcomed.

CLICK HERE - http://menonanamika.blogspot.in/p/design-process.html

SOLAR WATER HEATERS

DESIGN PROCESS

INITIAL RESEARCH:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxZSCyKjGzFEb3dNR1Z3b3Y5ekk/view?usp=sharing

I will be posting the other problems related to solar water heaters shortly.

Food Waste

This is my design process (initial phase)
Feedback Welcome
http://96adityarao.blogspot.in/

slight changes
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3667754635907396020#editor/target=post;postID=5589209007517822994;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=1;src=link

Work status -Arkaprabha Dey

Work done till now. 13-04-2016.the document Is getting Updated as I am getting more information Link

Monday, April 11, 2016

My first post is up. Link below.

Good Morning guys! My first post on Design Process - Problem Solving is up. Please check it out with the link given below. Comments and feedbacks are welcome! Thanks.
http://dhomkarp.blogspot.in/?m=1

PR Status 20160410

This link will help you to know what I did on Saturday (09.04.2016) and Sunday (10.04.2016).

https://plus.google.com/+PramodPriyaRanjan/posts/ZSvuCv2KeZX

Macroscope and systems visualization

Good afternoon all, Since you will be embarking on the journey to figure out your individual design process and visualize the process in terms of a mental model, refer to the link below and see how mental models are visualized:

http://www.appreciatingsystems.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/The-Macroscope.pdf
(website referred on April 11, 2016 @1620 hrs IST)

I find this book quite amazing as it simplifies the systems approach and also creates an ability to see connections between parameters and components of an issue or concern. Download the book and enjoy reading.

Oxford Referencing

http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/Oxford

This link will help in creating the right kind of bibliography required for your documentation.

Friday, April 8, 2016

PR Status 20160408

INITIAL PROBLEM STATEMENT

How to elect honest and passionate candidates in politics who are aware or can be aware about the system and their role in the govt. and really have the potential to represent and work for the public through their merit, understanding and good leadership qualities such that they can make the democratic govt. work properly, ideally and practically for the people.

__________________________________

I selected POLITICS as my scenario…. In which I selected ELECTION SYSTEM to work on… And under the Election System I am narrowing down to the GENERAL ELECTION SYSTEM.

__________________________________

MY INITIAL DESIGN PROCESS:

Scenario – Brain Storming

Categorization/Mapping

Area Selection

Problem Statement

Timeline

Brief/Summary of the Area

Objectives to be Achieved/Vision

Strategy formulated to achieve Objectives/Proposed Design Methodology

Information – Desk Research - Present situation

Exist functioning

Existing structure (India & other countries)

Analysis of functioning

History

Statistics

- Field Research – User/Case study (in terms of people)

User/Case study (in terms of candidates)

User/Case study (in terms of nation)

Statistics/Data Collection

Present situation

- Dipstick Research – Common people

Govt. officials

Election Commission Officers

Political Party Candidates

SWOT Analysis – Strength

Weakness

Opportunities

Threats

Opportunity Matrix

Redefining – Brief

Problem Statement

Solution Generation

Basic Idea

Validation – Reviewing

Feedback

Final Proposal

Scope of Improvement

__________________________________

I WILL BE WORKING ACCORDING TO THIS SCHEDULE:

^8th April (Friday) : Making of initial design process according to which I can progress.

Desk Research

Making “Open Format” Questionnaire

^9th April (Saturday) : Field Research – Talking to party candidates (1/2)

Talking to common people

Talking to law students (1/2)

Talking to lawyers

Desk Research

10^th April (Sunday) : Compiling, Analyzing & Understanding Field Research

Finding Loop Holes/Problems

11^th April (Monday) : Attending College in 1^st half only

Field Research - Talking to law students (1/2) (outside pune-call)

Talking to party candidates (2/2)

Talking to government officials (1/2) (outside pune-call)

Compiling, Analyzing & Understanding Field Research

Finding Loop Holes/Problems

12^th April (Tuesday) : Field Research - Talking to government officials (2/2)

Talking to Officers in Pune Municipal Corporation

Compiling, Analyzing & Understanding Field Research

Finding Loop Holes/Problems

Coming up with Basic Idea/Solution

13^th April (Wednesday) : ………….

__________________________________

I did this desk research few days back.. jst sharing with u all.. -

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Monday, April 25, 2016

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Friday, April 22, 2016

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Monday, April 18, 2016

Sunday, April 17, 2016

CHALLENGES IN URBANIZATION

BASIC DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES AND IMPROVING COMPRIHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT

THE CORE PROBLEM STATEMENT

INITIAL DESIGN PROCESS.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

PRESERVING AQUATIC LIFE IN THE RIVERS

INITIAL PROBLEM STATEMENT

PROCESS.

INITIAL DESIGN PROCESS.

Friday, April 15, 2016

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

LIQUID PACKAGING

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Monday, April 11, 2016

Friday, April 8, 2016

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