Because of the project we are working on, "knowing where your stuff came from" has recently become a really hot topic to me. Slowly but surely, through different channels listed below, I realized how much I thought I knew and how little I actually know about consumption. Never in my life have I considered myself as somebody who are irresponsible, immoral or unethical. I love animals, I treat people with respect and I recycle.
Read MoreWith the growing popularity of design thinking process, the word brainstorming has been throwing around so much to a point that that it doesn't really mean anything anymore. It has become a buzzword. For this reason, people tend to downplay the existence of brainstorming.
Read MoreLast week, we had our mid-term review through a presentation of our research process, findings and synthesis, as well as key insights we identified and the opportunity areas each team is looking at to move forward with brainstorming and ideation.
Read MoreOur studio class this semester was assigned to work with a startup company called Mirror that Look. After conducting research for a few weeks now, we had the opportunity to spend some class time for a workshop with the founder Evelyn Nguyen on co-creation. The idea of this workshop was not only to get some fresh perspectives from the expert in the industry, but also to work as one large group after every team has been focusing on different research areas.
Read MoreDuring last week's class we spent some time doing a creative tension exercise as a group and one of the topic was whether we believe in things by design or by coincidence. Because of the vagueness of the questions, it sparked some very interesting conversation.
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