Involve end users at all stages of the innovation process (e.g. in co-analysis of needs, co-creation of concepts) in workshop sessions centered on the premise that people are experts in their own experiences.
Case Studies
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Join collective clothes
Universität Für Angewandte Kunst, Wien Elisabeth Fröhlich Students had to develop a new method to produce clothes, inspired by ‘Join Collective Clothes. This is a modular system inviting people to create clothes together. An open-source manual explains how to make the four different shapes that together create a complete outfit. Each person can modulate the…
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Most Advanced Yet Acceptable
Most metropolitan areas in the world suffer from the consequences of its industrialization: not only smog but also flooding, light and sound pollution. Known for its beautiful mountains and as the industrial capital of Mexico, Monterrey is also considered the most polluted city in Mexico.
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Creative Geometry Workshop
The Geometry Workshop is a creative platform designed for all students at the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, where they can develop and express their creative inclinations through exploration of geometry, various forms and compositions, visually interpreting their works in different ways.
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Visualization + idea generation
Archana Surana ARCH College of Design, Foundation Course in Art / Design. A six-week module was fast tracked in two weeks. I made it into a collaborative project with a treasure hunt of talent in the neighborhood. Foundation level students had to present their understanding of the talents they had found in the neighborhood in…
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Global Artisan
Yvonne Watson Parsons School of Design, BFA Fashion Design I developed and teach a class called ‘Global Artisan’ (The alternative Supply Chain). Pre-pandemic I offered the students an opportunity for an in-field study experience. We worked together with a women’s’ textile cooperative in Cuso, Peru, with the aim to have the students support the co-op…
