===== M-ITI Capstones Workshop =====

22-23 January 2015 at the [[http://www.m-iti.org/|Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute]] in Funchal, Portugal

Participants: 8 HCI students in two [[http://www.m-iti.org/mhci/project|Capstone projects]].

Facilitator: Maja Kuzmanovic ([[http://fo.am|FoAM]])

Moderators: Julian Hana, Simone Ashby-Hana, Evan Karapanos (M-ITI)

Read [[Capstones Flow]] to learn more about the techniques used in the workshop. 

Photos on [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/sets/72157648190887824/|Flickr]]

==== Core Question ====

Core question for the Capstones workshop: "How can Capstones enable empowering transformative experiences?"

This question was chosen to connect capstones to M-ITI’s mission: "To research, enable, design and create transformative experiences that empower people to live the best possible lives in harmony with the environment."

=== Transformative Experiences ===


Think of a situation in which you had- or you enabled a transformative experience. What did you do? How did you feel? What resources were available to you?" 

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In addition to the personal transformative experiences, we talked about what would make Capstones transformative experiences for the students.

Actions:
  * Novelty - new methods, tasks, people and tools
  * Successful completions of tasks
  * Sense of creating a product
  * Clarity of direction
  * Understanding of own capabilities
  * Identifying with the cause
  * Cultural exposure
  * Projects being used and useful beyond the end-date of Capstones

Aside from all the emotions in the image above, patience and balance were mentioned as important in the experience of Capstones. 

Resources needed:
  * Positive team dynamics which includes productive conflict, good team-mates
  * Access: to users, good internet access, as well as reliable power and appropriate equipment
  * Time - to work on the project, but also enough time away from the project
  * Creative working space, 'decorated' with things that make people happy
  * Additional communication skills
  * Budget


==== Mapping the territory ====

  * What do we know about the current situation of Capstones?
  * What can we presume about Capstones?
  * What do we not know about Capstones? 

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==== Drivers of change ====

 
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Drivers of change: technological

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Drivers of change: economic and environmental


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Drivers of change: societal and political


==== Scenarios ====

Four scenarios were created, see more about the scenarios on their respective pages:

  * [[Crescendo]] where growth is primary motivation
  * [[Dystopia]] where the world as we know it collapsed
  * [[Extreme New World]] where discipline reigns
  * [[Robot Caregivers]] where the world is transformed


==== Design Brief ====
 
  * What is the project?
  * Who is it for?
  * Why is this project important?
  * Where and how will it be used?
  * What needs to be done? By whom? By when?

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RootIO

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PLAY

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==== Questions and answers ====

What is the root problem of this capstone project? How would you answer your core question in the four scenarios?


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Question for RootIO

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Answers from RootIO

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Question for PLAY

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Answers from PLAY

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==== From Goal to Health ====

A series of coaching conversations with the two teams resulted in elaborations of goals, needs, features, options, benefits, risks and values. 

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Growth cards by Vali Lalioti used to guide conversations

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Notes from RootIO discussions

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Notes from PLAY discussions

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==== Pre-enactment ====

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RootIO

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PLAY

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some [[:workshop_notes]]