REFLECTION – VIZUALIZATION

-  By Zohaib Ashraf

Being a design enthusiast, I had an opportunity to participate in the Design thinking workshop  held by Odisha Design Council chairman, Akshay Kumari. It was a 3-day workshop and  included 18 participants. During this workshop, we were divided into teams of 2 and given a  challenge to solve using design thinking processes.     1. Challenge  During the post-lockdown phase, many citizens have started returning to their native and are  in a dilemma to find a suitable place to self-quarantine for 14 days. We were asked to provide  a simple solution to help these members to curb the spread of COVID-19 by taking a specific  case into consideration. This included a client, user, and the area which needs to be  considered to find a solution. Self-quarantine measures had to be taken into consideration.   I was teamed up with Matheus Kumari, a graphic designer from Odisha, India. Based on the  problem statement, I had to design solutions for Matheus Kumari, and he had to develop  solutions for me. From my perspective, Matheus Kumari was my client, and he decided that his  grandfather is returning to his house. Hence, in this case, the user is Matheus Kumari's  grandfather. The problem statement area was a 1 BHK house, and there were a total of 3  secondary users (Matheus Kumari, his dad, and his mom) and a pet (Cat).   I had to find a solution to ensure that his grandfather will be able to quarantine himself while  the rest 4 will be able to live in the house while minimizing contact but ensuring that they are  there to help his grandfather whenever required.     2. Selection  Being a hypothetical situation and not knowing his grandfather, I had to use Visualisation and  details provided by the client to understand the problem statement from their point of view  and make them see the solution from my point of view. Visualization is the act of representing  a situation or set of information in pictures. I believe that using pictures instead of words can  make people understand and connect in a much better way. This has been very well shown  in video 6 of Week 1 by Angela Meyer.     3. Application  The diagram below depicts a picture of Matheus Kumari's home. Some furniture is movable,  and some are not movable. To create solutions for his grandfather to self-quarantine, I asked  if he could make a PSD (Photoshop) file so that I will be able to understand his situation  better. He sent me the following file:

The first thought process was to find a way to create a partition in the house to avoid any  unnecessary contact. This had to be a temporary partition as his grandfather had to self - quarantine only for 14 days. Also, during this pandemic, it's hard to buy wooden or PUF  partitions. Hence, I thought of using movable-furniture to create a temporary partition. The  PSD file helped me by providing a lot of freedom to rearrange the furniture. The following  diagram shows the temporary partition created:

Next, I had to go through his grandfather's daily activities and make a list of the assistance he  required. He had to be given food and medicine. He had a weak vision and was not good with  technology. All unnecessary things were removed from that part of the room, and it was kept  spacious and clean.

Since they had only a single toilet and washroom, his grandfather had to wear gloves and  mask while using them, and the family was asked to clean the bathroom and lavatory after  his grandfather uses it.  A table was added so that food and medicine can be served. Once Matheus's grandfather  finished having food, he can drop them in the bucket filled with soap water, which can be  taken away after 2 hours. The second bucket is to be used to discard used masks and gloves.    4. Insight and Approach  My main aim was to create a people-centered solution to this temporary problem. I wanted  to create a solution that would cost them less and help them overcome this period without  complications. Using Visualization not only helped me to understand the problem, but it also  helped me to find the solution and also helped Unmesh to understand the solution. Also, I  was only given a day to find a solution. Therefore using Visualization was apt. If I had a lot of  time, I would have done some data research and mind-mapping and then used the patterns  to find the solution. Still, I believe that I would not have been able to adequately describe the  solution to Unmesh without using Visualization.  Once I finished this project, it helped me to understand the importance of visualization and  how we can use it to find effective solutions quickly.


REFLECTION – VIZUALIZATION - By Zohaib Ashraf Being a design enthusiast , I had an opportunity to participate in the Design thinking workshop held by Odisha Design Council chairman , Akshay Kumari . It was a 3 - day workshop and included 18 participants . During this workshop , we were divided into teams of 2 and given a challenge to solve using design thinking processes . 1 . Challenge During the post - lockdown phase , many citizens have started returning to their native and are in a dilemma to find a suitable place to self - quarantine for 14 days . We were asked to provide a simple solution to help these members to curb the spread of COVID-19 by taking a specific case into consideration . This included a client , user , and the area which needs to be considered to find a solution . Self - quarantine measures had to be taken into consideration . I was teamed up with Matheus Kumari , a graphic designer from Odisha , India . Based on the problem statement , I had to design solutions for Matheus Kumari , and he had to develop solutions for me . From my perspective , Matheus Kumari was my client , and he decided that his grandfather is returning to his house . Hence , in this case , the user is Matheus Kumari 's grandfather . The problem statement area was a 1 BHK house , and there were a total of 3 secondary users ( Matheus Kumari , his dad , and his mom ) and a pet ( Cat ) . I had to find a solution to ensure that his grandfather will be able to quarantine himself while the rest 4 will be able to live in the house while minimizing contact but ensuring that they are there to help his grandfather whenever required . 2 . Selection Being a hypothetical situation and not knowing his grandfather , I had to use Visualisation and details provided by the client to understand the problem statement from their point of view and make them see the solution from my point of view . Visualization is the act of representing a situation or set of information in pictures . I believe that using pictures instead of words can make people understand and connect in a much better way . This has been very well shown in video 6 of Week 1 by Angela Meyer . 3 . Application The diagram below depicts a picture of Matheus Kumari 's home . Some furniture is movable , and some are not movable . To create solutions for his grandfather to self - quarantine , I asked if he could make a PSD ( Photoshop ) file so that I will be able to understand his situation better . He sent me the following file : The first thought process was to find a way to create a partition in the house to avoid any unnecessary contact . This had to be a temporary partition as his grandfather had to self - quarantine only for 14 days . Also , during this pandemic , it 's hard to buy wooden or PUF partitions . Hence , I thought of using movable - furniture to create a temporary partition . The PSD file helped me by providing a lot of freedom to rearrange the furniture . The following diagram shows the temporary partition created : Next , I had to go through his grandfather 's daily activities and make a list of the assistance he required . He had to be given food and medicine . He had a weak vision and was not good with technology . All unnecessary things were removed from that part of the room , and it was kept spacious and clean . Since they had only a single toilet and washroom , his grandfather had to wear gloves and mask while using them , and the family was asked to clean the bathroom and lavatory after his grandfather uses it . A table was added so that food and medicine can be served . Once Matheus 's grandfather finished having food , he can drop them in the bucket filled with soap water , which can be taken away after 2 hours . The second bucket is to be used to discard used masks and gloves . 4 . Insight and Approach My main aim was to create a people - centered solution to this temporary problem . I wanted to create a solution that would cost them less and help them overcome this period without complications . Using Visualization not only helped me to understand the problem , but it also helped me to find the solution and also helped Unmesh to understand the solution . Also , I was only given a day to find a solution . Therefore using Visualization was apt . If I had a lot of time , I would have done some data research and mind - mapping and then used the patterns to find the solution . Still , I believe that I would not have been able to adequately describe the solution to Unmesh without using Visualization . Once I finished this project , it helped me to understand the importance of visualization and how we can use it to find effective solutions quickly .