Design Thinking for Innovation _ Assignment

03rd October 2020

Visualization and Mind Mapping

Challenge: You have been asked to design a space (of your choice) in a volume of 5 meters by 5 meters by 5 meters.  The designed space should be functional, of permanent use such as office, house, studio etc. The assignment is  about lateral thinking in creation of spaces.

Selection: Primarily, the tool of Mind Mapping will be essential in starting with this assignment. As from all the Data  available, the person attempting the assignment will have to filter the information and then start designing.

Following points need to be considered in the assignment:

01. You have to compulsorily have minimum 04 levels in the total 05 meters height of block  02. You can scoop out or add on an area of 3 Sq. m maximum  03. The design should incorporate natural light and ventilation  04. You may go underground up to 01.5 meters only  05. Site Development is not optional and should complement the design of the block.  06. You are not allowed to change the shape of the block (no curves, round offs)

Application: The tool of mind mapping will help in listing down the problem statement and break it into various  lateral thinking components. The person attempting the assignment may use and apply the basic design principles  learnt till date and create a usable space with focus on form, function, levels, multiuse of spaces etc.

Insight: The above points will make it important for the person attempting the assignment to use their visualization  towards creating unique solutions. Mind mapping will help address the various issues to tackle as per the  importance.

Approach: May be as a different approach, we could look at visualization as the primary tool with more focus on  Storytelling and expect a more conceptual proposal than technical. Finally, the main intent is to use Design thinking  for creating innovative proposals, details can always be worked out once ideas become more clearer.

Criteria for marking for the assignment could be set as below:

01. Concept drawings (as mentioned above) _ 20%  02. Intelligent use of levels _ 25%  03. Brief generation and points considered _ 15%  04. Overall design scheme _ 30%  05. Mode of Presentation _ 10%


Design Thinking for Innovation _ Assignment 03rd October 2020 Visualization and Mind Mapping Challenge : You have been asked to design a space ( of your choice ) in a volume of 5 meters by 5 meters by 5 meters . The designed space should be functional , of permanent use such as office , house , studio etc . The assignment is about lateral thinking in creation of spaces . Selection : Primarily , the tool of Mind Mapping will be essential in starting with this assignment . As from all the Data available , the person attempting the assignment will have to filter the information and then start designing . Following points need to be considered in the assignment : 01 . You have to compulsorily have minimum 04 levels in the total 05 meters height of block 02 . You can scoop out or add on an area of 3 Sq . m maximum 03 . The design should incorporate natural light and ventilation 04 . You may go underground up to 01.5 meters only 05 . Site Development is not optional and should complement the design of the block . 06 . You are not allowed to change the shape of the block ( no curves , round offs ) Application : The tool of mind mapping will help in listing down the problem statement and break it into various lateral thinking components . The person attempting the assignment may use and apply the basic design principles learnt till date and create a usable space with focus on form , function , levels , multiuse of spaces etc . Insight : The above points will make it important for the person attempting the assignment to use their visualization towards creating unique solutions . Mind mapping will help address the various issues to tackle as per the importance . Approach : May be as a different approach , we could look at visualization as the primary tool with more focus on Storytelling and expect a more conceptual proposal than technical . Finally , the main intent is to use Design thinking for creating innovative proposals , details can always be worked out once ideas become more clearer . Criteria for marking for the assignment could be set as below : 01 . Concept drawings ( as mentioned above ) _ 20 % 02 . Intelligent use of levels _ 25 % 03 . Brief generation and points considered _ 15 % 04 . Overall design scheme _ 30 % 05 . Mode of Presentation _ 10 %