On May 17, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Michelle Hyams wrote:
> how does one go from jumping to the solutions, a rather structuring
> a project to be speculative with an unknown outcome?
I have found the following approach to be useful:
Identify the needs, desires and goals related to the situation in
which your project applies or will be used.
Identify the resources, people, information and technologies that are
relevant to your project.
Conceptualize how these are related and interact with each other and
analyze how they might meet your goals.
Formalize what you need to do to create a solution based on your best
idea and imagine what that would be.
Do what you proposed to realize a prototype of your idea. Get physical
fast.
Look critically at the result to see if you have really met your
goals. Test and measure as best you can.
Reflect about what you have done to see if you can improve the result
and fully understand its implications for users and society.
Don't be afraid to speculate, propose something and find it lacking.
That is how you learn what more to do to improve your outcome.
Speculating on several possibilities gives you more options to choose
from. You will never be at a lose for finding that unknown outcome.
Good luck and have fun!
Charles Burnette, PhD, FAIA
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