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Brenda Hawley’s explorations of how adults make friends
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Comp- Analysis (Both Competitively and Comparatively)
Comp- Analysis (Both Competitively and Comparatively)
I do a lot of processing in my head, so I can speak to the points of market research and analysis but I don’t often get it into a visual…
Brenda Hawley
Feb 5, 2022
My Thesis Mission Statement & the Reflections That Got Me There
My Thesis Mission Statement & the Reflections That Got Me There
Mission statements don’t come out of the blue so I wanted to share the questions and reflective process that brought me to my thesis…
Brenda Hawley
Jan 19, 2022
Inadvertent Prototype Test
Inadvertent Prototype Test
A Friendsgiving party turned prototype testing ground
Brenda Hawley
Nov 28, 2021
Revised: Research Plan II
Revised: Research Plan II
After talking about my research plan with a professional, I realized my original plan wasn’t really a plan. So, I did it again.
Brenda Hawley
Nov 28, 2021
Netflix & Learn
Netflix & Learn
What watching the Netflix Abstract episode “Cas Holman: Design for Play” reminded me about designing friendship for adults
Brenda Hawley
Nov 22, 2021
An IRB & Research Plan II
An IRB & Research Plan II
To polish off the last four weeks of fall semester, I’ve developed my second research plan with hypothesis to test and prototype.
Brenda Hawley
Nov 17, 2021
Pivoting
Pivoting
A catch-all update for a project change, books and insights, and where I’m exploring from here
Brenda Hawley
Nov 8, 2021
Performance as Community
Performance as Community
This past week I saw a performance piece called By Heart and it challenged my assumptions about what develops community
Brenda Hawley
Oct 20, 2021
Preliminary Research Review
Preliminary Research Review
Initial findings for my teen and community focused thesis
Brenda Hawley
Oct 13, 2021
Brainstorming: 1x3
Brainstorming: 1x3
Assignment: Conceptualize 3 possible variations of your thesis idea. (I combined this with the Talking with Strangers assignment —…
Brenda Hawley
Oct 8, 2021
Brain Dump Critique
Brain Dump Critique
I’m catching up a bit because my ideas have lived in my head, a mini notebook, a not-so-mini notebook, and on post its of all colors…
Brenda Hawley
Oct 4, 2021
Thesis Thoughts 1.0: Brain Dump
Thesis Thoughts 1.0: Brain Dump
While most of my classmates were chugging along on internships or freelance gigs this summer, I had my butt in the sand. Literally. I spent…
Brenda Hawley
Sep 22, 2021
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