Trust and Process

On February 25, we presented our proofs of concept. I think a lot of us felt confused about what a proof of concept is, especially those…

The week of February 18 was a challenging one, as I wrote previously. After narrowing my framework focus a bit to designing with…

Over the last several weeks I’ve felt a lot of tension between completing assignments just to complete them and moving my project forward…

Last week’s assignments, a prototype roadmap and project plan, made it clear that I had to choose a direction for my project. I couldn’t…

As I wrote yesterday, last week we were tasked with writing the first drafts of a value proposition, a concise summary of our thesis idea…

Last week, we created an Idea + Criteria Matrix to help evaluate our ideas, make decisions and commit to one direction. We used the…

Value proposition: Social media makes it easy to forget there are human beings on the other side of your feed. Inspired by restorative…

Mini Prototype Synopsis

What was the strongest component of your prototype? Looking back at my prototype now, after attending a restorative justice training and…

Earlier this month, I attended a restorative justice circle training at Suffolk University in Boston, MA, lead by Mariam Levy and Caitlin…

In-class brainstorming on the first day of our last semester

On December 19, we presented our final prototype of the semester to our class and some guest critics (including several IxD alumni).

Last week I presented my prototype progress to the class, our thesis advisor Eric Forman, and our guest critic, Graham Letorney. It was a…

Over the last few weeks I’ve continued speaking with several only community moderators of varying sizes and topics, about their…

A few weeks ago now one of my classmates joked that I should make a restorative justice chatbot. After she said it, we both laughed but…

There are three weeks left in the semester (!!!), which makes me feel both nauseous and relieved. I’m developing a plan to make the most…

Recently I presented my first prototype to my class, and my classmates anonymously wrote comments and rated my work on a scale of 1–5…

The Experiment

Assumption Map

I’ve written before about the lessons I am still learning. I feel better saying I’m in the process of learning them, because to use the…

This week, we were tasked with performing a braindump of the assumptions we have about our problem space, and then organizing them into…

Last week, as part of my preliminary research plan, I put out a brief survey seeking information from women about their experiences with…