tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42695030549476834022024-02-07T19:47:40.894-08:00It's like Inception...except we're not dreaming.schutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01044526096093202227noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269503054947683402.post-65679725097335034412011-11-13T23:45:00.000-08:002011-12-14T01:58:59.038-08:00Eugene Schtyne Activity Results<div><br /></div><div>Following our Sticky Note activity with Eugene Schtyne, we sat down and sifted through our ideas, identifying and consolidating the ones that seemed to be similar. Here are photos of the original list and then a breakdown of the votes as a whole.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUp_yi_DCFTw_xNvkUAC_nY0-HXREl-R_DnK8BelZ8i4xhkomZKEijeXqFf5IP7-MWXwnssE1Lw3o8WTaUyuxPJ6TU92m7ShymMoLxiLX58b_muU8u9z5Fsp5YoBWl3tldvyTfwuco9fM/s1600/IMG_9226.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUp_yi_DCFTw_xNvkUAC_nY0-HXREl-R_DnK8BelZ8i4xhkomZKEijeXqFf5IP7-MWXwnssE1Lw3o8WTaUyuxPJ6TU92m7ShymMoLxiLX58b_muU8u9z5Fsp5YoBWl3tldvyTfwuco9fM/s320/IMG_9226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685921284827127826" /></a><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZR22FX3YNZg43TM9pEssFD6skk_UIbKXvE8bmkWGYHCq7b34fpKhzahVWrveoLuA97RKQ4K6jDiyPYoo_2r8Sb5a0ojsubiqUUj01cuTb6BmU8OGDd2RP_zo2Jnp7tJ8RUtL5gij7Hnt/s1600/IMG_0086.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZR22FX3YNZg43TM9pEssFD6skk_UIbKXvE8bmkWGYHCq7b34fpKhzahVWrveoLuA97RKQ4K6jDiyPYoo_2r8Sb5a0ojsubiqUUj01cuTb6BmU8OGDd2RP_zo2Jnp7tJ8RUtL5gij7Hnt/s320/IMG_0086.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685894492813037810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtKJ_jnfcNwN931A97R-jBvw0FeLzbZWlu50uVDUNf8l5HRiW-JVDp_DyngWAxglmxaHjJ6LTB1Wn9bqrbfNFwPwV8nR1kcc48_teDym30VxRuH78BUuzTyziNxYBtrBQ6s0PNX3oAKJ-/s1600/IMG_0088.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtKJ_jnfcNwN931A97R-jBvw0FeLzbZWlu50uVDUNf8l5HRiW-JVDp_DyngWAxglmxaHjJ6LTB1Wn9bqrbfNFwPwV8nR1kcc48_teDym30VxRuH78BUuzTyziNxYBtrBQ6s0PNX3oAKJ-/s320/IMG_0088.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685894486510609698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDULLm2dMm5K4dnfNFbr8WkioDGjTvVD3M3pgmqABGMJOAJ0lB4A9Kz76KCJENi9lhF93cwKaJIBz0Msg_myOV1vdCkbQ96mqk2qIYRBVaIu6oHbofw_35QIewzWwen5vNTvUFqkX6pbLW/s1600/IMG_0091.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDULLm2dMm5K4dnfNFbr8WkioDGjTvVD3M3pgmqABGMJOAJ0lB4A9Kz76KCJENi9lhF93cwKaJIBz0Msg_myOV1vdCkbQ96mqk2qIYRBVaIu6oHbofw_35QIewzWwen5vNTvUFqkX6pbLW/s320/IMG_0091.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685894263668470354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5RYBfxNHr9jYSI-SCEUFpetL9hTBsq79TE7vjq4TPAQJdu7FR2s35MEXb4R-27JWMlpwYaZBXc0B5uW22to3fnnlCuGkv8IM6TEvMV-ludH4whS-xFxSHgxIskOCM0QKjsSVT-_RJgZ1/s1600/IMG_0094.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5RYBfxNHr9jYSI-SCEUFpetL9hTBsq79TE7vjq4TPAQJdu7FR2s35MEXb4R-27JWMlpwYaZBXc0B5uW22to3fnnlCuGkv8IM6TEvMV-ludH4whS-xFxSHgxIskOCM0QKjsSVT-_RJgZ1/s320/IMG_0094.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685894262465177362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cMzMbyuXCTyrdyKb2zWfmBV2wkPBhy90hoUf4Mnq7efRWKqU4ZaaeAc7dEAJvaV-CennQgH-5OkzjJHLzmuWG1Ocwp6JRIZ8O83qnW4yatsT7IzWwiXgaPldu7NoTebG5O13z__i9QYj/s1600/IMG_0095.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cMzMbyuXCTyrdyKb2zWfmBV2wkPBhy90hoUf4Mnq7efRWKqU4ZaaeAc7dEAJvaV-CennQgH-5OkzjJHLzmuWG1Ocwp6JRIZ8O83qnW4yatsT7IzWwiXgaPldu7NoTebG5O13z__i9QYj/s320/IMG_0095.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685894252675723842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUdjllq1IBp_tk0kOcL3d9hJ4IICdvo0GKIhXoe-eFqSZcOxAgXeUPk0TCeYVJxzrAat7YWkB94KFZNXx6rsz81wWAjb9254HuiUL78iPV04UTJZxhqogCVUMYIVyC20-W69WOi9lBVuD/s1600/IMG_0097.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUdjllq1IBp_tk0kOcL3d9hJ4IICdvo0GKIhXoe-eFqSZcOxAgXeUPk0TCeYVJxzrAat7YWkB94KFZNXx6rsz81wWAjb9254HuiUL78iPV04UTJZxhqogCVUMYIVyC20-W69WOi9lBVuD/s320/IMG_0097.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685894243606908594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc_RmDfMcd7JnUPgg271iD0qgSa3su1W4BtI9GME8COptdCLkLh8J4rpeAj4KXlN1q3kUXcOXQ642E4X2ylQzX3MuoY8PHoErL6tdOMppLfFF_riJgR5ucWuP-xvISwzgtERIKVbxwgDy/s1600/IMG_0100.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc_RmDfMcd7JnUPgg271iD0qgSa3su1W4BtI9GME8COptdCLkLh8J4rpeAj4KXlN1q3kUXcOXQ642E4X2ylQzX3MuoY8PHoErL6tdOMppLfFF_riJgR5ucWuP-xvISwzgtERIKVbxwgDy/s320/IMG_0100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685894238206482194" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">1 – Create dialogue with heating water - 3</p> <p class="MsoNormal">3 – Where is it going - 3</p> <p class="MsoNormal">4 – Who is around – 1 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">7 – 2,000 limit for project – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">9 – What materials – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">11 – Lack experience – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">12 – No holes in walls or ceilings – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">14 – How do we make a banal thing interesting – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">15 – No southern face to use – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">17 – Durability – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">18 – Stealability – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">19 – Time constraint – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">21 – Different evaluations from different disciplines – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">22 – Client & us Happy – 5</p> <p class="MsoNormal">23 – Weatherproof – 1 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">24 – Childproof – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">26 – Idiotproof – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">27 – Does it function – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">28 – How cheap can we make It – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">34 – Fabrication of surface – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">35 – Debugging surface/technology – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">38 – How much water is necessary – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">39 – How much water is usable – 3</p> <p class="MsoNormal">40 – How many people will live in house? – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">42 – How are we going to heat it -1 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">43 – How do we make it smart – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">45 – Trade off of aesthetics vs. function and vice versa – 3</p> <p class="MsoNormal">46 – efficiency of surface to accomplish – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">47 – How do we manage info – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">48 – Transfer info – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">52 – Integration into house – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">54 – Custom or commercial – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">55 – How to respond to architectural limits – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">56 – How heavy is the product – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">57 – How sound is the structure – 2 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">60 – Inside or outside? – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">61 – Integration into community – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">63 – What type of liquid – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">65 – Direct heating of water in module – how? -1 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">66 – Where is container in house – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">67 – How do we stand out? – 5</p> <p class="MsoNormal">69 – What is our ultimate audience? – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">70 – Where is the water coming from? – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">71 – Are we on or off grid – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">72 – Prevent leakage of water inside house – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">77 – What info are we collecting? – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">78 – Is it portable – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">79 – How will we install it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>- 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">80 – How do we make it worth 2,000 – 3</p> <p class="MsoNormal">83 – How to maintain project (cost & who to fix) - 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">86 - Impact on environment (can we recycle parts?) - 6</p> <p class="MsoNormal">92 – What pests will we encounter – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">94 – Will chemicals leak into water – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">96 – Can we maximize the use of solar panels -1 </p> <p class="MsoNormal">97 – Can we better insulate house – 3</p> <p class="MsoNormal">98 – Is it annual, yearly, daily, seasonal? – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">100 – How simple can it be? – 6</p> <p class="MsoNormal">102 – Can we have interaction without contamination – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">103 – Is it dangerous – 2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">105 – Will we have liabilities – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">106 – How do we control heat? – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">110 – What is getting hot? – 1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">112 – How do we direct heat/energy most efficiently – 2</p> <!--EndFragment-->schutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01044526096093202227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269503054947683402.post-83799033165223920472011-11-11T23:17:00.000-08:002011-12-13T23:38:23.881-08:00Eugene Schtyne Visit Notes<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">From Presentations:</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Keep it simple – If the project idea is simple and we leave ample time. During stressful times people revert to their strengths and we should try to avoid this! People trying new stuff means sometimes they make new things or do it in a different and interesting way.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Add to the worth with the $2,000: which would you prefer? $2,000 or our project?</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Were we specific enough as a group? Could we be more so?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">“It’s about how this fits in the real world.” –Max<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Eugene Schtyen</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Reverse Brainstorming – Innovation vs. Invention</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Between 2:00-3:00 is sleepy time! =P</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>We have a project, not an organization, so we have timelines and deliverables.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Rule of Cheese and Bacon – The cow gave the cheese, the pig gave it’s life. Somebody is going to take the brunt of things. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><a href="http://innovationprinciples.blogspot.com/">http://innovationprinciples.blogspot.com</a></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>3,000 raw ideas = 1 successful product</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Stage of NPD Process</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>It takes persistence. It’s all about making our mistakes better than others mistakes.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Technology has become a winner takes all market</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>We need to learn while doing. I need to force myself to try new things. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>The question, “how do we think outside the box?” is not the first question. The first question is, “What is the box?”</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>We need to unlearn what is untrue</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>There are hard barriers and soft barriers. An example of a hard barrier is our $2,000 budget. Soft barriers exist in the mind; it is what I think is possible. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Video 1: </p> <p class="MsoNormal">It is an invention to speed up feeding at lunch (in a forced way) to increase efficiency. “It’s no good – it isn’t practical.” The thing that didn’t work was the electric motor. It is technology we take for granted.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Video 2: </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Break throughs DO happen. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>There is no theory of creativity. We don’t know how it happens. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Genius is not something that sits inside you: it’s based on what you do. It’s after the fact that it gets recognized.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Copying IS something we use. For each of the examples shown there is an example of someone who didn’t. We want to practice and get the skill. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>The key word on the patents is IMPROVEMENT. It was always there during that time period. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>There is nothing creative about trying 6,000 different things. Edison’s biggest constraint was big wires and cost. It’s the rest of the system that’s creative. The lightbulb wasn’t the breakthrough; the parallel was the breakthrough. It all depends on the viewpoint. WE DON’T SEE THE BIG BREAKTHROUGHS.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>The video plays on our stereotype that there is a puzzle. IT’S NOT A SIMPLE COMBINATION. Looking back is way easier than looking forward. Everything is obvious in hindsight.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>In 1935 it was still a joke about how electric motors didn’t work.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Ford put together crazy ideas. It was brilliant. I took this, that, and the other thing, never tried on this scale, and put them all together. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>The movie doesn’t show the inventive effort. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Conventional Wisdoms – SOFT BARRIERS</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-family:Cambria;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>“Everything is a trade off.”</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-family:Cambria;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>“Solving problems is just like solving puzzles.”</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-family:Cambria;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>“Invention is the same as innovation.”</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-family:Cambria;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>“Creativity is a trait, not a skill that can be taught. You either have it, or you don’t.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">#1</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Quality vs. Price</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Risk vs. Reward</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Accuracy vs. Speed</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">PROBLEMS:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Breakthroughs happen when we break trade offs.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Examples:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Edison – Before: bright lights = high cost and high current</p> <p class="MsoNormal">GM – Before: better car = higher $ and more people</p> <p class="MsoNormal">B&N – (Before Amazon Solution) Before: more choice = higher store cost</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yahoo – (Before Google) Before: more $ = more annoyance</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">FIND A WAY TO ELIMINATE A TRADE OFF<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Potential green energy?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Raise you hand as high as possible….</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">#2</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Jigsaw puzzles in 1766 (British Empire) were toys for high middle class, so that kids could teach themselves.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Has a pre-defined answer</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Considered solved when the answer is found</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Doesn’t create any risk</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Idea for artificial environments</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">PROBLEMS: </p> <p class="MsoNormal">May or may not have a solution (open-ended)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">When solution is found it doesn’t necessarily mean it will succeed in implementation or in the marketplace</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Carries investment risks and has unintended consequence</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Examples:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">San Francisco’s low flow toilet. Junk/crap gets stuck and starts stinking. Caring people did more damage than good. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">ATF Fast & Furious. Arms ended up in Mexico. Not a controlled experiment like they thought.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">SOLUTIONS CREATE PROBLEMS: JUST THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS</p> <p class="MsoNormal">You don’t just throw stuff together and it works</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Creative thinking: approach problems as obstacles. Remove the obstacle to open up new opportunities.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">#3</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Invention & Innovation: Different words for the same thing?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Portrayed as old vs. new</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It starts in the head. Then it has to get made. Then people have to use it. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lots of ups and downs: it’s a process.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Invention is a personal or small group event.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Innovation is a network of social events</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Society rewards innovation…not invention. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Chair vs. Stool: we take technology for granted.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The way you phrase problems is important!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">#4</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Genius = Guardian deity who watches over</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Talent = Balance, weight. Who can lift the most?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Creativity = 1670’s quality of creating. “out of nothing.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Richard E. Nisbett Quote</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Mihaly Csikscentmihalyi chart</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Rewarding students for hard work over cleverness yields better results.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">PROBLEM SELECTION IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF INNOVATION PROCESS<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Recognize a good problem.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">From an innovators perspective, most problems are not worth solving. We HAVE to be innovators.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Idea FIRST, THEN throw stuff together.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Examples: </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lycra material science. Then obesity hit and it didn’t make people look good. Amanda Kennedy.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yahoo vs. Google. Yahoo paid Google 7.1 Million to do search engine work for them. Yahoo tries to get people as many pages as possible. Google shows relevancy: what people want to see, not what they want to show. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">STEP #1 FOR PROBLEM SOLVING: Find high value problem</p> <p class="MsoNormal">FIND>ANALYZE>SOLVE>ENABLE></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Brainstorm was invented by Alex Osborn in 1930’s. It became popular in 60’s. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-family:Cambria;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Defer judgement</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-family:Cambria;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Quantity beats quality</p> <p class="MsoNormal">go Go GO!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Criticism ruled out</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Free wheeling</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Quantity</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Combination & improvements are sought</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">FORGOTTEN RULES</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Designed to solve simple problems that don’t require value judgement</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A supplement not a solution</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Use as an ore</p> <p class="MsoNormal">KEY FINDINGS SINCE</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Illusion of Group Productivity (small groups)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Social Facilitation (mere presence) </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Better for simple tasks, worse performance on complex tasks</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Group Polarization (group think)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Risky or cautious shift</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Social Loafing – More people to pull rope, less force each one applies</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Everyone should have their own task and it should be significant</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">BRAINSTORM</p> <p class="MsoNormal">THE GOOD:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Free exchange of ideas</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Good feelings</p> <p class="MsoNormal">THE BAD: </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Quality of ideas unknown</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Don’t know what you missed</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Rat hole solutions</p> <p class="MsoNormal">THE UGLY:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">“counterproductive way of spending time”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">REVERSE BRAINSTORMS:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Goal: Discover Problems</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Explore problem space quickly</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The more problems the better</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Remove psychological inertia</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Get rid of problem fear and brain clutter</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Technique</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Apply enhanced brainstorming rules</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Look for problems, not solutions</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ran out of problems? Seek help from the 3 magicians</p> <p class="MsoNormal">List now, refine level</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">GROUP EXERCISE:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>(part 1)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No criticism</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No solutions</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No fear</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No rat-holing</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Build upon ideas of others</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Keep moving</p> <p class="MsoNormal">No more than 2 hours</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">PROBLEM EVALUATION:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>(part 2)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Define short-term & long-term time frames</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Consider key restraints that define the time frames</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Imagine that I have $10,000 earmarked for short-term investment</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Imagine that each line on the Problem List represents a company that developed the best solution</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Invest no more than $1,000 each in companies that in your opinion will provide the best short-term return</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Make sure total at the bottom is = $10,000</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Repeat the exercise w/ $10,000 earmarked</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">TRUE QUESTION: what is worth working on?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Problem Mapping (Timing – Value)</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-family:Cambria;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">I.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Walkthrough the list of problems</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;font-family:Cambria;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">II.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Discuss & place on the diagram</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Good Exercise:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">What constraints do I take for granted?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Look for overlaps: can we knock off other problem by solving one?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Categorize later with group (Cluster)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Whatever I’m doing now has merit in the real world</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Free consumer survey –Very Important Data</p> <p class="MsoNormal">“I want everyone in the world to use this.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">If you tell a good story, you can get people to buy into it.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">My top 10 might be useless. Eventually worthwhile stuff emerges.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Don’t get locked into my top 10.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Distinguish between things & problems</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Define problems & sometimes solutions begin to stare us down</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">CREATIVE IS NOT WHAT YOU ARE. IT’S WHAT YOU DO. <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Question to provoke problems: What do we not know?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Building extremely good products gets people involved. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Keep in mind: NO DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR</p> <p class="MsoNormal">People work because they are excited to work on an insanely great problem. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">What problems are we trying to alleviate?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">To be in trouble can be a positive thing.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Good Book: Four Horsemen of Marital Apocalypse</p> <p class="MsoNormal">#1 Contempt</p> <p class="MsoNormal">#2 Defensiveness (should say, how can we make it better?)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Steve Job in 2001</p> <p class="MsoNormal">How he presents his product</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1<sup>st</sup> Question – WHY? Long-term Question/Viewers Question</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The more you work on something, the more you talk/think HOW (short-term question)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Spend A LOT of time on presentation</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Addresses market! Not speculative. Large market.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Shows current examples</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Shows order of magnitude change.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Quantum Leap – Entire music library at all times with you.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s not about sleekness. It’s about user. What it does is next.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Problem: cost, size, and amount of music</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Breakthroughs!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ultra-portable – size of a deck of cards </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hierarchy of problems: not just great feature, big solutions.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Offers solutions to EVERY problem</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Last thing on list: Apple Design</p> <p class="MsoNormal">MAKE THEM BELIEVE THAT IT’S JUST NOT ANOTHER ONE OF SOMETHING.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Several magnitude changes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">QUESTIONS TO ASK<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>OURSELVES:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>WHAT IS THE TRUTH?<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>WHAT IS THE ACTUAL STATE OF THINGS?<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>WHAT DO WE OFFER?<o:p></o:p></b></p> <!--EndFragment-->schutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01044526096093202227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269503054947683402.post-47819938057132148452011-11-01T01:08:00.000-07:002011-12-14T01:21:26.553-08:00Solar Water Heater Ideas/Inspiration Generated Over Break<img src="webkit-fake-url://9E878A70-AE43-4CD5-A2C3-8945985435A1/application.pdf" /><div><br /></div><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Artist:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Derek Parker and Jason Chakravarty</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Location:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Along Arts Drive</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Created:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>2006</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Installation:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>2006</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Materials:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Aluminum and neon</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img src="webkit-fake-url://8BDB391E-EB07-474A-92B2-360D4A8E95DA/application.pdf" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal">http://derekparkerart.com/artwork/996844_Conduit.html</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <img src="webkit-fake-url://361F1017-223E-4381-ABC1-624728B1F6CA/application.pdf" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:76.0pt">Artist:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Ray Hein</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:76.0pt">Location:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>East entrance, Visual Arts Center</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:76.0pt">Created:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>1970</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:76.0pt">Installation:<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>1970</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:76.0pt">Materials:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Rolled copper sheets and forged bronze</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:76.0pt">Acquisition:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </span>Art Alliance-commissioned piece. 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mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="webkit-fake-url://E7C91B33-13CC-4E98-9790-ABDC463BB5C9/application.pdf" /></span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:76.0pt"><!--StartFragment--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US">http://www.exaltedfountains.com/</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:76.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="webkit-fake-url://CBE7B742-0BF0-4F4A-8A2B-4B36F79015B3/application.pdf" /></span></span><!--EndFragment--></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:76.0pt"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Frank Gehry Bentwood Furniture…(make out of flattened pipes instead?)</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <img src="webkit-fake-url://22CEF77E-439E-4CE1-9BD0-5A40428B48BE/application.pdf" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal">http://stuartfingerhut.com/2010/12/kinema-pendant-luminaire/ </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Inspired by crustaceans</p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="webkit-fake-url://ABCAC50B-8330-4FD6-A44F-5CCD9EF68761/application.pdf" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal">http://www.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>okha.com/</p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>schutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01044526096093202227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269503054947683402.post-49759888629845306392011-10-20T00:42:00.000-07:002011-12-14T01:05:50.749-08:00Week Four Prototype Photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhefygEEwh2UwUpTvPZxC_LwT1Eu8wr9zg91HBkfyHYZty59ozq2IDfvB1jbTwjDXEs49nMi8Wx3kc8aCCHI-2-rDOGdn4Eo0rbIldQlAkZ7_qz1mZdbEwsnM0F3R_RJ2qLSUNmRF0vDAU/s1600/IMG_9249.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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The week before, I thought our group was doomed, and then we did a 180 and quite well by my estimation. This week, I thought that our group had enormous potential for working really well together, and that it was going to be a good week. I was dead wrong. Thing went downhill from the start, and just kept going downhill at an exponential rate. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">This week I had the team of Maria, Ted, Stephanie, Brian, and Justin. The project we got handed was the Heat, Sliding, and Annually project, and since this was the week before we would present to Mitch and Gina, pressure was on. The group before us had created a solar water-heating project that used half cylindrical shapes with reflective material inside that would redirect light toward a central black tube. Unfortunately for that group, their acrylic gears weren’t strong enough, and the structure was too heavy, so they burned out their servos and in class their model didn’t work. It had some other flaws, such as the bulky box that supported the central tubes, which, coupled with their location on top of the roof, would act as a snow collector. However, the main premise was a good one, and the form was efficient to my understanding. I wasn’t too worried about function; we just had to start by rethinking the gears or making them of a different material. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">The professors, following the critiques, told us that thus far in the course groups were completely redoing projects every week instead of truly building upon the one we were given. They wanted us to knock that off, use what we were given, and improve upon it. Karl also made a point of stating that two of the projects needed to work on spectacle, while the other two needed to work on function. Since the light project and the wind project did not receive the critique of being unlike a spectacle, whereas the water and heat projects did, I thought our group would take that critique to heart and focus in on that portion. I thought we would maintain the current function and find a way to bolster the spectacle. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Yet again, I was dead wrong. The very first thing our group did in class was to attempt to change everything about our piece. I was among those who voiced the query as to whether or not the Powerhouse had a water heater yet, but after the professors told us to stick to it, we all dropped that topic. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>So we then proceeded to argue for hours over the course of this first meeting and all following ones. I tried, futilely, to say that the darn thing was efficient enough and that we should focus more on spectacle. The form just fine, but couldn’t we stick it into the roofline perhaps? Or even indoors under a skylight? Or figure out a way to protect it without hindering its spin motion? If it were indoors then cleaning it would be easier, although, yes, we might lose efficiency. Yet since the pipes had to be covered by a clear panel anyways, what would that matter? Then I proposed that we focus more on using the combination of light and water; improving the light fixture idea the previous group admittedly failed to execute completely. Couldn’t it be a really awesome ceiling light?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I also pitched that the half cylinder could be finished off into a full cylinder, allowing for the project to exist in the ceiling line instead of under or over, since a half cylinder would allow precipitation in.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Even in saying all this, I admitted that maybe there could be greater efficiency. Maybe I was dead wrong about how efficient it was, but since Garrett took point on presenting the efficiency and he was rather convincing, I didn’t see how the current efficiency was an issue. So in moving forward on my own, I brought forward some visual elements I found </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>To go on explaining the war that ensued for the following hours seems futile and disrespectful of my fellow classmates, which is something I don’t desire. So in moving forward, Maria did a marvelous job with an Eco diagnostic. She really stepped up to the course standard of learning new things by undertaking the entire program. What she generated was very professional looking, and great for seeing temperatures relative to the months of the year and for observing where the wind primarily comes from. Justin called his uncle and got information regarding water heating. We learned the dimensions of the installations his uncle works on, and how they function. We also learned the price point of $7,000 for that type of installation, and hoped that our being able to reduce cost to below $2,000 would be a selling point for us. With other facets, it was stated that the cylinders had to go because the form was disliked and because the sheer number of them needed was undesirable for mechanics sake. This left the form to become a flat panel. Since we no longer had the ease of rotation for protecting the piping (which was to be copper for the most efficiency), we needed something else. The something else then became a set of cabinet doors that would be reflective, which would inevitably take up far more of the roof than we could afford. It was decided to think more on how this protection would actually work, as well as ways to consider spectacle more greatly without losing any function.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>But apparently I was wrong in thinking we decided on these two items. In stepping back, I came up with a way for the “doors” to work, pitched it in the next meeting with a quick cardboard demonstration, and without any protest at all it was accepted. No other ideas were brought the table. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>I have never had one of my initial ideas readily accepted without debate or conversation even once in this class until this moment. I hated it.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>While I like to argue my point, and if I think I’m correct I’ll stick to my guns, I prefer to debate things. I want to hear the pros and cons from another perspective and I want to hash things, pooling ideas and resources, until something good rises to the top. I know I don’t know everything. Many days I feel as if I don’t know anything at all. But never ever did I want this idea to be nonchalantly accepted and then executed (no matter how well rendered or calculated by Ted). I didn’t know how awful it was to have a first idea accepted until this occurred. It just doesn’t happen in art & design at all. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>But since everyone else was finally sufficiently pleased with the efficiency of our piece, I thought that maybe NOW we could get to working on spectacle. Instead, I was unceremoniously told that if I wanted spectacle, I needed to figure it out and do it myself. Oh. And no touching the form. Oh. And the dimensions were to be delegated by efficiency as well, so no messing with that either. Blatantly stated: They did not care at all about spectacle. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>It is to my shame that I confess my reaction following this time. I lost it. I have never lost it like this ever if my memory serves me right. I just exploded. After 6 hours of trying so hard to convince, debate, plead, and argue (repeat times ten, with the order of the various attempts sporadically rearranged), and after even appealing to their sense of respect for our professors by emailing the trio with the situation (written as unbiased as possible and approved by my group members) and reading aloud the responses…. I couldn’t take it. How can anyone disregard Karl’s perfectly clear answer? “Spectacle without function is meaningless. Function without spectacle is crap. If you make a project that is only about spectacle or only about function, you will get a C in this class.” And then to state that they believed our form was spectacle like? To ignore the truth so profoundly?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I should have walked away. I should have done something else. I shouldn’t have lost it. I did. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Deflated after losing it, I apologized meekly, and set to work making the model I did not respect with everything I possessed. It would be as good as I could make it. Brian and I went to work on the form and Justin worked to figure out the code.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It took us a while, but we made the thing work. The largest difficulty resulted from the fact that we had no good servos to work with, since they had been burnt out the previous week. We attempted to use two small ones, and they couldn’t handle the weight of the flaps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We did make it so they could move independently. 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The work process never achieved the level of productivity or enthusiasm as we had reached on Wednesday, but things were moderately good. There was some definite down turns to our project as this point: execution/representation of our idea was poor.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">First of all, we had an issue of debate on the size the plant containers needed to be, and what material form they should be. Based upon my research, I knew that the best material choice for the plant pods was clay pots, and therefore fought for it. I also knew, again based off my research, that the size of the pots was going to be rather substantial in order to accommodate the root systems. Neither of these prospects sat well with Ning, who was suitably inspired by the ingenuity of using reuse materials (pop bottles) in which to grow plants. If we weren’t growing citrus, but were growing herbs instead, she would have been right. That said, the final form that was developed was probably too small for practicality for the plants we did choose, although material wise, we decided it could and would be formed with clay. Dylan digitally generated the form within Rhino. Unfortunately, following his production of the digital form, he had to leave to go to New York (if I recall correctly) and wouldn’t be back until after Tuesday. We then became one worker down. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Somewhere in the mix of this, I was called upon by the dynamic duo of Kevin and Steven to build a sturdy framework for our solar tracking reflection device. Neither had wood studio access yet (to their knowledge), and I readily agreed to help. Together we worked out what measurements were needed, what form was best for the code we wanted to use, and what type of material would be light enough for our servos to move. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">That task wasn’t too difficult for me since I had built a picture frame with 45 degree angle joints a few semesters back, and therefore knew which tools to use. As soon as I could, I put together the form. The final product, electronics included, is visible below. While we really wanted the panel to respond as reflecting light down necessitates, we ended up having to settle for merely tracking the sun. Debugging simply took too long, and we couldn’t accommodate the rest. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Following that, more miniature battles began to crop up. Ning and I were in charge of model making. The first issue to conquer was scale, where we needed to figure out the dimensions we were shooting for, as well as how many plants we could accommodate with the estimated height of the rooms. That was reasonably accomplished. Then we got into how the model should look, and we had a tiff over how to build the primary structure. I had hoped to avoid pillars on our model where there wouldn’t be any, seeing as they would detract from the important components of the model itself. Yet my proposal, as Ning demonstrated for me, was completely structurally instable. Point blank, that sucked. So I had to adjust, and pillars went in. Following this time, we went to laser cut the materials for the model, and as I cut the sheets to size, Ning did the file work. When it came time to do the large container model, however, we reached another point of disagreement. She didn’t want to take the time to cut all of the cardboard pieces we’d need to stack up to represent the form Dylan had generated. I did, but didn’t know how to do the laser work. In order to still have something while we continued the debate, we made a rough, inadequate form to be lasercut. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>It looked like a trashcan. I was devastated. Yet nothing I could say or do could change Ning’s mind, despite my attempting it for the next day and half. We ended up having to use that model, and I still despise it. Moving on.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Material wise, we quickly realized we had nothing suitable to “channel the water” or hide the wires in and/or diffuse the light of the LED’s that would be incorporated in the helix form. While this didn’t bother Ning overtly, I was adamant about covering that. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Steven and I (with Rachel coming along for her group) then took for home depot where I purchased some tubing that would work for us. When we got back after our little excursion, I sand blasted a portion of the tubing for the wiring. I didn’t know it would turn grey, but it did diffuse the light, so it worked. Following that, I helped Ning assemble our lasercut pieces, and made the far too whimsical plants for our model. They’re almost too playful for the seriousness this class requires, but we needed something to represent plants, or have the model not look like anything at all.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Sometime in there I helped hash out our presentation. I don’t even know how I had time for that, but I manufactured the time. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>And so the week ended. </p> <!--EndFragment-->schutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01044526096093202227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269503054947683402.post-8768432537328436442011-10-10T01:06:00.000-07:002011-12-14T01:57:57.616-08:00Week Three Prototype Photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSyxMl_B5v4ApFeOJfDMLqvXJIzkWN6p4jgaiCGGmDgm-atsLIQMttmv_Q7xJpubTYmhqDuQfjbmI0p8eJW-co_J481QuLESybaGdDIwQmkUPPbjREwX2J0PABvIiE_aH2ued1j0rTcoA/s1600/IMG_8640.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSyxMl_B5v4ApFeOJfDMLqvXJIzkWN6p4jgaiCGGmDgm-atsLIQMttmv_Q7xJpubTYmhqDuQfjbmI0p8eJW-co_J481QuLESybaGdDIwQmkUPPbjREwX2J0PABvIiE_aH2ued1j0rTcoA/s320/IMG_8640.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685921118772510386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAT-RbrEH6NvpWt9eewiGKGRPUoBXb8Is-haAn3PWGK3OEYyVve-6NPbM516Bi_z7nmfWE6H4PJFt9_nT9lNsB0w2hbB2uBteUjH-NBnEg9ww29EfBSjVaPMmRhwE54_ZxwrRm7sxLDdj7/s1600/IMG_9214.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAT-RbrEH6NvpWt9eewiGKGRPUoBXb8Is-haAn3PWGK3OEYyVve-6NPbM516Bi_z7nmfWE6H4PJFt9_nT9lNsB0w2hbB2uBteUjH-NBnEg9ww29EfBSjVaPMmRhwE54_ZxwrRm7sxLDdj7/s320/IMG_9214.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685908314999638418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTyxBEcX96A9YahXvy0s6fAWUI8MlNnyzGYHiCksNiEZGA1mz6vXw8VClx6eLZLB7GqXY5MfU8QhCZH23kEbUDx6oz6aRLeY17Sl7GRVLwxisV2BTOm5ztZBiZHuV_KZD0Hx_xgwvgw97/s1600/IMG_9211.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTyxBEcX96A9YahXvy0s6fAWUI8MlNnyzGYHiCksNiEZGA1mz6vXw8VClx6eLZLB7GqXY5MfU8QhCZH23kEbUDx6oz6aRLeY17Sl7GRVLwxisV2BTOm5ztZBiZHuV_KZD0Hx_xgwvgw97/s320/IMG_9211.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685908310809724466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCvFFqM_Ov6fjHWuOyWM69Xz94KVWrQuoBRktD77kO9LxBYL3EVuKbMxiVmzjhMaX9REG_ukeVA5qmeurGYOlJeeo_uSizUlOvJkBVEmEs50c9YzvAgqpRIiQJ4flo4SFvzPVvWfKS_le/s1600/IMG_9217.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCvFFqM_Ov6fjHWuOyWM69Xz94KVWrQuoBRktD77kO9LxBYL3EVuKbMxiVmzjhMaX9REG_ukeVA5qmeurGYOlJeeo_uSizUlOvJkBVEmEs50c9YzvAgqpRIiQJ4flo4SFvzPVvWfKS_le/s320/IMG_9217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685908300272374290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5S7z-ARjYN_wJLz_RrmPl33edCWHj71Gskf_vszbFFDbHHLHoqUFux9f8U-7GZUWYnG_OBv8cqrSc4WGunpCVkES4mB_njfHmmlp6TPYA5BqiLoF6hyWQU1Mg-r9qNb03_IjsZzgawOG/s1600/IMG_9222.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5S7z-ARjYN_wJLz_RrmPl33edCWHj71Gskf_vszbFFDbHHLHoqUFux9f8U-7GZUWYnG_OBv8cqrSc4WGunpCVkES4mB_njfHmmlp6TPYA5BqiLoF6hyWQU1Mg-r9qNb03_IjsZzgawOG/s320/IMG_9222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685908296993932946" /></a><br />These are the photos of our model. Let it be stated for the record that I refuse to post photos of the trashcan. *shakes head*schutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01044526096093202227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269503054947683402.post-56928331895544819162011-10-09T23:20:00.000-07:002011-12-13T23:26:10.083-08:00Week 3 Part 2<div>Moving forward after our super productive hour and a half meeting on Wednesday, I took on the task to researching the viability of growing tropical plants indoors. I needed to find a list of possible plants, the conditions that we would have to create and maintain in our form, and an understanding of cost.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">After a little digging, I happened upon a super convenient Martha Stewart article and video:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/266849/indoor-citrus-and-flowering-plants">http://www.marthastewart.com/266849/indoor-citrus-and-flowering-plants</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Which led me to a highly respected site for procuring plants of numerous variations suitable to our needs:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.logees.com/Tropical-Fruits/products/461/">http://www.logees.com/Tropical-Fruits/products/461/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">It was really exciting for me. I looked for any and all plants that didn’t exceed a height of 3 ft at their full-grown status, and found more than several. All of the plants I saw were in our budget.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Attached are some of the photos of the plants I selected as options .</p></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj1hgJ_VrhBcpUov4u11-TGyYiz3XnZxVl2lLCp5gfFj0fQJZulZVArC_PUcXNgJ4jKiZMaVHVJa93F7IhkQ2cj_nkf_JrkR8tQ-dQ1muWDCeuCmBHp_vfqVWItwfbxOX1GSzXHFykGxR/s1600/R1981-musa-cavendish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj1hgJ_VrhBcpUov4u11-TGyYiz3XnZxVl2lLCp5gfFj0fQJZulZVArC_PUcXNgJ4jKiZMaVHVJa93F7IhkQ2cj_nkf_JrkR8tQ-dQ1muWDCeuCmBHp_vfqVWItwfbxOX1GSzXHFykGxR/s320/R1981-musa-cavendish.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685881727253360642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEroVdHZSJit_RjpohnZd0nOJXVjVzig-lcIKzCiK1PbjF8eQbhB11pCP0r4Z6Vow9Mc6QLDcgpyB6Ewyl-IA_QgUYci2AFr-GJ4tLLaWx3q7Te5viTINXDSTyol9H4L4nNBCQOyolh8t/s1600/citrus-sinensis-sanguiella.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEroVdHZSJit_RjpohnZd0nOJXVjVzig-lcIKzCiK1PbjF8eQbhB11pCP0r4Z6Vow9Mc6QLDcgpyB6Ewyl-IA_QgUYci2AFr-GJ4tLLaWx3q7Te5viTINXDSTyol9H4L4nNBCQOyolh8t/s320/citrus-sinensis-sanguiella.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685881726519065074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRvcIHc9UQdaREYtQ4imeUFfmTfnPI3RfteFI0WTPwhx7N0zfi__iVVng0ROkbBYFjcbx3EtajlP8EfxIoTcVgoWTKNqSVHmT5f08VpnnZtaQXGZ4fkpCBLhBD6a-tvX7O1NP-PEe5UbC/s1600/CITRUS-OTAHEITE1.GIF.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRvcIHc9UQdaREYtQ4imeUFfmTfnPI3RfteFI0WTPwhx7N0zfi__iVVng0ROkbBYFjcbx3EtajlP8EfxIoTcVgoWTKNqSVHmT5f08VpnnZtaQXGZ4fkpCBLhBD6a-tvX7O1NP-PEe5UbC/s320/CITRUS-OTAHEITE1.GIF.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685881601788677090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduZyaEpUrwqxRexoK_QxDigVoMgN5tmNxeuGpgT7gVjtth2KtnXXEg4u8lymEaTXn5DYHdGwyNWNXiAMgXBjPY74hB6B4FYWJ7rc7DljepMGHrTnebAGHSt99BUNsQu4rwxCPXEQU1INM/s1600/C2032-2-small.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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My group consisted of Steven, Kevin, Dylan, Alex, and Ning, with Dylan and I being the returners from the previous week. The project was the plant growth system, and the new task was to make the system track the sun.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">To say the least, when I walked out the door on Tuesday, I was almost devoid of hope for our group. That single hour of being with my new group left me quite certain we were screwed.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">What made it so bad? Well, for starters, all we did was sit next to a blank whiteboard for most of the time. The class mantra is “hands on think tank” and it seemed as if there was no thinking going on at all. Dylan seemed dead tired, Ning seemed flattened of all enthusiasm, Steven was quietly trying to find a starting point, Kevin didn’t appear available for consultation, Alex was raving mad, and I didn’t know where to start. Despite the critique that the project was very much like an expensive latticework, most of my group members seemed perfectly happy with the idea of keeping the form of our piece. Couple our formal issue with the fact that there is a farm across the street from the powerhouse, and we really didn’t have a high value problem either. We needed to find something that made us unique, particularly if we were going to continue addressing the food desert concept. Then, in an effort to spark us to action, the Max and John slowly trickled by. Max prompted us to start using numbers and to do a rough calculation of how much rainfall the area gets and whether or not it’s even feasible to grow plants indoors with rainwater alone. He was right: we DID need to know that in order to establish our idea of plant growth as credible. So after a bit of hem hawing around, the calculation was done, establishing that, yes, we would be able to grow plants with rainwater if the average was anything to go by.</p><p class="MsoNormal">And so ended the productivity of the hour. One single number:</p><p class="MsoNormal">Rain/Year Calc.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Approx. 1,000 sq ft of roofline</p><p class="MsoNormal">25 in/year in Detroit</p><p class="MsoNormal">1/14 in/day</p><p class="MsoNormal">Approx 17 gal/day</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">One single number, the idea to grow weed, and the brief consideration of making dew catchers. That’s it. The rest of the time consisted of my heart sinking as Alex debated with John and debased the course itself, Steven’s offering of an idea got shot down, and no one else knew what to say. We were zombies.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">That night, determined to come up with an overall view with where our project needed to improve or where it could go, I sat down and compiled this assembly of information.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Issues to Consider:</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Drainage of water</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Meeting the needs of individual types of plants (If we no longer use solenoid valves for individual plants in order to reduce cost, we have a function problem. Also, do we need to create an actual database with types of plants that COULD actually survive/thrive in the environment we create? If yes, how many plants would we have in the database? 20? 50?)</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Watering System: direct flow, drip system, or mist system?</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Connection to solar tracking panel?</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Vertical wall format (who is our consumer/customer? What is the age range of users and is this compatible with their needs? In other words, is it mostly elderly people who take the time to garden, and if yes, can they reach high plants? If they can’t reach, elderly should NOT be climbing ladders. Yet if we aim for a young generation, will they use the product?)</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Entrepreneurship (Could our project become the basis of a business? Could a business venture make our product have an investment with returns? How long would it take for a return on investment?)</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Create a niche (What does our product do that the farm next door can’t do?)</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Intermixing of solar panel (the rectangular form doesn’t jive with our current diamond form)</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Insulation (does Plexiglas actually keep the plants warm enough during winter? Does the bubble shape have to change to accommodate keeping in heat?</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Pest prevention (Ants, fruit flies, and other critters sneak indoor. How do we prevent them from getting to food that is not harvested in time?)</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Cistern and popes that collect water (Will they freeze during winter? Are there panels on the roof that melt snow?)</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Location (What is the relationship of our piece from inside the house to the outside?)</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Light (How do lights tie in, and can we use them more effectively?)a</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Wiring (How can we deal with wiring more effectively?)</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Above all: how can we simplify this thing? It’s far too complex!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I also came up with some ideas about possible solutions that crossed my mind.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ideas:</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Drainage – The folding pocket becomes more cone shaped with a 45 degree angle for gravity to do its job and a slit/hole at the back base to allow water to exit?</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Location – Put it in the kitchen under cabinets and above counter space. It’s usually a neglected/unused space in that room that also has potential for improvement. It would also have a horizontal orientation to allow an older age bracket easier access, with no need for ladders.</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Grow Tropical/Warm Weather Plants – They need more sunlight & heat that could provide a practical use for our solar panel integration. It also would create a market niche that the nearby farm could not meet. Also, it offers the benefits of being organic food, unusual to the area, locally grown, and year round.</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Solar Panels – We could perhaps place them above or below the proposed horizontal plant wall.</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-family:Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span>Pest Prevention – Put glass (folding?) doors in front of plants to keep in heat and keep out pests.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The system as a whole would act very much like a refrigerator for plant growth, aka: a green house in small form.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">However, I did not come up with an idea for insulation or electric work, and those issues remain within my proposal.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Needless to say, I didn’t have high hopes for our group. The next night, when we met, nothing could have prepared me for what happened. Things just clicked, one right after the other. I wrote out all of my brainstorm material on white boards, and then when everyone got there, let them read the board and then start up a discussion. They agreed with essentially everything, I pitched the tropical plant idea; it got swooped up with enthusiasm. We talked form, and the issues we saw arising. We eliminated the idea of growing plants via red LED’s and talked about directing light via reflection. Then Alex and Ning jointly came up with the helix/spiral design. Things clicked again. Everyone was as enthusiastic as could be hoped, we had a form, we had niche, and we had direction.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank God.</p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-LoFfxeIL2NO6wB2VYpZYtJDe73qBKcJdEn2v1PKiHkxkXcS1Hc4JINlCXo1C6T6US8IX3_Oeem_VpakPvifwFIM50WKct8WPT1IwXoar1lCm0oCZn1fNn4KOqGr792ufAhvnVwT41lM/s1600/IMG_8738.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-LoFfxeIL2NO6wB2VYpZYtJDe73qBKcJdEn2v1PKiHkxkXcS1Hc4JINlCXo1C6T6US8IX3_Oeem_VpakPvifwFIM50WKct8WPT1IwXoar1lCm0oCZn1fNn4KOqGr792ufAhvnVwT41lM/s320/IMG_8738.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685921991711293570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg993jRge_5l9lgC1G9oZfUM6NaV3pnLj6UrVYkSs6mUlcytg_YnGPhP4w8ZpS1qfy1eolUvfrkCbthS2Asx5gLXc96KHvv1d3cMl5q37Sti9aud766SwBmDAcVFNyy4mo6-QgXEES36wLD/s1600/IMG_8739.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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Occasionally one is missing, and that’s when it gets interesting. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>The four parts are: roots (nutrient collectors), stems (connecting tissues), leaves (light capturing component), and reproductive parts. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Plants try to maximize solar gain with petals and leaves that track the sun by growth. Every moment they are trying to reorient to the sun. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Multiple leaves are better at getting more sunlight (nodes)</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>How resilient is something to calamity? Tree trunks? Storms wipe them out. Other plants are trickier. They don’t invest in woody infrastructure. They have storage/energy batteries that serve as a reserve to rebuild the leaf canopy. These plants could outlive trees. It is a good way of persisting if a place has lots issues. The “battery” lies in wait until warm soil, rain, and light trigger growing. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Tamarind…Leaflets have an area that inflate allowing them to reposition with water pressure.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Different leaves (aka: those more in shad and those more in sun) can function differently.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Abscession: does it get more than it takes to run? If not, this occurs. Positive feedback loop.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Plants never have fungus on leaves (usually). They are repulsive, gummy, and have toxins that kill.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Leaves acquire energy, keep cool, and kill off or repel anything that touches it. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Lots of a plant’s energy goes to toxic defense, aka toxic warfare.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Structural parasites don’t have the energy to hold themselves up, so they become parasites and find something to grow on. Interesting example is the vines we were shown, that initially grow toward shade before growing upward toward light. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>99% of seeds don’t make it – leads to the interesting thought that plants are inefficient</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Leaves are like photovoltaic cells – the hotter they get, the less efficient they are</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Crop plants are incapable of surviving in water. They are totally dependant on us because we domesticated them. Any plants that are domesticated are grown for efficiency. There is one harvest. Plants with wild ancestors don’t do that. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Leaves have different durations. Evergreen oak leaves last 3 to 4 years. Tough leaves holds itself up with nonliving structure. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Yellow pitcher plants grow in very low pH levels. At certain pH’s, nitrogen becomes fixed/immobile. Leaves are used to acquire minerals. Animals are not nitrogen limited, so the plant collects buds, and is a nitrogen extractor. The plant is able to keep it from hurting itself from digestion and rot. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Papyrus stalks are vertical, triangular in cross section. You can slice and hammer the interior fibers to make paper. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>All plants are in competition for light. Bamboo stems in repeating units. Each one is free form at the base. It is telescoped and continues to telescope until it beats others to light. It only takes a few days and the highest ones get up to 35 meters.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Wilt occurs to a loss of water pressure. It is how plants move quickly. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Venus flytraps have something like an electrical impulse that trips, and then pumps water away and it shuts. It takes a couple of hours to get water pumped places. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Hairy plants can capture dew</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Barrel Cactus uses accordion structure to unfold to collect energy. Thorns protect the interior area.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>“Plants are smart. We shouldn’t eat them. “ –Karl</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Welwitschia: interesting plant that only has two long curling leaves, yet is related to pine trees. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Living stone, Lithops species, Aizoaceae in South Africa. All the photosynthesis is happening under ground. Acts just like a subterranean light pipe. Photosynthesis occurs at the edges, and the middle is doing water storage. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Tropical plants are the hardest to maintain. The temperature can’t go below 55 degrees, and if it does, the plants will never recover. One of the other issues are bugs. It would be wise to plan There is an extensive history with growing citrus indoors. The British Empire had classic palm houses, which was the first to make use of tinted glass. They created a food production house, which is considered an origin of the concept of slaves. It was all for European political vanity. It started with citrus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A heat source, a hot water delivery system, a vent to the side for air exchange, and a steel infrastructure was the solution to issues with prior greenhouses. </p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span>Email Michener if we have any plant related questions!</p> <!--EndFragment-->schutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01044526096093202227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269503054947683402.post-84900032984576970262011-09-30T19:31:00.000-07:002011-10-13T11:59:34.382-07:00A Look Back Before a Look Forward (Weds/Friday Week 2)So at the beginning of week two, my group had a line up of Dylan, Erika, Lauren, Garrett, Ted, Justin, and I. Justin was our returner, and the project we received was Water, Folding, & Hourly. At this point in time, the project we had received from the week prior had been purely an outdoor index of how much water was being used indoors. Pockets with the ability to fold and unfold would be filled with rainwater from a cistern as applied to how much was being used in the house on an hourly basis. <div><br /></div><div>Bottom line, a high value problem was not being tackled with this project, and we needed to change that. Thus, on Wednesday evening our group got together and began a massive brainstorm. Three hours or more later.....it finally ended. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way that white boards are really useful things. Only once during the entire process did we actually draw something; the rest of the time was pure thoughts. Not once did we pick up materials to make something. We did end up gleaning a few things along the way, which is good. So here is what we initially figured out: </div><div><br /></div><div>What we'd keep: Folding pockets, an index of some kind, and repeating forms</div><div>Two primary uses for water: filter for reuse or use to grow plants</div><div><br /></div><div>We also had quite a few inspiration photos of uses being thrown around, but we kept having tangents and debates, and all in all efficiency was pretty much nil. The defining moment came when we decided that it would be wisest to grow plants, and that to save space it should be in a vertical format. This was the moment when the white board came out and Ted drew something on the white board. It was a green wall. I balked. I not so subtly informed the group that if we made just a green wall, that looked like the rectangle thing Ted had drawn, I'd be really upset. Then I continued to inform them that we should not, COULD NOT, do that. I got stares from around the table, and then a slight eruption occurred as people could not understand my reaction. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was then that words failed me. For the life of me, I had the greatest trouble in the world articulating what bothered me so greatly about it. Erika pushed me to explain, and I tried, and quite frankly failed. As soon as I figured it out, I would let everyone know what my problem was with this thing. At this point, I just knew that every time I looked at that drawing I winced.</div><div><br /></div><div>Later that evening, Erika and Garrett stuck around, and I was able to figure it out. First, while I'm no opposer of modern looks, to me, many green walls look like science experiments tossed onto a wall. It feels cold, impersonal, and planned instead of comforting, welcoming, and organic. Part of the difference was the idea of a rigid grid composed of squares, like growing plants is a math equation. Second, green walls have been done before. What in the world were we offering new to the project, if anything? Couldn't the form at least be something different? </div><div><br /></div><div>Realistically, this was an important step in this class for me. Sometimes I'm really bad at explaining what I think and why it's important. This was a step up: I HAD to articulate myself, or my voice wouldn't/couldn't be heard and my ideas would not be valid. So regardless of how much time I'd spent doing virtually nothing, the evening was a success in that I realized an area of improvement that I need to work on. </div><div><br /></div><div>Over the next two days, our group met in two sets separately with the vow that neither group would try to make decisions without everyone else. I met with the second group, which had the liaison of Garrett to explain to Dylan and I what we had missed from the other group. This was a productive meeting. White boards were used, and AGAIN I got challenged to articulate myself better. Dylan slammed me with the fact that I had resorted to using the word "like" in between a majority of my words. I had eliminated the use of that darn word from my vocabulary sufficiently a few semesters back, but over summer it crept back into my speech. Another thing to work on as I try to articulate myself. So we dissected what the other half of us had done, decided what we would jointly state at the next meeting (Sunday) and then departed. </div><div><br /></div>schutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01044526096093202227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269503054947683402.post-35429674753443420142011-09-29T12:43:00.000-07:002011-09-30T19:31:00.847-07:00A Look Back Before a Look Forward (Week 1)So I really suck at blog posting. But I have a lot from past weeks that I want to throw up here so here it goes! After the Wednesday meeting with my group in week one, we agreed to each make models of what we THOUGHT Ted was talking about with his drawing. So I went home, and the more I thought about the idea, the less I understood how it was going to function inflation. So I actually took another perspective to see if there would be a way to move the air through the space instead of only having a passive role. This resulted in me thinking of fans > paddle fan blades > the repetitive form of paddle fan blades > the way the blades can be stacked > a way to make blades unfurl and then continue spinning > a collapsable form that could inflate to force the blades to unfurl and then continue spinning. From there I started thinking material wise, and how if wind is supposed to unfurl this fan, then the material has to be lightweight but durable. I ended up looking up Windsurfing sails, which incidentally have a similar form to paddle fan blades. I also started looking into bellows and found a tutorial on how to make camera bellows. Here are some of the links I used, the photos I found, and then the models I made.<br /><br />I've gotta say that this work was really enlightening for me, and far more enjoyable than I could have imagined. I got really invested in my models, and spent two whole days hand cutting out each of the parts, glueing things together, and seeing how pristine of forms I could make with only chipboard, duct tape, cardboard, paper, and glue. I am now convinced that you could make absolutely anything from those materials, and I will probably try in the future.<br /><br />Anyways, here are some of the links I looked at and some images that inspired form. Nothing elaborate, just interesting. Also, after that, are the notes we wrote on the white board during our first meeting, then some photos of our group as we worked, and more white board work that got us to our final product.<br /><br />http://www.memagazine.org/backissues/membersonly/aug01/features/helios/helios.html<br /><br />http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=wind-turbine-fan-blades<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsurfing<br /><br />http://www.pella.com/windows/learn-about-options-and-features/between-the-glass-features.aspx<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventilation_(architecture)<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellows<br /><br />http://www.rolandandcaroline.co.uk/homemade4x5/bellows1.html<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ktDfYDs67iU0cIibYSLkQP3g204zHvz4JXZEt0IVcIuDbKVwP8GlfflBwEJOtGm8Ynd43xnszIBRae1_Xh4GpfZ_ArUSvJ6CGmzvLROLZanw1VRGJUDF002Sy7LKS6BVCuM9ZKfGeBH2/s320/gaastra-poison-windsurf-sail-all-10-prod.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658339409607509986" /><img style="display:block; 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Immediately upon showing up, we took our old model and tossed it to the side. "Begin from scratch!!!" we joyous declared. In retrospect, we could have, and should have, NOT done that. Like I said before, I think we had stuff to work out, but we didn't need to completely do a 180 and stroll backwards. Nevertheless, we did, and at the time it seemed like a good idea. And realistically it worked out ok.<br /><br />Other than the fact that our group has a project that is almost identical to someone elses. <br /><br />Yes. I said the slightly depressing thought. Ours looks very much like another's group. The crazy thing is, both groups came to the same idea separately. Our group didn't get where their group was going during the 5 minute in class presentation, and I think we accidentally wound up on a similar track. Does that mean that its just an awesome idea? That would be comforting to think. And honestly, I think its cool that two groups found two ways to solve the same problem using a similar form but different functions. I just feel....so uncreative. Worst of all, I know that after today, we are going to switch to another group and another project...and I might end up with a project just like the one I already worked on. I was looking forward to a big difference to allow me to jump into a realm of different possibilities. Maybe I'll get it, maybe I won't. <br /><br />Anyways, back to the Wednesday meeting. It went on for three hours, and after three hours we had managed to fill three or more whiteboards with text and pictures. We defined our three words as well as surface, made a few decisions about where we wanted our project placed (context) within the house, and decided upon a problem to solve (concept). Form was missing. But then Ted drew an idea on the board, and we all excited decided to run with it. Except we were all visually different things, and we knew it. So we called it a night (we needed to), and each person was to make a model of what the HECK we thought Ted had drawn, and then meet again Sunday for a 10 hour mission to create. <br /><br />All in all, we had no arguments or mishaps. Disagreements? Yeah a few times. Sometimes I worried about us ever making decisions, and one time I was snappy to Gloria which I ended up feeling awful about (I apologized and from appearances she doesn't begrudge me). But we were mostly calm, just meandering our way to a solution about how to create good ventilation and good air quality within a Detroit home. <br /><br />Thing that amused me? I was the one pushing for decisions to be made. I even quoted Jan Hendrick-Andersen on the subject. "We can always go backward after making a decision, but we can't move forward until we make some!" In some ways, that felt so hypocritical to say. Who am I to say we should make decisions? Usually I struggle with that! Yet this course, and working with other disciplines is already challenging me to be what I never was before. Never before was I ok with trying ideas and tossing them and trying others. Usually I just set my goal unrealistically high and set off for the moon without making prototypes. Now........a new wind is a blowing.schutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01044526096093202227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269503054947683402.post-6425337474696471982011-09-13T07:44:00.000-07:002011-12-14T02:21:13.311-08:00And so it begins...<div>Well there were several names I might have chosen for my smart surfaces blog. These were the top three contenders:</div><div>"I swore I'd never take a 6 hour class again"<br />"Achieving Ulcers and Grey Hair"<br />"Creative Negotiations"<br />But in the end, "It's like Inception...except we're not dreaming." won. It wins for many reasons, but the reason that sticks out in my head at this very moment is the way the team in the movie had to work together and trust each other to accomplish their crazy goals. This course demands the same of us.<br /><br />So week one is now over, and we present today. Quite frankly, theres a ton to talk about, so most likely in a day or so I'll be revisiting the topic of it later. Right now I'm going to toss in a little bit of what occurred on Day 1...<br /><br />It was pretty awesome. I got the chance to begin working with an arduino, which, frankly, I know nothing about, although I'm working on it. Then we got smashed into groups and were given an hour and half to create a something of cardboard. Our three words were Wind, Inflating, and Daily. We had two A & D kids, one engineer, an informatics major, and three architects if I rightly recall. Honestly? I thought that hour and a half was hysterical. I think if we had filmed ourselves, we would have HAD to laugh at how we worked. It wasn't bad or anything. But we talked for so long! I found that everyone was really theoretical, and wanted to just simmer in the conceptual ideas of wind, inflating, and daily. Form and context were missing for over 3/4 of the time. It was so much like CFC 1, I think I did laugh. So we talked, and had professors stroll by and give us looks of something like bewilderment and doubt. Then they'd ask "What thoughts do you have?" And we'd mumble something, but really, bottom line we'd have nothing. Then they'd ask "Are you going to build something?" And someone would half heartedly say yes. And then I think it was me who went and grabbed cardboard and covered everything on our table with it, saying (cheerfully i think) "Let's get building!" And gung-ho Steven jumped in first. And then Mic joined him, and then I came to the floor, and one by one we trickled down to putz. We knew we tight on time, and we knew we had a few ideas to pursue to see what actually could work, so there were about four ideas being worked on simultaneously. Each of us would jump from one idea to another to contribute or show what we were working on. Eventually, we hit crunch time. We snagged one idea, and said "THIS WILL HAVE TO DO!" and then used the next 10 minutes to swiftly throw it together for presentation. And actually? When John Marshall asked if any of us were proud of what we had made? I was. I didn't raise my hand (COWARD) but I was. Gosh dang it, we had a relatively swell idea in an hour and a half! We made a model that wasn't that pretty or functional, but it had all the parts! I was stinking proud!<br /><br />I think I was proud because I know that when I design something, an hour and half is a rough estimate for me beginning to think. So day one came to an end, and the bottom line is that I thought our group had potential. We just needed to work out our rough edges.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdgolJcq_20do3_YVLSTxhY12c02KHObU9qVcAZSfY84M3OEycdMTQ35k2cNl3BOIAm9S_Z0jO7qCdv5_Zbll2pFoMz4E3VHObUqFfy2Yd3fWTUPbtQIVaFY6maKqgjjFGJ2NfHgKJEJl/s1600/IMG_9728.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdgolJcq_20do3_YVLSTxhY12c02KHObU9qVcAZSfY84M3OEycdMTQ35k2cNl3BOIAm9S_Z0jO7qCdv5_Zbll2pFoMz4E3VHObUqFfy2Yd3fWTUPbtQIVaFY6maKqgjjFGJ2NfHgKJEJl/s320/IMG_9728.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685927000830955410" /></a>schutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01044526096093202227noreply@blogger.com0