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DT&I Process

DT&I Tools

DT&I Project

DT&I Case Studies

Week 1 - Module1:
Introduction to DT&I
- DT&I Structure of the Course
- What is Design? Design Thinking? Innovation?
- Stages of Design Thinking Process
- Aims and Vision of DT&I course?

- Brain-storming
- Sorting
- affinity-Links

- Topic Selection
- Brain-storming
- Sorting
- Affinity-Links

- Jellow:
Communication Device for children who have difficulty with speech (Communication + Digital Design)

Week 2 - Module 2:
Models of DT& I + Project Topic Selection
- Models of DT&I
- Identification and Selection of Problem to Solve in this course

- Mind-mapping
- Affinity-Links

- Top Selection
- Mind-mapping
- Affinity-Links

- Smaran:
Devices for the Elderly to support Sharing and Remembering (Communication + Product + Digital Design)

Week 3 - Module 3:
Secondary Research - Part 1 + Ask Questions
- Information Gathering: from past and existing information search through literature, journals, case studies, projects, etc.
- Documentation Methods
- Ask questions: Why, who, what, where, when, how, etc.

- 5Ws and 1H Questions
- 5Ws and 1H Matrix
Table

- Secondary Research Part 1
- 5Ws and 1H Qs
- 5Ws and 1H Matrix Table

- Experiential Kavaad
Learning Culture through Storytelling (Communication + Interactive + Experiential Design)

Week 4 - Module 4:
Secondary Research - Part 2 + User Participant Mapping
Collate existing knowledge on the subject
- Understanding Users and their Environment
- Documentation Methods
- Technology Search
- Acknowledgments and references
- User Mappings

- User Participant Mapping

- Secondary Research Part 2
- User Participant Mapping

- Concept 25
Design of Solar Powered Pesticide Sprayer (Product Design)

Week 5 - Module 5:
Primary Research - Part 1 + Contextual Inquiry
- Understanding your Users environment, artifacts through Observation, Conversations, Documentation
- Conducting Contextual Inquiry

- Contextual Inquiry
- Card Sorting
- Affinity Mapping

- Primary Research Part 1
- Conducting Contextual Inquiry

- Den-Z
Smart Controller for the Bedroom (Interaction / Digital Design)
- Alochana
News through Stories (Communication + Publication + Digital Design)

Week 6 - Module 6:
Primary Research – Part 2 + Questionnaires, Cue Cards
- Further understanding of the users through administering Questionnaires
- Talking to Experts

- Questionnaires
- Cue Cards

- Primary Research Part 2
- Administer Questionnaires
- Talk to Experts using Cue Cards

- Lap Crate
A Takeout Food Box (Packaging + Product Design)

Week 7 - Module 7:
Analysis – Part 1 + Artifact/Activity/Spatia l Mappings
- Identify, Classify, Compare, Prioritize, Cross-relate information that has been gathered by Primary and Secondary Research
- Visualise Data as Artifact/Activity/Spatial Mappings

- Artifact Mapping +
- Activity/Temporal Mapping, +
- Spatial/Environment Mapping

- Data Analysis Part 1
- Identify, Classify, Compare, Prioritize, data/information
- Artifact/Activity/ Spatial Mappings

- System Design Project
- Sustainable Housing Society
(Product + Service Design)

Week 8 - Module 8:
Analysis – Part 2 + Personas Observations-Inference-Opportunities-Recommendations
- Listing of Key Observations to identifying Design Opportunities to suggesting Recommendations
- Restate or redefine the problem statement

- Causal Maps (Optional)
- Observations-Inference-Opportunities-Recommendations (OIOR)

- Data Analysis Part 2
- Personas
- Observations > Inference > Opportunities > Recommendations (OIOR)
- Redefining the Problem Statement

- System Design Project
- Indian Medicine System
(Product + Service + Digital Design)

Week 1- 8, Stage 1 Submission

Stage 1 Report + Presentation

Week 9 - Module 9:
Ideation Part 1 Generating Creative Concepts:
- Make visible your ideas - you are free to sketch, doodle, take notes, make diagrams, story cards, etc.
- Brainstorming for ideas,
- Creativity, Explorations,
- Alternate solutions, etc.

- Brainstorming for Ideas
- Idea Sketching - SCAMPER
- Lateral Thinking

- Ideation: Part 1
- Generate Alternate Ideas
- Idea Sketching
- Body storming,
- SCAMPER
- Lateral Thinking

- Geo-Lights
- (Product + Identity Design)

Week 10 - Module 10:
Ideation – Part 2 Selecting Creative Concepts:
- Visualisations and building conceptual models
- Convert the ideas into initial concepts and evaluate the different concepts
- Identify attributes of Innovation in your concepts

- Synectics,
- Analogical Thinking/Synectics
- Concept Maps,
- Concept Evaluation

- Ideation: Part 2
- Concept Evaluation
- Synectics,
- Concept Maps,
- Concept Evaluation

- Guitar Re-design(Product Design)

- Vision 2020
BPCL Retail Outlet Design
( Product + Identity + Signage + Service Design)

Week 11 - Module 11:
Prototyping – Part 1 Soft Prototyping, Paper Prototype Scenarios/storyboarding
- Prototype through 'Rough Sketches',
- paper Prototypes, Prototype through 'Scenario'
- MVP (minimum Viable product)

- Paper Prototype (low-fidelity),
- Soft Prototyping, - Scenarios and Storyboarding, - MVP (minimum Viable product)

- Prototyping Part 1 Demonstrate Concepts through
- Paper Prototype (low-fidelity),
- Soft Prototyping,
- Scenarios and Storyboarding,
- MVP (minimum Viable product)

- Helmet Design (Product Design)

Week 12: DT&I Process

DT&I Tools

DT&I Project

DT&I Case Studies

Week 12 - Module 12:
Prototyping Part 2: Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Proof of Concept (PoC)
- Info Architecture
- Experience Design

Prototyping Part 2: Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- Proof of Concept (PoC)
- Info Architecture
- Experience Design

-Apply MVP,
- Proof of Concept (PoC)
- Info Architecture
- Experience Design

- Case Study Project:
- Storage Design to reduce Post-harvest loss of Vegetables

Week 13:
Final Prototyping
- Human Factors / Ergonomics
- Systems Mapping
- Hi-fidelity prototyping
- 3D Modelling & Printing

- Human Factors / Ergonomics
- Systems Mapping
- Hi-fidelity prototyping
- 3D Modelling & Printing

- Apply:
- Human Factors / Ergonomics
- Systems Mapping
- Hi-fidelity prototyping
- 3D Modelling & Printing

Case Study Project:
Design of Bamboo Sliver Furniture

Week 14:
- Make use of user feedback and finalise concept
- Stages in NPD (new product development)
- Interface and Technology outlining
- Explain the final concept through a scenario (storyboard)
- Demonstrate the proof of concept or innovation
- Demonstrate the alternate concepts to your users and get user feedback
- Methods of getting User Feedback
- Iterative design process

- Journey Mapping
3D Modeling and Printing, Hi-fidelity prototyping, Proof-of-Concept, Video Prototyping, Product Design, etc.
- User Feedback Methods,
- Usability Studies

- Apply:
- Journey Mapping 3D Modeling and Printing, Hi-fidelity prototyping, Proof-of-Concept, Video Prototyping, Product Design, etc.
- User Feedback Methods,
- Usability Studies

Case Study Project:

Week 15 and 16:
Business Model and Final Presentation

DT&I Tools

DT&I Project

DT&I Case Studies

Week 15 and 16:
Final Concept, Final Scenario, Form and Interface Development in prototypes, Business Plan, Future steps
- Integrating Design, Technology and Business
- Prepare a Business Pitch Presentation for your innovation
- Intellectual Property, Patenting, Open Source, Creative Commons, etc.
- Submit a report that includes the problem statement, research, ideation, prototypes, the final concept= along with the business plan

- SWOT/SOAR (Optional)
Business Model Template,
Presentation Techniques,
Video-recording of final presentation, etc.
(https://thinkinsights.net/strategy/soar-analysis/)

Industry Case Studies

- Banyan tree ; Collaborative Project 2023: Aditi Chitney
Prof PV M Rao Narendra Ghate, Ravi Krishnan, Design Studios, etc