GROUP WORK. Tomorrow is group work and possibilities for supervision directly to your group challenges, in particular at KHIO. Use the possibility for conversations with specialists and trained students. Don't expect solutions but help for self-help, as introduced. BI has 4 student supervisors already presented last Thursday, and you have also met some of the KHIO supervisors.
Keep up the good work!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
MOD DAY 7: 13 Jan the big "Input" Day
Today, we have been at BI, it is Tuesday in the second week or Day 7 in MOD (if we do not count the weekend days). The purpose in this week is to refine concepts and make good planning for the projects in order to make promising and realizable proposals.
EXPLORING ACTORS WITH ANALYTICAL TOOLS. We have learned and worked with a number of project measures and analytical tools on this Project management day. For example, Kristin introduced stakeholder and "interessent" (in Norwegian) analytical frameworks. Such actors can be (or become) significant to raise support, mobilize resources, reduce resistance etc. Models and templates seemed easy to work with, though it is easy to forget or not be aware of who are the most relevant actors for a project. It is also useful to think about this early on to prepare for something emergent, which can in worst case scenario become negative (e.g. hindering the realization of your idea).
COMMUNICATION, DRAMATURGY, AND DESIGN. The focus of the afternoon was communication and design. For example, how to crystalize the group's tentative idea, or transform many fragments you have collected so far into eventually one distinctive core concept. As introduced, design and communication are holistically oriented disciplines like business strategy and leadership for innovation as well as culture. So design and communication can help in creating a distinctive concept and express its meanings but how? Some techniques and tools were discussed and we added to the textbook. Also, according to Rybakken and other designers, identity principles and design elements might help us here. In sum, the day was packed with input to be used in this week's project work.
Birgit
EXPLORING ACTORS WITH ANALYTICAL TOOLS. We have learned and worked with a number of project measures and analytical tools on this Project management day. For example, Kristin introduced stakeholder and "interessent" (in Norwegian) analytical frameworks. Such actors can be (or become) significant to raise support, mobilize resources, reduce resistance etc. Models and templates seemed easy to work with, though it is easy to forget or not be aware of who are the most relevant actors for a project. It is also useful to think about this early on to prepare for something emergent, which can in worst case scenario become negative (e.g. hindering the realization of your idea).
COMMUNICATION, DRAMATURGY, AND DESIGN. The focus of the afternoon was communication and design. For example, how to crystalize the group's tentative idea, or transform many fragments you have collected so far into eventually one distinctive core concept. As introduced, design and communication are holistically oriented disciplines like business strategy and leadership for innovation as well as culture. So design and communication can help in creating a distinctive concept and express its meanings but how? Some techniques and tools were discussed and we added to the textbook. Also, according to Rybakken and other designers, identity principles and design elements might help us here. In sum, the day was packed with input to be used in this week's project work.
Birgit
Monday, January 12, 2009
MOD DAY 6: It's all about us! BI + KHiO visit to DogA Monday 12 Jan 2009
An exciting day at DogA this morning with presentations from DogA, Norwegian Design Council and Norsk Form people (thanks for smultringer and coffee as well to keep us awake this early).
This time I enjoyed for instance the Raps oil case presentation (and learned that some "Østfold oil" even comes from Vestfold, a subtle challenge in the brand communication perhaps). "Pur water" was another case of special relevance to at least three MOD groups (news were e.g. that selling water in bottles may not be allowed in some US states soon, if I understood it correctly).
Overall, the inclusive design perspective is probably significant for several BI+KHIO groups because of stressing not merely high-tech lead users but also extreme users as well as children and even "oldies" (like me and sooner or later you). So this is worth noticing when making project proposals...
"It's all about US!" Onny (project manager for Design for All) pinpointed.
Down in the exhibition area (car waste exhibits) we could literally see the value of an environmental perspective as well.
Perhaps someone want to comment or reflect further on this or other issues raised?
Birgit
This time I enjoyed for instance the Raps oil case presentation (and learned that some "Østfold oil" even comes from Vestfold, a subtle challenge in the brand communication perhaps). "Pur water" was another case of special relevance to at least three MOD groups (news were e.g. that selling water in bottles may not be allowed in some US states soon, if I understood it correctly).
Overall, the inclusive design perspective is probably significant for several BI+KHIO groups because of stressing not merely high-tech lead users but also extreme users as well as children and even "oldies" (like me and sooner or later you). So this is worth noticing when making project proposals...
"It's all about US!" Onny (project manager for Design for All) pinpointed.
Down in the exhibition area (car waste exhibits) we could literally see the value of an environmental perspective as well.
Perhaps someone want to comment or reflect further on this or other issues raised?
Birgit
Friday, January 9, 2009
1st milestone - all groups presented their own idea
Friday 9 January - Day 5 in MOD
IDEAS PRESENTED. Every MOD student group presented their idea today in lively ways at BI Nydalen Campus. I was impressed by two things, at least,
1) how enthusiastic and focused you/the group did the 5-10 minutes idea pres, and 2) the creative feedback and generous input activity in the class this morning. Well done!
Ideas were promising, too... and looking forward to the further elaboration of them!
It is worth noticing the way you did all this - focusing on sketching the group idea (at this 1st week stage) and visualizing it on a poster etc. and presenting it to each other. I think you picked up this way of working quickly! It became highly stimulating.
Hope you have a nice Friday night,
Birgit
IDEAS PRESENTED. Every MOD student group presented their idea today in lively ways at BI Nydalen Campus. I was impressed by two things, at least,
1) how enthusiastic and focused you/the group did the 5-10 minutes idea pres, and 2) the creative feedback and generous input activity in the class this morning. Well done!
Ideas were promising, too... and looking forward to the further elaboration of them!
It is worth noticing the way you did all this - focusing on sketching the group idea (at this 1st week stage) and visualizing it on a poster etc. and presenting it to each other. I think you picked up this way of working quickly! It became highly stimulating.
Hope you have a nice Friday night,
Birgit
Visit to DogA Monday 12 Jan 2009
Program 12. januar 2009 - Meeting directly at Designcenter of Oslo
*DoGA, Hausmannsgt 16.
08.30-09.00 Servering av kaffe og boller + litt mingling
09.00-09.20 Velkommen til huset og om DOGA (Jannicke Sæther, DogA og Birgit H. Jevnaker, BI)
09.20-09.30 Om Norsk Designråd (Ingjerd S. Jevnaker eller Grete Kobro)
09.30-10.00 Om Norsk Form (Lennart Johansson)
10.00-10.45 Design for all (pres in English): Inkluderende design som innovasjonsstrategi (Onny Eikhaug)
10.45-11.30 Case / designprosess / rådgivning (Knut Bang)
11.30-12.00 Spørsmål og svar
Ansvarlig for dagen: Birgit og Ingjerd i samarbeid med ovennevnte
*DoGA, Hausmannsgt 16.
08.30-09.00 Servering av kaffe og boller + litt mingling
09.00-09.20 Velkommen til huset og om DOGA (Jannicke Sæther, DogA og Birgit H. Jevnaker, BI)
09.20-09.30 Om Norsk Designråd (Ingjerd S. Jevnaker eller Grete Kobro)
09.30-10.00 Om Norsk Form (Lennart Johansson)
10.00-10.45 Design for all (pres in English): Inkluderende design som innovasjonsstrategi (Onny Eikhaug)
10.45-11.30 Case / designprosess / rådgivning (Knut Bang)
11.30-12.00 Spørsmål og svar
Ansvarlig for dagen: Birgit og Ingjerd i samarbeid med ovennevnte
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Permission to publish on the blog, send email to me!
Hei alle grupper,
Bare send meg på epost 1 av gruppemedlemmenes epostadresse som kan funke som kontaktperson til gruppen for bloggen (om dere ikke alt har gjort det), så oppretter jeg tillatelse til å legge inn stoff på bloggen asap. (så snart jeg kan!). (in Norwegian).
One in each group:
send in your email adress to me, birgit.h.jevnaker@bi.no and I will organize permission so that you can submit stuff from the group directly on the blog.
Birgit
PS (spam will be deleted)
Bare send meg på epost 1 av gruppemedlemmenes epostadresse som kan funke som kontaktperson til gruppen for bloggen (om dere ikke alt har gjort det), så oppretter jeg tillatelse til å legge inn stoff på bloggen asap. (så snart jeg kan!). (in Norwegian).
One in each group:
send in your email adress to me, birgit.h.jevnaker@bi.no and I will organize permission so that you can submit stuff from the group directly on the blog.
Birgit
PS (spam will be deleted)
Monday, January 5, 2009
MOD 2009
Monday 5. Jan 2009,
first day of BI+KHiO MOD 2009!
Today we started a new round of our joint course MoD - standing for 'management of design' and the related themes that students and faculty may wish to put into this collaborative learning project, sometimes also called BI+KHiO. We all met at KHiO's old building in Ullevålsveien 5. For many this was the very first day, a cold Monday, at school in the New Year. Thus good to meet in what we experienced as a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere at KHiO!
So far we have 18 groups and about 59 students participating from BI plus a growing number from KHiO incl. also visiting exchange students, it will be clear tomorrow how many we are all together!
The first day offered
- meeting of everybody with formation of groups,
- introduction into the program and its goals and work methods,
- brief intro into the origin, vision, and background of MoD,
- brief intro into the main task for this joint learning project and the opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration BI + KHiO
- an introductory lecture into an extreme & inspiring project (cf. Reidar's White Hat),
- orientation about the 3 weeks program and hand outs of the detailed program,
- brief introduction into the creative or innovation challenges
as well as project management challenges and possibilities.
Birgit has some more copies of the program, and Kristin is handling the group composition and updates of groups.
Dori is handling who is contributing what and how from KHiO (He arrived late Monday due to an emergent flight problem so this is sorted out Tuesday).
NB See also updates and announcements as well as handouts/course documents on BI's blackboard student website under BI course Visual Communication and Design! An updated group overview is already posted there.
At the end of the day we had a tour around the various workshops and studios of KHiO.
Thinking back on this day, I learned f.ex. that
...it can be triggering to think big, yet be able to put it in a hat when working with ideas.
...And that project management is no rocket science but can still be worthwhile for a creative project.
... That Edvard Munch used one of the graphic printing machines still at KHIO, and this old one is even today preferred by some artists at KHiO.
...Also, everyone has already some techniques, though few can actually make a piruette, so how can we use all those techniques including the scarce varieties...
Birgit
first day of BI+KHiO MOD 2009!
Today we started a new round of our joint course MoD - standing for 'management of design' and the related themes that students and faculty may wish to put into this collaborative learning project, sometimes also called BI+KHiO. We all met at KHiO's old building in Ullevålsveien 5. For many this was the very first day, a cold Monday, at school in the New Year. Thus good to meet in what we experienced as a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere at KHiO!
So far we have 18 groups and about 59 students participating from BI plus a growing number from KHiO incl. also visiting exchange students, it will be clear tomorrow how many we are all together!
The first day offered
- meeting of everybody with formation of groups,
- introduction into the program and its goals and work methods,
- brief intro into the origin, vision, and background of MoD,
- brief intro into the main task for this joint learning project and the opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration BI + KHiO
- an introductory lecture into an extreme & inspiring project (cf. Reidar's White Hat),
- orientation about the 3 weeks program and hand outs of the detailed program,
- brief introduction into the creative or innovation challenges
as well as project management challenges and possibilities.
Birgit has some more copies of the program, and Kristin is handling the group composition and updates of groups.
Dori is handling who is contributing what and how from KHiO (He arrived late Monday due to an emergent flight problem so this is sorted out Tuesday).
NB See also updates and announcements as well as handouts/course documents on BI's blackboard student website under BI course Visual Communication and Design! An updated group overview is already posted there.
At the end of the day we had a tour around the various workshops and studios of KHiO.
Thinking back on this day, I learned f.ex. that
...it can be triggering to think big, yet be able to put it in a hat when working with ideas.
...And that project management is no rocket science but can still be worthwhile for a creative project.
... That Edvard Munch used one of the graphic printing machines still at KHIO, and this old one is even today preferred by some artists at KHiO.
...Also, everyone has already some techniques, though few can actually make a piruette, so how can we use all those techniques including the scarce varieties...
Birgit
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