Because of the project we are working on, "knowing where your stuff came from" has recently become a really hot topic to me. Slowly but surely, through different channels listed below, I realized how much I thought I knew and how little I actually know about consumption. Never in my life have I considered myself as somebody who are irresponsible, immoral or unethical. I love animals, I treat people with respect and I recycle.
Read MoreWith the growing popularity of design thinking process, the word brainstorming has been throwing around so much to a point that that it doesn't really mean anything anymore. It has become a buzzword. For this reason, people tend to downplay the existence of brainstorming.
Read MoreLast week, we had our mid-term review through a presentation of our research process, findings and synthesis, as well as key insights we identified and the opportunity areas each team is looking at to move forward with brainstorming and ideation.
Read MoreI had the honor to be one of the selected 19 students from Parsons to participate at the IKEA workshop with Tom Dixon from March 10th to 13th. It was such an extraordinary and amazing experience working in a true multidisciplinary team of students, and mentors from IKEA and Parsons, including the head of Design at IKEA, Marcus Engman, Product Developer and Creative Leader at IKEA, James Futcher, as well as the Deans and professors at Parsons.
Read MoreOur studio class this semester was assigned to work with a startup company called Mirror that Look. After conducting research for a few weeks now, we had the opportunity to spend some class time for a workshop with the founder Evelyn Nguyen on co-creation. The idea of this workshop was not only to get some fresh perspectives from the expert in the industry, but also to work as one large group after every team has been focusing on different research areas.
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