Design Project 2 | Ideating

Journal Entry For
Project 2 - Ideating
  • Use divergent thinking to come up at least 8 different How Might We alternative strategies for addressing the need.
  • Then use convergent thinking to distill these down to 3 potential design ideas.

Divergent Thinking: How Might We… alternatives to consider

We could:

  • Make a farm stand at meyer green
  • Bouquet-making across campus to raise awareness
  • Bring back communication fellowship
  • Create grant proposal/application program for the Farm to boost research engagement
  • Revitalize Farm branding under Stanford’s guidelines
  • Distributing waste from the Farm beyond compost/returning it to the Earth
  • Expanding farm locations (i.e., near residences and dining halls)
  • Encouraging collaboration between wellness coaches/health resources on campus and the Farm
  • Increase events at the farm
  • Involve the farm back at the weekly farmers market

Convergent Thinking: Three Most Promising strategies / design ideas

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You'll present these 3 potential design ideas in class on Tuesday, February 27. And we'll discuss which of these potential ideas will be the best candidate to pursue by defining a MVP and protyping/testing the idea.
  • Business plan for a farm stand @ Meyer Green
  • Creating link between the farm and dining halls beyond labeling dishes
  • Revitalizing the communication fellowship/fellowship in general to build capacity for Jessica