Minor: Co-Design Studio

On July 20, 2014

2014

Co-design Studio is a minor I followed in 2014 at the Hogeschool Utrecht.

The focus was on the Design Thinking methodology, the user experience, and user-centered design. In fact, the user is involved as much as possible in the design process, which is very beneficial for the resulting product.

There were several projects involving several companies.

Companies and events involved

Zodiac Aerospace
Vondelparc neighborhood in Utrecht
Dutch Design Week

Skills learned

Working in varied teams
Design Thinking
Many tools from the UX and service thinking design toolkits
Concept development
Brainstorming techniques
Qualitative research
Co-design and co-creation techniques
Prototyping
Generative research

Generative research – transcribe interviews, collect quotes, cluster them, get insights.

A flowchart.

We learned to use different brainstorming and generative techniques.

Zodiac’s ‘experience lab’, a mockup of the front interior of a plane. Used for prototyping ideas.

For Dutch Design Week, we designed a sand castle prop that was shown on top of a car.

Some insights gained as a result of research using Co-Design methods.

Coming up with ideas after having analysed the data.

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