September 2026

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
28 Day 1
Empathize
Meet Philly Travelers
29 Day 2
Identify Budget Constraints and Stakeholders
30 Day 3
Define
Define Philly Budget Problem
1 Day 4
Conduct Stakeholder Interviews and Listen Deeply

October 2026

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5 Day 5
Ideate
Create Empathy Maps From Real Data
6 Day 6
Observation Walks and Field Notes Practice
7 Day 7
Persona Development and Problem Framing
8 Day 8
Prototype
Affinity Mapping and Insights Synthesis
12 Day 9
Design Interview Guides and Practice
13 Day 10
Conduct Stakeholder Interviews and Record Insights
14 Day 11
Create Empathy Maps from Collected Data
15 Day 12
Test/Present
Synthesize Findings with Journey Mapping
19 Day 13
Develop User Personas and Problem Statements
20 Day 14
Conduct Stakeholder Empathy Interviews and Map Needs
21 Day 15
Analyze Insights to Define Empathic Problem
22 Day 16
Persona Creation and Empathy Storyboarding