Ideate
Ideate
Students will generate a wide range of user-centered design ideas for a lamp, desk organizer, or art piece using cones, cylinders, and spheres, then narrow to 2โ3 mathematically justified concepts that maximize volume while minimizing surface area in preparation for prototyping.
Days 5 - 7
Empathize
Days 1–2
Day 1
๐ Geometry in Design Sprint
Launch
50m
Day 2
๐ง Empathy Map Creation
Deliverable
25m
๐ค User Interview Skills Workshop
Knowledge/Skill Building
25m
Define
Days 3–4
Day 3
๐ง Clustering Workspace Interview Insights
Project Work
30m
๐ From Themes to Design Insights
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 4
โ๏ธ Drafting Geometric How Might We Statements
Deliverable
25m
๐ HMW Peer Critique Protocol
Deliverable
15m
โ
Design Brief Milestone Check
Assessment
10m
Ideate
Days 5–7
Day 5
๐ข Volume-to-Surface Ratio Mini-Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building
25m
๐ก 20-Idea Geometry Brainstorm
Deliverable
25m
Day 6
โ๏ธ Crazy-8s Geometric Sketches
Deliverable
20m
๐ง SCAMPER with Cones & Cylinders
Knowledge/Skill Building
30m
Day 7
๐๏ธ Concept Storyboard & Annotations
Deliverable
50m
Prototype
Days 8–11
Day 8
๐ Scale & Measurement Mini-Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building
25m
โ๏ธ Rapid Cardboard Prototype V1
Deliverable
15m
Day 9
๐งฎ Surface Area Cost Check Workshop
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
๐ฅ Peer User Testing Protocol
Deliverable
25m
Day 10
๐ Prototype Revision Plan
Project Work
25m
Day 11
๐ ๏ธ Prototype V2 Build
Deliverable
40m
โ
Prototype & Math Milestone Check
Assessment
50m
Test/Present
Days 12–15
Day 12
๐งช New User Testing Protocol
Project Work
50m
Day 13
๐ Revision & Calculation Adjustments
Project Work
50m
Day 14
๐ผ๏ธ Design Storyboard & Poster Build
Deliverable
50m
Day 15
๐ค Haworth Design Solution Presentation
Assessment
50m
June 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
15
Day 1
Empathize
๐ Geometry in Design Sprint
16
Day 2
๐ง Empathy Map Creation
๐ค User Interview Skills Workshop
17
Day 3
Define
๐ง Clustering Workspace Interview Insights
๐ From Themes to Design Insights
18
Day 4
โ๏ธ Drafting Geometric How Might We Statements
๐ HMW Peer Critique Protocol
โ
Design Brief Milestone Check
19
Day 5
Ideate
๐ข Volume-to-Surface Ratio Mini-Lab
๐ก 20-Idea Geometry Brainstorm
22
Day 6
โ๏ธ Crazy-8s Geometric Sketches
๐ง SCAMPER with Cones & Cylinders
23
Day 7
๐๏ธ Concept Storyboard & Annotations
24
Day 8
Prototype
๐ Scale & Measurement Mini-Lab
โ๏ธ Rapid Cardboard Prototype V1
25
Day 9
๐งฎ Surface Area Cost Check Workshop
๐ฅ Peer User Testing Protocol
26
Day 10
๐ Prototype Revision Plan
July 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
29
Day 11
๐ ๏ธ Prototype V2 Build
โ
Prototype & Math Milestone Check
30
Day 12
Test/Present
๐งช New User Testing Protocol
1
Day 13
๐ Revision & Calculation Adjustments
2
Day 14
๐ผ๏ธ Design Storyboard & Poster Build
3
Day 15
๐ค Haworth Design Solution Presentation