Empathize
Empathize
Participants will launch the institute through a Charlottesville Connection Crawl, gather firsthand community evidence from student-led neighborhood stops and local voices, and produce an initial asset map and fieldwork record that will ground later problem framing and project design.
Day 1
Draft
Draft
Participants will translate community evidence, standards analysis, and ideation work into the first working versions of two community-connected project plans and at least one interactive artifact, using collegial critique and revision records to make design decisions visible.
Days 5 - 6
Empathize
Days 1–1
Day 1
πΊοΈ Charlottesville Connection Crawl
Launch
180m
Define
Days 2–2
Day 2
π§ Charlottesville Problem Frame
Deliverable
180m
Ideate
Days 3–4
Day 3
π§ PBL Kaleidoscope Concept Sprint
Knowledge/Skill Building
150m
Day 4
ποΈ Two Project Directions Review
Deliverable
180m
Draft
Days 5–6
Day 5
π§ Standards-to-Project Build Map
Knowledge/Skill Building
90m
Day 6
π οΈ Project Plan Drafts and Artifact Prototype
Deliverable
270m
Test
Days 7–8
Day 7
π§ Charlottesville Test Protocol Tuning
Knowledge/Skill Building
60m
Day 8
π οΈ Project Plan User Testing
Deliverable
300m
Critique
Days 9–9
Day 9
ποΈ Charlottesville Project Critique Round
Deliverable
180m
Notice & Reflect
Days 10–10
Day 10
π€ Charlottesville Showcase Reflection Pitch
Deliverable
180m
June 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
8
Day 1
Empathize
πΊοΈ Charlottesville Connection Crawl
9
Day 2
Define
π§ Charlottesville Problem Frame
10
Day 3
Ideate
π§ PBL Kaleidoscope Concept Sprint
11
Day 4
ποΈ Two Project Directions Review
12
Day 5
Draft
π§ Standards-to-Project Build Map
15
Day 6
π οΈ Project Plan Drafts and Artifact Prototype
16
Day 7
Test
π§ Charlottesville Test Protocol Tuning
17
Day 8
π οΈ Project Plan User Testing
18
Day 9
Critique
ποΈ Charlottesville Project Critique Round
19
Day 10
Notice & Reflect
π€ Charlottesville Showcase Reflection Pitch