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MODEL BUILDING
We wanted the model to catch attention
and communicate our concept. The first
goal required a level of detail and realism
above what we could achieve with grey
unpainted cardboard, it could not be too
abstract. The last goal required that we
pushed the most important modules into
the most dominant visual positions and
avoided unimportant distractions.
We have a fantastic workshop with many
opportunities at IPD, and with this this
model, we have really taken full advantage
of it. Sea floor modeled in SolidWorks,
digitally sliced and laser cut. Cages hand
stitched from lace fabric. A meticulously
lathed windmill, and the boats, pods and
pod docking facilities were 3D-printed in
a powder bed printer.
Logics
Control
Logical
Analytical
Fact-Based
Quantitative
Sequential
Organized
Detailed
Planned
Holistic
Intuitive
Integrating
Synthesizing
Feeling-based
Interpersonal
Kinesthetic
Emotional
Vision
People
In the beginning we were maybe a bit too
unfocused. Some say we were chaotic.
We would say that we experimented with
creativity and the double diamond model
of design thinking. How much divergence
could we get - how could we tear open
the current paradigms of fish farming -
and still converge on a final product we
were proud of and could defend?
We were a group with strong personalities,
and a good span of the scale from
introvert to extrovert. If you look at a
typical personality test with four personality
types (see illustration), our group did
perhaps lack a clearly green personality,
but we have group members who are
certainly capable of taking more control
when needed. In the end, we were very
happy with our result although some
activities were started too late or not kept
under enough control.
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COLLABORATION
There was, of course, a lot of “killing
your darlings”. Some members of the
group felt this happened too often for
their babies, but it was often necessary
to clean up the concept, make it easier to
understand and communicate in the final
presentation.
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