Monday:

Announcements:

Before Class

1. Prepare for shop if you have Monday Shop. Do you need to buy anything?

2. Watch this video of Alex Petroff explaining what he did in Congo.

3. Your thoughts on the Week 10 Discussion Board.

4. Please consider your advice for Pete's next steps. Here is my present plan outlined at the end of Friday's talk:

Conclusions:

-There already exists manufacturing capacity

-There is a need for guidance, cooperation, logistics.

-Can a university provide this?

Mission: Build Economy in Poor Countries

Big Idea: Connect Enterprises with Universities

Outcome: Increase in Local Production

Behavior Changes: Enterprises Cooperate

Doer: University, Enterprises

Payer: Consumers (local and global)... or any of the other sources - Government, NGO, Charity

Scalable: Many Universities Copy Model

Bonus… I need $ Thousands, not $ Millions

In Class: Short discussion, mostly focus in preparing for last shop day

Wednesday's Class

Announcement: The College of Science and Math is doing a story about our class and my work in Africa/Nepal. The writer, Nick Wilson, will come to our final presentations.

Announcement: We have to be cleared out of our shop space by the end of finals week. From Eric Pulse, Bonderson CEO: "spaces need to be cleaned up and projects removed by the end of finals week. I am referring to rooms 108-110 and the breezeway and cages on the library side of the building."

Equal Trimesters: Please see the schedule in the Announcement from the Provost

Before Class

1. Remember IDEO, the Stanford-based design group? They do several self interventions to learn Empathy. Please read their report of Empathy on the Edge. Which is your favorite "empathy intervention"?

2. Please read the intention letter I will send to universities in Africa and Nepal.

3. Your thoughts on the Week 10 Discussion Board.

In Class: Short discussion, mostly focus on finishing projects.

Friday's Class

Before Class

In your final presentations, and on your webpage it is crucially important to provide an outlook: what do you anticipate/recommend for the future or next step for your project? This recommendation could take any direction including "abandon this project"... if this is what you think is best. Please talk to your group and make this addition to your website, and make sure that your final presentation includes a "conclusion and outlook".
Please consider, if you were directing this class, what would you do? In particular:
a) What would you Stop doing?
b) What would you Start doing?
c) What would you Preserve (keep doing)?
... In redesigning, please keep in mind that we have limited time and energy: class is only 50 minutes long, we all only have 10 weeks in the class, everyone has other responsibilities. If we add something, likely something else has to be dropped.
Your thoughts on the Week 10 Discussion Board.

During Class: 392 course redesign.

After Class

We will read over the Self-Intervention #5 submission from at least 5 other students before the final presentations Monday of finals week. We will reflect on the interventions after presentations.... consider what you will bring to the potluck. I'll likely bring a pot of lentils... ISECooked.

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Final Presentations: 10:10 AM, Friday, June 14. In the Classroom. This is a Potluck brunch. Please bring a culinary creation of your choice. If you don't bring food, you are still welcome (and required) to come.