Group In-class Activity
Unfortunately this week I was unable to attend the entirety of class due to a scheduled interview. Although I missed our guest speaker I was pleased to make it back for our group activity.
When I arrived groups were beginning to split off to complete an activity that better helped us organize our thoughts to find the true purpose of our project. As my team caught me up to speed, we tried to put together our board of both functional and emotional ties to our company. We decided to break down our thoughts into four sections: Customization, Feeling, Function, and Protection. (See below in our picture what characteristics we placed in our sections). I really found this activity established the collaborations between all of us.
Next Week Outlook
Moving forward to my group and I are going to try to establish more off of our group activity. We are trying to schedule an interview with another user to gain another outside perspective on our project. Jenna has been trying to connect us with her friend that can help us get another perspective. Also, we need to schedule a time to get a 3D scan of Jenna’s leg so we can start working on sizing for our product. Finally, we’re beginning to work on our 3D printing skills and learning Fusion360 so we can hit the ground running Wednesday. I’m excited to get to work.
My name is Ryan Kane, and I am a senior graduating in the spring of 2019 from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business. I have a double major is both Supply Chain Management and Information Systems and Information Technology.
Hi Ryan,
I’m sorry you weren’t able to be in class but I hope your interview went well! I think your group’s focus on “Protection” is really cool and definitely shows the purpose of your future product. I think you all have a great idea that you can run with, and a scan of the leg will definitely help you with physical dimensions for your product. How do you think you will scan the leg? We are also working with Jenna and trying to figure out the best way to find all of the dimensions we need!